Vocabulary
The volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle with each contraction
Stroke volume
Called leukocytes and is part of the immune system
White blood cells
What vessels take deoxygenated blood the the lungs
The pulmonary arteries
Controls your metabolism
Thyroid
Part of the GI system that absorbs nutrients
Small intestines
Cranial nerve X
Vagus nerve
Smooth, thin, inner lining of the blood vessels
Tunica intima
Fluid that is pumped by the heart the the vascular system
Blood
Prinicple that states that if a muscle is stretched slightly before stimulation to contract, the muscle will contract harder
Starling law
Links the nervous system and the controls the pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Chronic inflammation including Crohn's and Ulcerative colitis
IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Made of the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Type of cell that can become any type of cell
Stem cell
Pale yellow carries nutrients, hormones and waste
Plasma
Part of the heart that is responsible for pumping blood to the aorta
Left ventricle
Supports the immune system
Thymus
Part of the GI system that absorbs water
Large intestines
Where is your autonomic system located
Medulla oblongata
The process that red blood cells are made
Erythropoiesis
Reponsible for the clotting process
Platelets
The inner most lining of the heart
Endocardium
Controls stress response and blood pressure and helps to regulate fluid balance
Adrenal
Late stage liver scarring from conditions like hepatitis or chronic alcohol use
Cirrhosis
All nerves outside of the CNS
Peripheral Nervous System
Wavelike contractions of smooth muscle that moves the contents within
Peristalsis
Called erythrocytes, carries hemoglobin
Red blood cells
What part of the cardiac cycle does the coronary arteries get their blood from
Diastole
Master gland
Pituitary
An autoimmune reaction to gluten that damages the small intestines
Celiac Disease
Tiny nerve cells that transmit signals, Your brain has about 100 billions of them
Neurons