heart Crossword Puzzles
max2 2024-04-08
19 Clues: spoter • skimask • carries 02 • cools body • outer layer • inner layer • weak or dead • moisten skin • causes scabs • distroys virus • skin hair nails • fights infection • towrds the heart • distroys pathogen • distroys bactiria • connects exchanges • away from the heart • decreses cause of agent • redness swealling ad heat
Circulatory System 2024-04-30
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- Brings blood to the heart
- connects arteries and veins
- main artery of the heart carrying oxygenated blood to all parts of the body except the lungs
- vena cava returns blood from the lower body
- cava large vein carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart
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- sends blood fromt he lungs to the heart and back
- sends blood to the rest of the body and back to the heart
- vena cava returns blood from the upper body
- pumps blood through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries
- are where the oxygen and nutrients are pickd up by lood
- Brings blood away from the heart
11 Clues: Brings blood to the heart • connects arteries and veins • Brings blood away from the heart • vena cava returns blood from the upper body • vena cava returns blood from the lower body • sends blood fromt he lungs to the heart and back • are where the oxygen and nutrients are pickd up by lood • sends blood to the rest of the body and back to the heart • ...
Human body crossword puzzle 2019-12-09
Across
- allows air to pass
- digestion begins
- A large tube
- fights disease
- tiny sacs of lung tissue
- A group of similar cells
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- Found in the kidney
- carries oxygen from the lungs
- carries blood away from the heart
- group of organs
- Airways in the lungs
- upper chamber heart
- large muscular sac
- plays an important part in forming scabs
- carries blood to the heart
15 Clues: A large tube • fights disease • group of organs • digestion begins • allows air to pass • large muscular sac • Found in the kidney • upper chamber heart • Airways in the lungs • tiny sacs of lung tissue • A group of similar cells • carries blood to the heart • carries oxygen from the lungs • carries blood away from the heart • plays an important part in forming scabs
cardiovascular unit 2024-04-15
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- two-lobed nucleus
- largest leukocytes
- white blood cells
- 25% of white blood cells
- carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
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- platelets
- multi-lobed nucleus
- thrombocytes & leukocytes
- bloods liquid matrix
- carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- made of cells and plasma
- red blood cells
- tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
- A pump made of cardiac muscle
- reinforces the platelet plug
15 Clues: platelets • red blood cells • two-lobed nucleus • white blood cells • largest leukocytes • multi-lobed nucleus • bloods liquid matrix • made of cells and plasma • 25% of white blood cells • thrombocytes & leukocytes • reinforces the platelet plug • A pump made of cardiac muscle • carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart • carry oxygenated blood away from the heart • ...
intro to nursing game 2022-11-26
Across
- breakdown of red blood cells
- ear pain
- enlarged liver
- outer layer of heart inflamed
- fast heart rate
- partial paralysis on one side of the body
- inflammation of joints
- disease of the brain
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- movement of eye
- inflammation of the brain
- pain in the upper arm
- muscular tissue of heart
- absence of breathing
- malfunction of many nerves throughout the body
- inflammation of skin
15 Clues: ear pain • enlarged liver • movement of eye • fast heart rate • absence of breathing • inflammation of skin • disease of the brain • pain in the upper arm • inflammation of joints • muscular tissue of heart • inflammation of the brain • breakdown of red blood cells • outer layer of heart inflamed • partial paralysis on one side of the body • malfunction of many nerves throughout the body
OT 524 Pre-Week Crossword: Integumentary, Cardiovascular, and Lymphatic Systems 2021-08-09
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- The superficial layer of skin.
- The circulatory system is made up of the cardiovascular system and this system.
- The anatomical term for the inferior portion of the heart near the 4th and 5th ribs.
- This condition occurs when there is a blockage or overload of the lymphatic system.
- These 2 chambers of the heart receive blood.
- In _____ circulation, arteries carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart.
- This layer of tissue is between the dermis and fascia.
- An atriovenous ______ is a direct connection of small arteries with small veins.
- This phase of the wound healing process is when immature collagen matures, extra collagen is removed, apoptosis of fibroblasts occurs, and scar tissue reduces.
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- This type of circulation refers to blood flow to/from the body (not including the lungs).
- When freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart from the lungs, it enters the ____ atrium.
- This system is the largest organ of the body.
- These 2 chambers of the heart pump blood.
- These blood vessels carry blood to the the heart; an example is the inferior vena cava.
- Connective tissue "wrapper" that covers the surface of most of the body deep to the dermis.
- Small, round masses of lymph tissue that function as filtration systems. (enter as one word, no space)
- The smallest type of blood vessel.
17 Clues: The superficial layer of skin. • The smallest type of blood vessel. • These 2 chambers of the heart pump blood. • These 2 chambers of the heart receive blood. • This system is the largest organ of the body. • This layer of tissue is between the dermis and fascia. • In _____ circulation, arteries carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart. • ...
Hemodynamics 2024-09-09
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- CVPs are measured at ____ expiration in the ventilated patient.
- Resistance that the heart must overcome to pump blood.
- Preferred artery for arterial catheter insertion.
- Cardiac Output equal______ x SV.
- Pressure in the arteries during the contraction of the heart.
- The tip of a CVC sits in the _____.
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- Stretch produced in the myocardium at the end of diastole.
- When a CVC is removed, the dressing must be checked q1h x _____ hours.
- Volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute
- Aortic stenosis will do this to afterload.
- Main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- Phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and fills with blood.
- Distal port of PA catheter opens in the _____.
- When afterload becomes very high, cardiac output _____.
- When removing a radial arterial line, pressure must be immediately applied to the site for a minimum of ____ minutes.
- When assisting with CVC insertion, you must monitor for cardiac ______.
16 Clues: Cardiac Output equal______ x SV. • The tip of a CVC sits in the _____. • Aortic stenosis will do this to afterload. • Volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute • Distal port of PA catheter opens in the _____. • Preferred artery for arterial catheter insertion. • Resistance that the heart must overcome to pump blood. • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2024-05-02
Across
- What is the movement of blood through the heart and body called?
- What carries blood away from your heart?
- Which condition occurs as a result of plaque building up in the arteries?
- What carries blood towards your heart?
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- What is another word for irregular heartbeats?
- How many chambers does your heart have?
- What parts of your heart act like doors that control blood flow in the heart?
- Which major artery exits the left ventricle and provides oxygenated blood to the body?
- What does your heart pump away from your heart in your blood?
- Which muscular structure separates the heart into left and right?
10 Clues: What carries blood towards your heart? • How many chambers does your heart have? • What carries blood away from your heart? • What is another word for irregular heartbeats? • What does your heart pump away from your heart in your blood? • What is the movement of blood through the heart and body called? • ...
Biology Crossword 2023-02-20
Across
- Blood vesseles that surround the bronchioles
- What is the flap that opens and closes?
- Pumps blood to the rest of the body
- Tiny branch of air tubes in your lungs
- Carries oxygen poor blood back to the heart
- What is the system that consists of breathing?
- Carries oxygen throughout the body
- what do you breathe air into?
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- How much pressure is exerted in the blood
- expansion and contraction of the heart
- Oxygen rich blood that carries blood away from the heart
- The act of taking air into your lungs
- what food travels down
- Two large tubes in your lungs
- Carries glucose, fats and vitamins throughout the body
- What is your voice box called?
16 Clues: what food travels down • Two large tubes in your lungs • what do you breathe air into? • What is your voice box called? • Carries oxygen throughout the body • Pumps blood to the rest of the body • The act of taking air into your lungs • expansion and contraction of the heart • Tiny branch of air tubes in your lungs • What is the flap that opens and closes? • ...
Body systems 2023-02-21
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- Carry oxygen and nutrients through the blood
- Muscular pump that circulates blood through your body
- Muscular sac that stores urine
- Main organ of the respiratory system
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to heart
- Carries oxygenated blood back to heart
- Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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- Carries deoxygenated blood to lungs for oxygenation
- Fragments of cells that clot blood so wounds can heal
- Filter blood and produce urine
- The systems working together to keep you alive
- Defend against foriegn invaders
- Tube that food passes through to get to stomach
- Largest vein, inferior and superior
- Largest artery in the circulatory system
- Most important respiratory system muscle, flexes, filling lungs with air
16 Clues: Filter blood and produce urine • Muscular sac that stores urine • Defend against foriegn invaders • Largest vein, inferior and superior • Main organ of the respiratory system • Carries oxygenated blood back to heart • Largest artery in the circulatory system • Carry oxygen and nutrients through the blood • Blood vessels that carry blood back to heart • ...
Circultory System 2021-09-01
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- Prevents the backwards flow of blood
- Blood vessel that takes deoxygenated blood from your organs and back to your heart
- Connects the arteries to veins
- Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients around the body
- Main artery that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body
- Protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body
- Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from your heart to body tissue
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- Part of the heart that pumps blood from it
- Organ that pumps blood through your body
- Part of your heart that takes blood from your veins and into your ventricles
- exposed to oxygen in the lungs
- has a low amount of oxygen
12 Clues: has a low amount of oxygen • Connects the arteries to veins • exposed to oxygen in the lungs • Prevents the backwards flow of blood • Organ that pumps blood through your body • Part of the heart that pumps blood from it • Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients around the body • Protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body • ...
Understanding Pulse 2017-09-17
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- blood contained within it at various periods of the cardiac cycle
- rapid heart rate
- pulse weak pulse
- pulse regular alternation of weak and strong beats without changes in cycle length
- rate the speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute
- movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions
- output the amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in a minute
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- pulse strong and powerful pulse
- pulse unable to be heard; faint
- abnormally slow heart rate
- abnormal heart rhythm
- pulse variation in rate of impulses in an artery due to cardiac arrhythmia
12 Clues: rapid heart rate • pulse weak pulse • abnormal heart rhythm • abnormally slow heart rate • pulse strong and powerful pulse • pulse unable to be heard; faint • blood contained within it at various periods of the cardiac cycle • pulse variation in rate of impulses in an artery due to cardiac arrhythmia • ...
circulatory system 2022-05-04
Across
- receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle.
- Receives blood from the right atrium; pumps blood into the pulmonary artery.
- only muscle that doesnt get tired
- red stuff in body
- collects the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart.
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- sinks to bottom of sea
- pump oxygenated blood to the body.
- carries oxygen-depleted blood back to your heart from the lower part of your body
- moves blood from heart to rest of body
- receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle.
- carrys blood to heart
- moves blood away from heart
12 Clues: red stuff in body • carrys blood to heart • sinks to bottom of sea • moves blood away from heart • only muscle that doesnt get tired • pump oxygenated blood to the body. • moves blood from heart to rest of body • Receives blood from the right atrium; pumps blood into the pulmonary artery. • collects the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart. • ...
Circulatory 2024-09-24
Across
- a red substance that contains oxygen
- Circulation of blood
- a chamber of the heart which receives blood from an atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries
- conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels
- a very small vein, especially one collecting blood from the capillaries.
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- cells responsible for generating contractile force in the intact heart
- vessels tubes which blood flow
- a organ that pumps blood
- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
- give rich oxygen to body
- one of the two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system
- carry blood to the heart
12 Clues: Circulation of blood • a organ that pumps blood • give rich oxygen to body • carry blood to the heart • vessels tubes which blood flow • a red substance that contains oxygen • conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels • cells responsible for generating contractile force in the intact heart • ...
Muscles 2024-02-05
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- structures that allow cytoplasm to pass between cells
- ECG wave that represents the depolarization of the ventricles
- molecule used to store excess glucose in the liver
- hormone released by alpha cells of the pancreas in response to low blood sugar
- valve that separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary trunk
- period of time when the heart is contracting
- layer of tissue that lines the inside of the heart
- cells that transport oxygen to the tissues of the body
- cells that produce glucagon
- main hormone produced in the zona fasiculata of the adrenal cortex
- thin walled extensions of the atria
- period of time when the heart is filling
- structure that forms the junction between two cardiomyocytes
- substances that can induce an immune response
- upper right hand structure of the heart that receives blood from the inferior and superior vena cavae
- cardiac cells that are primarily responsible for contractions of the heart
- globulin proteins that can recognize antigens
- hormone released by kidneys in response to low blood oxygen
- heart chambers that pump blood
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- hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
- set of myocardial contractile cells that establish the normal cardiac rhythm
- ridges of cardiac muscle found on the interior walls of ventricles
- hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland in response to high blood osmolarity
- main hormone produced in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex
- cell that is broken down to form platelets
- substance found in the interior of thyroid follicles
- structure that is the main producer of human chorionic gonadotropin
- deep groove between the atria and the ventricles, visible on the exterior of the heart
- set of myocardial contractile cells located in the inferior portion of the right atrium which pauses before passing electrical impulse it receives
- hormone released by beta cells of the pancreas in response to high blood sugar
- granulocytic leukocyte with a horseshoe-shaped nucleus that appears red in a histological section
- structure that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
- procedure that allows you to record the electrical signals of the heart
- endocrine structures of the pancreas
- type of signaling that effects cells that neighbor the cell releasing the signal
- condition in which you don't have enough white blood cells
- ability of cardiac muscles to initiate an electrical signal at a fixed rate
- heart chambers that receive blood
- condition in which you have too many blood cells
- cells that produce insulin
- protein found in red blood cells that binds and releases oxygen
- cells that release parathyroid hormone
42 Clues: cells that produce insulin • cells that produce glucagon • heart chambers that pump blood • heart chambers that receive blood • thin walled extensions of the atria • endocrine structures of the pancreas • cells that release parathyroid hormone • period of time when the heart is filling • cell that is broken down to form platelets • ...
Science Words Crossword 2016-05-02
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- a small platelike body
- a group of individual parts that work together as a whole to accomplish a task
- pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore
- more than one cell
- a plastid containing chlorophyll
- is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach ( also called stomach acid)
- reflection of light that does not produce an image
- vena cava/
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- a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure
- one cell
- a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body
- the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs
- the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements
- the two upper chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the veins and in turn force it into the ventricles
- a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a specific function
- theory/ one of the key ideias of biology
- minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella
- organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production
- one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- artery / carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
20 Clues: one cell • vena cava/ • more than one cell • a small platelike body • a plastid containing chlorophyll • theory/ one of the key ideias of biology • reflection of light that does not produce an image • pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore • minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella • ...
Physiology - part I 2017-07-28
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- the blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- the name of the substance that gives plants their green colour
- the official term for the windpipe used for breathing in and out
- the Latin name for the tree-like structures in the lungs
- the organ that sends bile to the intestine to dissolve fat
- the way the blood travels around the body
- the small attachment at the end of the colon that can become inflamed
- the name of the upper chambers in the heart
- one way in which we prepare food ready for eating
- the blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart
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- the name of the lower chambers of the heart
- the tiny, thread-like blood vessels that release oxygen and take in carbon dioside
- the official term for the gullet where food is transferred to the stomach
- the acid that breaks down the food in the stomach
- the type of movement done by the heart and the breathing
- name of the small projections on the inside of the intestine that absorb the food
- the area where the food goes to after being in the stomach
- the 'water' that is released by glands in the mouth to soften food
- the air-cells that absorb oxygen into the blood in the lungs
- the name of what we inhale during breathing
20 Clues: the way the blood travels around the body • the name of the lower chambers of the heart • the name of the upper chambers in the heart • the name of what we inhale during breathing • the acid that breaks down the food in the stomach • one way in which we prepare food ready for eating • the blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...
Physiology - part I 2017-07-28
Across
- the blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart
- the name of the substance that gives plants their green colour
- the official term for the windpipe used for breathing in and out
- the Latin name for the tree-like structures in the lungs
- the organ that sends bile to the intestine to dissolve fat
- the way the blood travels around the body
- the small attachment at the end of the colon that can become inflamed
- the name of the upper chambers in the heart
- one way in which we prepare food ready for eating
- the blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart
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- the name of the lower chambers of the heart
- the tiny, thread-like blood vessels that release oxygen and take in carbon dioside
- the official term for the gullet where food is transferred to the stomach
- the acid that breaks down the food in the stomach
- the type of movement done by the heart and the breathing
- name of the small projections on the inside of the intestine that absorb the food
- the area where the food goes to after being in the stomach
- the 'water' that is released by glands in the mouth to soften food
- the air-cells that absorb oxygen into the blood in the lungs
- the name of what we inhale during breathing
20 Clues: the way the blood travels around the body • the name of the lower chambers of the heart • the name of the upper chambers in the heart • the name of what we inhale during breathing • the acid that breaks down the food in the stomach • one way in which we prepare food ready for eating • the blood vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...
Disorders 2015-03-25
Across
- serious complication when inflammation of a vein results in poor circulation
- walls of vessels thicken and then protrude into the vessel lumen
- insidious filling of the blood vessels with fatty, calcified deposits leads to this
- lack of blood supply to the heart muscle
- lack of factors needed for blood clotting
- excessive increase in the number of erythrocytes
- pumping efficiency of the heart is depressed so that circulation doesn't meet tissue needs
- decrease in red blood cells when the body can't absorb enough vitamin B-12
- abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spiky and sharp
- decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
- abnormal heart sounds
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- inflammation of the pericardium that often results in a decrease in serous fluid
- life-threatening condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot
- infarction heart attack
- blood vessels in lungs become swollen with blood, pressure increases, and fluid leaks into lung tissue
- low blood pressure and dizziness when they rise suddenly from a sitting position
- pooling of blood in the feet and legs when standing for long periods of time
- insufficient number of circulating platelets
- bone marrow becomes cancerous and huge numbers of WBCs are turned out rapidly
- bacterial infection of the endocardium, forces heart to contract more vigorously than normal
20 Clues: abnormal heart sounds • infarction heart attack • lack of blood supply to the heart muscle • lack of factors needed for blood clotting • insufficient number of circulating platelets • excessive increase in the number of erythrocytes • abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spiky and sharp • decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood • ...
Body Systems Test Review - Montserrat Marroqiun 2021-10-25
Across
- The last chamber blood is in before it leaves the heart
- Moving in a circle at a joint
- Made of two hip bones
- Where the blood first enters the heart
- Separate the chambers of the heart and prevents backflow
- Second phase of breathing
- Strucutre where blood cells are created
- Spaces in the body that contain vital organs.
- The same type of cells joined together to form this structure.
- Larger bone of the lower arm
- Sections in the body that are divided into sections used to describe locations.
- Upper arm of the bone
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- Microscopic organism that is the basic unit of life.
- The type of respiration involving the tissue and blood.
- Four seperate sections of the heart that all contribute to help the heart pump blood.
- The type of respiration involves the bloodstream and the lungs.
- The fourteen bones on each hand
- two or more tissues that join together to form one structure.
- The opposite of extension
- Different body parts and organs joined to perform a particular function.
- The first valve deoxygentaed blood goes through.
- The air first enters this structure.
- Severe tightening of the muscle.
- Structure that prevents food and liquids from entering the respiratory tract.
- When a muscle is not used for a long time and wastes away.
25 Clues: Made of two hip bones • Upper arm of the bone • The opposite of extension • Second phase of breathing • Larger bone of the lower arm • Moving in a circle at a joint • The fourteen bones on each hand • Severe tightening of the muscle. • The air first enters this structure. • Where the blood first enters the heart • Strucutre where blood cells are created • ...
Body Systems Test Review - Montserrat Marroqiun 2021-10-25
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- The last chamber blood is in before it leaves the heart
- Moving in a circle at a joint
- Made of two hip bones
- Where the blood first enters the heart
- Separate the chambers of the heart and prevents backflow
- Second phase of breathing
- Strucutre where blood cells are created
- Spaces in the body that contain vital organs.
- The same type of cells joined together to form this structure.
- Larger bone of the lower arm
- Sections in the body that are divided into sections used to describe locations.
- Upper arm of the bone
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- Microscopic organism that is the basic unit of life.
- The type of respiration involving the tissue and blood.
- Four seperate sections of the heart that all contribute to help the heart pump blood.
- The type of respiration involves the bloodstream and the lungs.
- The fourteen bones on each hand
- two or more tissues that join together to form one structure.
- The opposite of extension
- Different body parts and organs joined to perform a particular function.
- The first valve deoxygentaed blood goes through.
- The air first enters this structure.
- Severe tightening of the muscle.
- Structure that prevents food and liquids from entering the respiratory tract.
- When a muscle is not used for a long time and wastes away.
25 Clues: Made of two hip bones • Upper arm of the bone • The opposite of extension • Second phase of breathing • Larger bone of the lower arm • Moving in a circle at a joint • The fourteen bones on each hand • Severe tightening of the muscle. • The air first enters this structure. • Where the blood first enters the heart • Strucutre where blood cells are created • ...
CardioVascular 2023-10-21
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- polarization of the ventricles(relaxation of the muscles) seen in an ECG
- Neural input coordination of rapid adjustment of the heart and blood vessels, think innervations.
- A vessel that consist of oxygenated blood that has been pumped from the Aorta.
- Depolarization of the Ventricles seen in an ECG
- Negative out, Positive in of the membrane, Relation to Atria and Ventricles(P-wave,QRS).
- A vessel that consist of deoxygenated blood after transferring oxygen to tissue cells, goes back to the heart to be pumped into the lungs.
- Another name for pulmonic and aortic valves
- Electrical Signals sent to this bundle from the AV node, "contraction of the ventricles".
- Positive outside, Negative of the membrane, relax state of the ventricles(T-wave).
- Innervation of cardiac muscles through neural influences, Think increase.
- Excessive amount of this causes the heart to spasm.
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- Valves, between the atria and ventricles.
- "heart pumps what it gets" - Dr. C
- Irregular Heartbeat, less than 60 BPM
- Blood vessel(Artery) in the neck area. Measure HR through palpation.
- Depolarization of the Atria seen in an ECG
- Innervation of the cardiac muscles through neural influence, Think decrease.
- Increased Diameter of the blood vessels, decrease of blood pressure.
- Irregular heartbeat, exceeds 100 BPM
- Excess amount of this in extracellular fluids causes the heart to become dilated, flaccid, slows HR.
20 Clues: "heart pumps what it gets" - Dr. C • Irregular heartbeat, exceeds 100 BPM • Irregular Heartbeat, less than 60 BPM • Valves, between the atria and ventricles. • Depolarization of the Atria seen in an ECG • Another name for pulmonic and aortic valves • Depolarization of the Ventricles seen in an ECG • Excessive amount of this causes the heart to spasm. • ...
Wellness Body Basics Review 2023-02-03
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- Muscles is made of ____ (plural).
- You should drink half your ___ ____ in fluid ounces (two words, no space).
- These attach bone to bone.
- This muscle type forms the wall of the heart.
- ____ __ ______ joints allow the widest range of motion (three words, no space)
- Axial and _________ are the two types of bones found in your body.
- This muscle type is attached to bones.
- Your femur is an example of a ____ bone.
- This muscle is under the lungs and helps them breathe.
- The lining of your blood cells is an example of a ____ muscle.
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- Systolic and diastolic are examples of ____ ______ (two words, no space).
- These are the main airways into the lungs.
- This is the process by which bone is formed, renewed, and/or repaired.
- These pump blood away from the heart.
- Your max heart rate is 220 minus your ___.
- The ___ is the top two chambers of the heart.
- The ___ zone is 60-75% of your Max HR.
- Which blood cells fight off infection?
- These attach muscle to bone.
- ___ bring blood back to the heart.
- You need at least 8 hours of sleep and a proper _____.
- This is a common disease that causes your airways to be narrrower.
- Blood is made of mostly what?
- This is a decrease in muscle size after a long period of time with low/limited muscle usage.
24 Clues: These attach bone to bone. • These attach muscle to bone. • Blood is made of mostly what? • Muscles is made of ____ (plural). • ___ bring blood back to the heart. • These pump blood away from the heart. • The ___ zone is 60-75% of your Max HR. • Which blood cells fight off infection? • This muscle type is attached to bones. • Your femur is an example of a ____ bone. • ...
Basic EKG Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-14
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- P waves are sawtooth in appearance
- SA node fails to send out an impulse for a period of time
- represents the absence of electrical activity in the cardiac tissue
- visible record of the heart's electrical activity on a moving strip of paper
- ST segment elevation and T wave inversion
- atrial pacemaker other than the SA node discharges an electrical impulse
- fires electrical impulses at a rate of 60-100 times per minute
- complexes are normal but the heart rate is above 100 bests per minute
- Consecutive PVC's with a heart rate of between 150 to 200 beats per minute
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- complexes are normal but the rate increases and decreases with respiration
- complexes are normal but the heart rate is below 60 beats per minute
- Large, broad, notched or slurred R waves in leads 1 AVL, V5 and/or V6
- diffuse concave ST segment elevation with S-T depression
- numerous ventricular ectopic foci firing simultaneously, absence of a heart rhythm
- atrial depolarization and relates to the atrial systole
- ventricular depolarization and ventricular contract
- rate is regular and the heart rate is between 60-100 beats per minute
- SA node fails to send a out a impulse for a period of time
- impulse spreads through the atria via the internodal pathways to the ____________.
- Originates from an ectopic foci in the ventricle and occurs early in the cycle
- ventricular repolarization
- there is no well defined P wave on the EKG
22 Clues: ventricular repolarization • P waves are sawtooth in appearance • ST segment elevation and T wave inversion • there is no well defined P wave on the EKG • ventricular depolarization and ventricular contract • atrial depolarization and relates to the atrial systole • diffuse concave ST segment elevation with S-T depression • ...
Med 2023-05-10
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- the beginning of the word.
- send electrical impulses to the brain.
- plane that separates the left and right half of the body.
- record of the heart.
- -algia
- an antigen that causes an allergic reaction.
- transports air to and from lungs.
- inflammation of the heart.
- the nervous tissue is composed of.
- forms at a fracture site during healing.
- scraping of the skin surface by friction.
- carries blood towards the heart.
- foundation of the word.
- crack like lesion on the skin.
- study of cells and their function.
- found inside the bone.
- the thin outer membrane layer of the skin.
- -itis
- fluid filled sac under the skin.
Down
- pumps blood through blood vessels.
- -pathy
- medical term for rapid flow of blood.
- plane that separates the torso and legs.
- plane that separates the front and back half of the body.
- site of gas exchange between air and blood.
- torn or jagged wound.
- exchange site between blood and tissues.
- a collection of pus in the skin.
- absorbs shock in joints.
- provides protective padding for the body.
- a bone spur.
- carries blood away from the heart.
- provide structural support for the body.
- end of the word.
- the middle fibrosis connective tissue of the skin.
- -cyte
- connects skeletal muscle to bone.
37 Clues: -cyte • -itis • -pathy • -algia • a bone spur. • end of the word. • record of the heart. • torn or jagged wound. • found inside the bone. • foundation of the word. • absorbs shock in joints. • the beginning of the word. • inflammation of the heart. • crack like lesion on the skin. • a collection of pus in the skin. • carries blood towards the heart. • fluid filled sac under the skin. • ...
Phlebotomy 2024-10-19
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- small crescent-shaped flaps of tissue
- invasion of the body by a pathogenic microorganism, resulting in injurious effects or disease
- PPE used to protect hands when handling blood and other bodily fluids
- the blood clotting process
- used to puncture the skin and enter the vein
- the upper receiving chambers on each side of the heart
- a thin fluid-filled sac surrounding the heart
- free from germs or microorganisms
- the point of a needle that is cut on a slant for ease of skin entry
- Small spring loaded medical tool that's used to extract a drop of blood from the skin for testing
- toward the midline or middle
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- blood vessels that return blood to the heart
- blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- a rodlike device that fits tightly into the barrel of a syringe and creates a vacuum when pulled back in the process of filling the syringe
- the largest artery in the body, arising from the left ventricle of the heart
- to remove all blood
- a number that relates to the diameter of the lumen of a needle
- short for microorganism; is a microscopic organism or one that is not visible to the naked eye
- the inner space of a blood vessel or tube
- the surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood
20 Clues: to remove all blood • the blood clotting process • toward the midline or middle • free from germs or microorganisms • small crescent-shaped flaps of tissue • the inner space of a blood vessel or tube • blood vessels that return blood to the heart • used to puncture the skin and enter the vein • a thin fluid-filled sac surrounding the heart • ...
Circulatory and respiratory system 2025-08-26
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- : Number of heartbeats per minute
- : Disease damaging alveoli
- : Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
- : Small arteries leading to capillaries
- : Body's defense against infection
- : Blockage or bleed in the brain
- : Scientific name for red blood cell
- : Bulging of a weakened blood vessel
- : Heart relaxation phase
- : Germ that causes disease
- : Inflammation of bronchial tubes
- : Fluid reducing friction around heart
- : Lymphatic tissue in throat
- : To breathe air out of the lungs
- : Flap preventing food from entering trachea
- : Condition causing narrowed airways
- : Doctor specializing in heart care
- : One full heartbeat sequence
- : Heart contraction phase
- : Force of blood against vessel walls
Down
- : Number of breaths per minute
- : Heart muscle layer
- : Brain area controlling breathing
- : Hollow spaces that help warm and moisten air
- : Doctor specializing in lungs
- : Severe bleeding
- : Small veins connecting to capillaries
- : Mass that stops bleeding
- : Burst of a weakened blood vessel
- : Blood pH becomes too basic
- : Blood pH becomes too acidic
- : Controls heartbeat rhythm
- : Scientific name for white blood cell
- : Maximum air exhaled after deep breath
- : Test measuring heart's electrical activity
- : To breathe air into the lungs
- : Muscles between ribs that aid breathing
- : Fluid that lubricates lungs
- : Measurement of clotting cell level
- : Process of swapping oxygen and carbon dioxide
40 Clues: : Severe bleeding • : Heart muscle layer • : Heart relaxation phase • : Heart contraction phase • : Disease damaging alveoli • : Mass that stops bleeding • : Germ that causes disease • : Controls heartbeat rhythm • : Blood pH becomes too basic • : Lymphatic tissue in throat • : Blood pH becomes too acidic • : One full heartbeat sequence • : Fluid that lubricates lungs • ...
CROSSWORD 2019-05-02
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- One should keep company with those people who are?
- Doing this can soften the heart.
- Doing this can soften the heart.
- What can make the heart come alive?
- In Arabic a sound heart is called?
- Whose heart can become hard through accumulation of sins and heedlessness?
- Someone who is indifferent/does not listen to advice or warnings is called?
Down
- Whose heart is very soft and tender?
- What can make the heart come alive?
- Qulub In Arabic, hardness of the heart is called?
- What can become even harder than rocks?
- Too much of this creates black spots on the heart.
12 Clues: Doing this can soften the heart. • Doing this can soften the heart. • In Arabic a sound heart is called? • What can make the heart come alive? • What can make the heart come alive? • Whose heart is very soft and tender? • What can become even harder than rocks? • Qulub In Arabic, hardness of the heart is called? • One should keep company with those people who are? • ...
48. 2021-03-19
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- Hit song with the line "When she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine"
- Madonna "___ Time You Break My Heart"
- Braxton of "Un-Break My Heart"
- Beer Never Broke My Heart singer, Luke _ (5)
- "Un-Break My Heart" singer
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- 'The planet that broke my heart (5)'
- Singer of the 2019 country hit Beer Never Broke My Heart: 2 wds.
- Had a nasty accident this morning and broke my hips (6)
- Sheryl Crow "___ break my heart again"
- "Because my love for you would break my heart __ ___", David Bowie. (2,3)
10 Clues: "Un-Break My Heart" singer • Braxton of "Un-Break My Heart" • 'The planet that broke my heart (5)' • Madonna "___ Time You Break My Heart" • Sheryl Crow "___ break my heart again" • Beer Never Broke My Heart singer, Luke _ (5) • Had a nasty accident this morning and broke my hips (6) • Singer of the 2019 country hit Beer Never Broke My Heart: 2 wds. • ...
week 19 ma 2025-01-30
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- - Abnormal heart rhythm.
- infarction - Heart attack; death of heart muscle tissue due to lack of blood supply.
- - Disease of the heart muscle.
- heart failure - A condition in which the heart's function as a pump is inadequate to meet the body's needs.
- pectoris - Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart.
- - Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
Down
- - Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
- - High blood pressure.
- - An abnormal bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
- - Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
10 Clues: - High blood pressure. • - Abnormal heart rhythm. • - Disease of the heart muscle. • - Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. • - Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. • - An abnormal bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. • pectoris - Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart. • - Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup. • ...
ch.11 The Cardiovascular System - J. Butcher 2023-11-15
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- delicate microscopic vessels; thickness of the walls are only one endothelial cell thick
- slow heartbeat; less than 60bpm
- dependent on supply of nutrients and oxygen
- carries blood from lower part of the body
- delivery of fluids into a vein
- three types; arteries, veins, and capillaries
- system for the flow of blood; made up of three types of vessels; works together with the heart
- prevent backflow of blood in the veins
Down
- consists of the heart and blood vessels ensuring that oxygen and food are delivered to all cell in the body
- movement of blood through vessels; from heart to lungs then back to heart again
- listening to sounds within the body; typically uses a stethoscope
- drains blood from upper portion of the body
- (singular), partitions that separate the four chambers of the heart
- measures pressure
- found in all blood vessels; found in inner most layer of vessels
15 Clues: measures pressure • delivery of fluids into a vein • slow heartbeat; less than 60bpm • prevent backflow of blood in the veins • carries blood from lower part of the body • drains blood from upper portion of the body • dependent on supply of nutrients and oxygen • three types; arteries, veins, and capillaries • ...
Neonatal Congenital Heart Defects Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-26
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- Medication used to increase myocardial contractility during pediatric heart failure
- Most common congenital heart defect that leads to increased pulmonary blood flow
- Medication used to keep a PDA open
- This ductus allows blood to bypass the fetus's liver
- Atresia of this valve prevents blood from flowing from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- Leads to higher blood pressures in the upper extremities than the lower extremities
- Heart rate times stroke volume
- Opening in the heart that separates the right and left ventricles
- Newborn response to chronic hypoxia
Down
- Late sign of CHF in infants and children
- Early sign of CHF in infants
- Defect common in preterm infants that leads to persistent fetal circulation
- Narrowing of this valve increases the workload of the heart
- Medication used to increase left ventricular function
- Three stage procedure used to treat HLHS
15 Clues: Early sign of CHF in infants • Heart rate times stroke volume • Medication used to keep a PDA open • Newborn response to chronic hypoxia • Late sign of CHF in infants and children • Three stage procedure used to treat HLHS • This ductus allows blood to bypass the fetus's liver • Medication used to increase left ventricular function • ...
Chapter 19 2025-02-04
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- One complete contraction and relaxation of all 4 heart chambers
- heart cells
- Contraction in the Heart
- linkages that prevent the contracting cardiomyocytes from separating
- increase in membrane potential
- connections between cardiomyocytes
Down
- decrease in membrane potential
- Relaxation in the Heart
- a signal originates in the heart itself Myogenic
- does not rely on nervous system for its rhythm
- Protein found in muscles that stores oxygen
11 Clues: heart cells • Relaxation in the Heart • Contraction in the Heart • decrease in membrane potential • increase in membrane potential • connections between cardiomyocytes • Protein found in muscles that stores oxygen • does not rely on nervous system for its rhythm • a signal originates in the heart itself Myogenic • ...
The Circulatory System 2021-11-08
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- connect veins and arteries
- carries blood towards the heart
- carries blood away from the heart
- pumps blood to all parts of the body
- when plaque builds up in arteries
Down
- abnormal heart rhythm
- make sure blood flows the correct way
- system: pumps blood to parts of body
- chamber in the heart
- attack: blood flow blocked by blood clot
10 Clues: chamber in the heart • abnormal heart rhythm • connect veins and arteries • carries blood towards the heart • carries blood away from the heart • when plaque builds up in arteries • system: pumps blood to parts of body • pumps blood to all parts of the body • make sure blood flows the correct way • attack: blood flow blocked by blood clot
1.1-1.2 science 30 2017-02-14
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- controls the flow of blood
- moves blood to the upper and lower body
- chronic, abnormally high blood pressure
- a large v-shaped bottom chamber
- moves blood
- the symbol for the measurement for blood pressure
Down
- connects the vein and artery
- goes to the heart
- moves blood from the heart
- connects the artery to the capillary
- connects the vein to the capillary
- a thick wall of muscle
- the small upper chamber of the heart
13 Clues: moves blood • goes to the heart • a thick wall of muscle • controls the flow of blood • moves blood from the heart • connects the vein and artery • a large v-shaped bottom chamber • connects the vein to the capillary • connects the artery to the capillary • the small upper chamber of the heart • moves blood to the upper and lower body • chronic, abnormally high blood pressure • ...
Heart and Circulatory system 2023-09-14
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- Related to the lungs
- Blood carrying oxygen
- Lower chambers of the heart
- Upper chamber of the heart
- The biggest artery that pumps blood to the rest of the body
- Inside structure of blood vessel
Down
- Thin-walled blood vessel
- The type of circulatory system humans have
- Property of arteries
- Blood with not much / no oxygen
- Structure that prevents backflow
- Carries blood to the heart
- Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
13 Clues: Property of arteries • Related to the lungs • Blood carrying oxygen • Thin-walled blood vessel • Carries blood to the heart • Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chambers of the heart • Blood with not much / no oxygen • Structure that prevents backflow • Inside structure of blood vessel • The type of circulatory system humans have • ...
GCSE PE- Cardio respiratory system 2022-01-10
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- apparatus designed to measure lung volume
- small sacs in the lungs that allow for gas exchange
- bleed vessel carrying blood away from the heart
- the red pigment found in red blood cells
- the expulsion of air from the lungs
- upper chambers of the heart
- the amount of air breathed in or out during a normal breath
Down
- the movement of a gas from an area of high concentration to low
- the tube that links your mouth and nose to the lungs
- the number of times the heart beats per minute
- the muscles found in between the ribs
- the process of increasing blood flow to tissue that occurs during exercise
- the amount of blood that leaves the heart per contraction
- lower chambers of the heart
14 Clues: upper chambers of the heart • lower chambers of the heart • the expulsion of air from the lungs • the muscles found in between the ribs • the red pigment found in red blood cells • apparatus designed to measure lung volume • the number of times the heart beats per minute • bleed vessel carrying blood away from the heart • ...
the body 2025-03-12
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- delicate blood vessels that deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells throughout your body
- A fluid-filled cavity in the heart or brain.
- comes from the heart
- distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body
- an important heat-trapping gas, also known as a greenhouse gas
- small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
Down
- fight infections
- colorless, odorless and tasteless gas.
- The circulatory system is made up of the heart and blood vessels working together
- cells what carrys oxygen in your blood
- a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart.
- pumps blood
- the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid, and gas.
- blood vessels
14 Clues: pumps blood • blood vessels • fight infections • comes from the heart • colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. • cells what carrys oxygen in your blood • distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body • A fluid-filled cavity in the heart or brain. • the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid, and gas. • an important heat-trapping gas, also known as a greenhouse gas • ...
Circulatory System 2021-05-24
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- system where oxygen is given to blood
- Help the body form clots to stop bleeding (components of blood slide)
- Disease that can start from childhood and slowly progress
- How many chambers in your heart pump blood?
- Tube like vessels that convey blood back into the heart
- transport blood away from heart (on vessels slide)
- Certain "___" can be a non adjustable factor for maintenance
- Type of valve that lets oxygen -rich blood from lungs pass into the left venticle
- What type of gas is removed because it is a waste
Down
- How many minutes should you exercise to maintain being healthy
- Which circulation is a pathway for oxygen-poor blood to the right ventricle?
- which gender is a non adjustable factor
- Disease caused by disruption of blood flow to the brain
- Animal whose ventricles are bigger and thicker than the atria
- Surrounds your heart like a sac (heart anatomy slide)
- What does the Circulatroy system deliver to the body tissues
- Which circulation is a pathway for blood to all body tissue
- Type of cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- situated or pertaining to the middle (medical terminology slide)
- Component of blood that helps remove waste from the body
- protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body(biochemical mechanisms slide)
21 Clues: system where oxygen is given to blood • which gender is a non adjustable factor • How many chambers in your heart pump blood? • What type of gas is removed because it is a waste • transport blood away from heart (on vessels slide) • Surrounds your heart like a sac (heart anatomy slide) • Disease caused by disruption of blood flow to the brain • ...
Body Systems 2020-01-10
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- pumps your blood
- number of chambers in your heart
- brain sends messages through the ___ nervous system
- used to cool our skin
- largest organ in the body
- another name for the large intestine
- approximately how many bones muscles in your body
- largest organ in the nervous system
- take blood away from your heart
- number of chambers in your heart
- approximately how many bones in your body
- the muscles that bends a joint
- tube in the digestive system
- central nervous system consists of brain and ___
- anchor bones to muscles
- tube in your respiratory system
- spinal cord and brain are protected by this
- this lung is bigger
- valve in our body that opens to let food enter our intestines
Down
- ___ have the largest brain of all animals
- where blood cells are produced
- pigment in our skin
- tube in your respiratory system
- number of bones in your spine
- food plus ___ makes energy
- for every thousand red blood cells you have __ white blood cells
- nerve that makes your heart pump
- chemical your body makes from the food you eat
- lining in the stomach to protect it from acid
- largest organ in the human body
- heart is a muscle and a __
- branch on a neuron
- tiny passages in our lungs
- move bones
- first thing to break down food
- stuff we make in our stomachs that our body digests
36 Clues: move bones • pumps your blood • branch on a neuron • pigment in our skin • this lung is bigger • used to cool our skin • anchor bones to muscles • largest organ in the body • food plus ___ makes energy • heart is a muscle and a __ • tiny passages in our lungs • tube in the digestive system • number of bones in your spine • where blood cells are produced • the muscles that bends a joint • ...
Vital Signs 2022-08-11
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- Blood pressure is above 130/80
- pedis top of the foot arch
- inner forearm
- Pressure force of blood against the artery walls during contraction and relaxation of the heart
- by ear, special thermometer that reflects core temporal measure skin across forehead
- fast respiratory rate, above 25 per minute
- irregular heart rate
- blood pressure is under 90/60
- inner aspect of upper thigh
- a group of the most important signs that indicate the status of our body
- resting pulse rate is above 100 beats per minute
- armpit, tend to be lower than oral
- difficulty breathing in a reclining position
- inner wrist
Down
- body temperature has dropped below 95.0 F
- Body temperature is above 99.0 F
- Pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and blood pumps through the body
- apex of the heart
- difficult breathing
- slow respiratory rate below 10 per minute
- resting pulse rate is fewer than 50 beats per minute
- most accurate way to take a temperature
- side of the forehead
- behind the knee
- absence of respiration
- rate number of breaths a person take per minute
- at the neck
- Pressure inside the artery when the heart is at rest and filling with blood
- Saturation reflects only the oxygen in the blood that is bound to hemoglobin
- mouth
30 Clues: mouth • at the neck • inner wrist • inner forearm • behind the knee • apex of the heart • difficult breathing • side of the forehead • irregular heart rate • absence of respiration • pedis top of the foot arch • inner aspect of upper thigh • blood pressure is under 90/60 • Blood pressure is above 130/80 • Body temperature is above 99.0 F • armpit, tend to be lower than oral • ...
Respiratory and Circulatory Quiz 2023-06-27
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- the breathing process where the lung deflated and the diaphragm moves up
- normally closes functionally at birth
- sometimes called hardening of the arteries
- the breathing process where the lung inflate so the diaphragm move down
- a type of pressure in the pleural cavity that is about 4mmHg less than Ppul
- a class of diseases that present with heart defects at birth
- when the heart rate is too slow
- obliterates in the ligamentum arteriosum
- a type of COPD that results from long term inflammation, causing the airway to constrict
- the result of chronic inflammation of the conducting zone of the airways (most especially the bronchi and bronchioles)
- the zone where the terminal bronchioles and the alveoli resides
- ventricular contraction
Down
- ventricular relaxation
- pulmonary gas exchange occurs here
- when the heart rate is too fast
- level also called the baseline or the PR segment
- also known as high blood pressure
- the zone where the trachea and the bronchi transport oxygen down into smaller sections
- when the Heart fails to pump out sufficient amount of blood to meet body needs
- sometimes called a heart attack
- a type of COPD that damages the air sacs in the lungs.
- made by Type 2 alveolar cells that create a substance like detergent
- a shunt in fetal blood circulation that obliterates in the ligamentum venosum
23 Clues: ventricular relaxation • ventricular contraction • when the heart rate is too fast • sometimes called a heart attack • when the heart rate is too slow • also known as high blood pressure • pulmonary gas exchange occurs here • normally closes functionally at birth • obliterates in the ligamentum arteriosum • sometimes called hardening of the arteries • ...
Chapter 14 Vocabulary 2022-05-11
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- blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart
- a
- the spread of abnormal cells from one part of he body to another
- small thin blood vessels that carry oxygen ad nutrients from the arteries to the body's tissue
- a period of time that signs and symptoms of a disease subside
- an interruption of the blood flow to a section of the brain
- flaps of tissue that control blood flow in the heart
- a circular, hallow, wire mesh. tube
- a condition that is characterized by high blood pressure
- a sample of tissue from the body for study and testing
Down
- diseases that are not caused by a pathogen and cannot be transmitted from person to person
- a disorder that cause an irregularity in a persons heart rhythm
- narrow tubes that transport oxygen, blood, and nutrients throughout the whole body; include arteries, capillaries, and veins
- a probable consequence of a disease
- a mass of abnormal cells that remain in the areas of the body where they first develop
- a growth of abnormal cells in the body's tissue
- large muscular blood vessels that transport blood from the heart to the capillaries.
- a pressure, squeezing or pain in the chest that is often a sign of heart attack
- alterations of a gene's normal structure
- a treatment in which medicine are administered to kill cancer cells
- the largest artery in the body
21 Clues: a • the largest artery in the body • a probable consequence of a disease • a circular, hallow, wire mesh. tube • alterations of a gene's normal structure • a growth of abnormal cells in the body's tissue • flaps of tissue that control blood flow in the heart • a sample of tissue from the body for study and testing • a condition that is characterized by high blood pressure • ...
Rnc 2025-08-26
Across
- : Blockage or bleed in the brain
- : Disease damaging alveoli
- : Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
- : Small arteries leading to capillaries
- : To breathe air out of the lungs
- : Maximum air exhaled after deep breath
- : Force of blood against vessel walls
- : Mass that stops bleeding
- : Lymphatic tissue in throat
- : Fluid reducing friction around heart
- : Bulging of a weakened blood vessel
- : Severe bleeding
- : Germ that causes disease
- : Heart contraction phase
- : Scientific name for red blood cell
- : Heart muscle layer
- : Hollow spaces that help warm and moisten air
Down
- : Number of breaths per minute
- : Doctor specializing in lungs
- : Process of swapping oxygen and carbon dioxide
- : Number of heartbeats per minute
- : Doctor specializing in heart care
- : Blood pH becomes too acidic
- : Flap preventing food from entering trachea
- : Condition causing narrowed airways
- : Small veins connecting to capillaries
- : Test measuring heart's electrical activity
- : One full heartbeat sequence
- : Muscles between ribs that aid breathing
- : Brain area controlling breathing
- : Scientific name for white blood cell
- : Body's defense against infection
- : Measurement of clotting cell level
- : Burst of a weakened blood vessel
- : Controls heartbeat rhythm
- : Fluid that lubricates lungs
- : Heart relaxation phase
- : Blood pH becomes too basic
- : To breathe air into the lungs
- : Inflammation of bronchial tubes
40 Clues: : Severe bleeding • : Heart muscle layer • : Heart relaxation phase • : Heart contraction phase • : Disease damaging alveoli • : Mass that stops bleeding • : Germ that causes disease • : Controls heartbeat rhythm • : Lymphatic tissue in throat • : Blood pH becomes too basic • : Blood pH becomes too acidic • : One full heartbeat sequence • : Fluid that lubricates lungs • ...
chpt 14 2023-01-20
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- a medical emergency in which the heart beats irregularly and inefficently
- disorders that cause an irregularity in a persons heart rhythm
- the swelling of body tissues during an immune response
- is triggered by an abnormal destructive immune response
- flaps of tissue that control blood flow in the heart
- a procedure used to examine the colon
- the largest artery in the body
- a circilar holow wire mesh tube
Down
- substances that trigger allergic reactions in the body
- allergies that affect a specific part of the body
- a growth of abnormal cells in the bodys tissues
- a pressure squeezing or pain in the chest that is often a sign of heart disease or a heart attack
- a disease caused by abnormal cells
- the procedure of removing a tissue sample and test
14 Clues: the largest artery in the body • a circilar holow wire mesh tube • a disease caused by abnormal cells • a procedure used to examine the colon • a growth of abnormal cells in the bodys tissues • allergies that affect a specific part of the body • the procedure of removing a tissue sample and test • flaps of tissue that control blood flow in the heart • ...
Circulatory System 2025-10-23
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- Attack Event when blood flow to heart muscle is blocked.
- Tiny vessels where gases and nutrients exchange with tissues.
- Cell fragments that help blood clot after injury.
- Artery Disease Condition where plaque narrows heart-feeding vessels.
- Vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
Down
- Liquid part of blood that transports cells and dissolved materials.
- Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- Blood Cells Cells that identify and fight pathogens.
- Substances in blood that feed and energize cells.
- Fluid that carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes.
- System Body system that moves blood, gases, nutrients, and wastes.
- Muscular pump that keeps blood moving.
- Dioxide Waste gas carried from cells to the lungs.
- Blood Cells Cells that carry oxygen using hemoglobin.
- Gas picked up in the lungs and delivered to cells.
15 Clues: Muscular pump that keeps blood moving. • Vessels that carry blood back to the heart. • Vessels that carry blood away from the heart. • Substances in blood that feed and energize cells. • Cell fragments that help blood clot after injury. • Gas picked up in the lungs and delivered to cells. • Blood Cells Cells that identify and fight pathogens. • ...
Mitral Regurgitation 2023-10-17
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- sensations of fast or irregular heart beats
- primary cause from MVP, rheumatic heart disease, inefective endocarditis, MI, connective tissue diseases and dilated cardiomyopathy
- condition where heart valves do not close properly causing backward flow
- risk of clot formation due to regurgitation of valve flow of blood
- hypertension eventual damage from increased atrial pressure and failure of right ventricle
- class of drugs that stimulate the adrenergic receptors responsible for increased cardiac action to reduce blood pressure
Down
- shortness of breath experienced with valve dysfunciton
- medication to remove fluid to reduce stroke volume and reduce blood pressure
- ultrasound test to determine the health of heart and valves
- turbulent blood flow through the heart valves
- blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or interupted
- fever acute febrile illness with potential damage to valves
- fluid buildup in bilateral extremities from back flow of mitral valve
- inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart
14 Clues: sensations of fast or irregular heart beats • turbulent blood flow through the heart valves • shortness of breath experienced with valve dysfunciton • blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or interupted • ultrasound test to determine the health of heart and valves • fever acute febrile illness with potential damage to valves • ...
Heart and Lungs 2025-11-20
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- – A quick, strong breath out that helps clear your airway or lungs.
- – Any movement that makes your body work harder and helps keep you healthy.
- – The thumping or beating feeling made when your heart pumps.
- – The tube that carries air from your nose and mouth into your lungs.
- – The gas in the air that your body needs to stay alive.
- – The red liquid that carries oxygen and nutrients through your body.
Down
- – The organs in your chest that help you breathe in air and breathe out waste gases.
- – The movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels around the body.
- – The feeling of your heartbeat that you can check at your wrist or neck.
- – The front part of your body where your heart and lungs are located.
- – One full cycle of breathing air in and out.
- – A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- – The organ that pumps blood around your body.
- – A blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart.
14 Clues: – One full cycle of breathing air in and out. • – The organ that pumps blood around your body. • – A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • – The gas in the air that your body needs to stay alive. • – A blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart. • – The thumping or beating feeling made when your heart pumps. • ...
L4 CCBs: Cardiovascular Effects of CCBs 2024-09-20
Across
- Chronotropy Slowing of heart rate by CCBs like Verapamil and Diltiazem
- Node Conduction part of the heart slowed by non-dihydropyridine CCBs
- Cells Cells in the SA node where CCBs slow heart rate
- Condition where CCBs are used to reduce vascular resistance and blood pressure
- Smooth Muscle Type of muscle that CCBs affect to lower blood pressure
- Widening of blood vessels caused by CCBs acting on smooth muscle
- Pressure Measurement lowered by CCBs in hypertensive patients
Down
- A condition treated by CCBs like Verapamil that slow conduction through the AV node
- Tachycardia Increased heart rate in response to a decrease in blood pressure
- Inotropy Decreased heart contractility due to CCB action
- Measurement of the stretch of the heart’s ventricles that is unaffected by CCBs
- CCBs reduce this in the heart, making them useful for patients with heart failure
- Peripheral Resistance Measurement that decreases when CCBs cause vasodilation
- Pressure CCBs reduce this by relaxing arterial smooth muscle
- Ions Ions blocked by CCBs from entering smooth muscle and cardiac cells
15 Clues: Cells Cells in the SA node where CCBs slow heart rate • Inotropy Decreased heart contractility due to CCB action • Pressure CCBs reduce this by relaxing arterial smooth muscle • Pressure Measurement lowered by CCBs in hypertensive patients • Widening of blood vessels caused by CCBs acting on smooth muscle • ...
Middle Mediastinum 2024-08-27
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- Visceral plexuses of the thorax (i.e., cardiac, pulmonary, and esophageal plexuses) have contributions from the sympathetic trunk and ___________ nn.
- Chamber that primarily contributes to the heart’s sternocostal surface.
- Viscera found within the anterior mediastinum.
- Special conductive cells located at the junction of the superior vena cava and right auricle.
- This nerve also relays nociceptive (pain) visceral afferent information from the heart to the upper thoracic levels of the spinal cord.
- The outermost layer of pericardium is characterized as being ________________.
- The right _________ forms the right border of the heart.
- Nerve traveling alongside the pericardiacophrenic vessels that also passes anterior to the root of the lung.
- Broad region of the thorax that contains the heart and great vessels, bordered by parietal pleura on either side.
- Another name for the bicuspid valve.
- “Heart strings.”
- This nerve relays nociceptive (pain) visceral afferent information from the fibrous pericardium to the cervical region of the spinal cord.
- This vessel courses immediately posterior to the pulmonary trunk. (Abbreviated).
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- Central arterial branch off the aortic arch.
- Cardiac vein closest to the anterior interventricular artery.
- Vessel returning venous blood from the abdomen to the heart.
- Unique feature within the right ventricle that brings conducting fibers to the anterior papillary muscle.
- Space within the cusps of the pulmonary or aortic semilunar valves.
- Muscular walls within the right atrium.
- First arteries to branch off the aorta.
20 Clues: “Heart strings.” • Another name for the bicuspid valve. • Muscular walls within the right atrium. • First arteries to branch off the aorta. • Central arterial branch off the aortic arch. • Viscera found within the anterior mediastinum. • The right _________ forms the right border of the heart. • Vessel returning venous blood from the abdomen to the heart. • ...
Anatomy notes part 4 2021-03-02
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- Smallest arteries
- Capillary walls are __________ cell thick.
- Term for blood vessels getting smaller in diameter
- Term for blood vessels getting larger in diameter
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- Gas that we breathe in to live
- What happens in the legs when the valves on veins do not work
- Type of muscle inside veins and arteries
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- Blood Vessels where exchange of nutrient, gases and waste happen
- Waste gas that we exhale
- Main organ of the circulatory system
- Name of the fluid pumped by the heart
- The inner surface of an artery
- Smallest veins
- Flaps of tissue inside veins that keep the blood travelling the correct direction
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
16 Clues: Smallest veins • Smallest arteries • Waste gas that we exhale • The inner surface of an artery • Gas that we breathe in to live • Main organ of the circulatory system • Name of the fluid pumped by the heart • Type of muscle inside veins and arteries • Capillary walls are __________ cell thick. • Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • ...
Heart Anatomy Crossword 2025-02-06
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- Two main sides of the heart
- Artery supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
- Tubes circulating blood
- Vein carrying deoxygenated blood
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- Artery from right ventricle to lungs
- Muscular tubes that oxygenate blood
- The two upper cavities of the heart
- Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- Fine blood vessels in the heart
- Muscular tissue of the heart
- Separator of heart chambers
11 Clues: Tubes circulating blood • Two main sides of the heart • Separator of heart chambers • Muscular tissue of the heart • Fine blood vessels in the heart • Vein carrying deoxygenated blood • Muscular tubes that oxygenate blood • The two upper cavities of the heart • Artery from right ventricle to lungs • Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle • ...
Heart Anatomy Crossword 2025-02-06
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- Two main sides of the heart
- Artery supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
- Tubes circulating blood
- Vein carrying deoxygenated blood
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- Artery from right ventricle to lungs
- Muscular tubes that oxygenate blood
- The two upper cavities of the heart
- Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- Fine blood vessels in the heart
- Muscular tissue of the heart
- Separator of heart chambers
11 Clues: Tubes circulating blood • Two main sides of the heart • Separator of heart chambers • Muscular tissue of the heart • Fine blood vessels in the heart • Vein carrying deoxygenated blood • Muscular tubes that oxygenate blood • The two upper cavities of the heart • Artery from right ventricle to lungs • Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword 2013-08-12
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- extra layer in arteries that helps them to stretch
- may cause high blood pressure and reduced blood flow
- the part of the vena cava returning blood from head
- largest artery in the body
- (7,6)malfunctioning of heart pumping action
- heart's electrical rhythm setter.
- only vein to carry oxygenated blood
- shape of red blood cells
- rhuematic fever can damage this (6,5)
- blood vessel carrying deoxygenated blood towards the veins
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- fatty substance that can form plaques on arteries
- temporary loss of blood flow to heart
- either ischaemic (caused by clot) haemorrhagic (caused by a bleed)
- (5,6)what occurs when the heart is denied oxygen through a blockage in a coronary vein
- the valve between the left atrium and ventricle
- stiffening of heart and loss of efficacy
- clear sugar liquid with proteins and white blood cells
- a blood vessel that can carry both de/oxygenated blood
- large lumpy veins that result from fluid retention
19 Clues: shape of red blood cells • largest artery in the body • heart's electrical rhythm setter. • only vein to carry oxygenated blood • temporary loss of blood flow to heart • rhuematic fever can damage this (6,5) • stiffening of heart and loss of efficacy • (7,6)malfunctioning of heart pumping action • the valve between the left atrium and ventricle • ...
ACCU Cardiac Crossword 2021-04-01
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- Drug class good in chronic but poor in acute heart failure
- Positive intrathoracic pressure reduces LV...
- Degree of heart block with P waves bearing no relation to QRS
- Pure beta agonist chronotrope used in bradycardia
- AF rate controlling drug with positive inotropy
- AF chemical cardioversion. Avoid in structural heart disease.
- Short acting beta blocker used in shock refractory VF
- Evidence of pulmonary oedema on thoracic ultrasound
- Gold standard CO equation (CO = VO2/Ca-Cv)
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- Classification of aortic dissections (A and B)
- ? = Cardiac output x body surface area (2.6-4.2 l/min/m2)
- Oral alpha 1 agonist vasopressor
- Vasopressor which works by reducing cGMP
- Octopus pot cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Wedge Pressure estimates pressure where in the heart?
- Post MI muscle rupture causing pulmonary oedema, shock and pansystolic murmur
- Four level classification of shock (cold, warm, wet, dry)
- Invasive cardiac monitoring catheter used to assess left atrial pressure
- Shown to improve rate control in fast AF in the LOWMAGHI trial
19 Clues: Octopus pot cardiomyopathy • Oral alpha 1 agonist vasopressor • Vasopressor which works by reducing cGMP • Gold standard CO equation (CO = VO2/Ca-Cv) • Positive intrathoracic pressure reduces LV... • Classification of aortic dissections (A and B) • AF rate controlling drug with positive inotropy • Pure beta agonist chronotrope used in bradycardia • ...
Sleeping Temperature 2 2023-09-04
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- Sleep quality could ___________ by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool.
- The researchers said people ___________ make a comfortable environment to sleep well.
- It can also ____________ stress.
- It can also increase _____________.
- They also said _____________ change could change our sleep.
- The researchers said people should make a comfortable _____________ to sleep well.
- The researchers said people should make a _______________ environment to sleep well.
- Sleep ___________ could fall by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool.
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- Poor sleep can bring health _____________, like diabetes and heart disease.
- _________ sleep can bring health problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
- Poor sleep can bring health problems, like diabetes and heart ____________.
- Sleep quality could fall by 10 ____________ if it is too warm or too cool.
- Poor sleep can bring _____________ problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
- Poor sleep can bring health problems, like ______________ and heart disease.
- The researchers said ____________ should make a comfortable environment to sleep well.
15 Clues: It can also ____________ stress. • It can also increase _____________. • They also said _____________ change could change our sleep. • Sleep ___________ could fall by 10 percent if it is too warm or too cool. • Sleep quality could fall by 10 ____________ if it is too warm or too cool. • Poor sleep can bring health _____________, like diabetes and heart disease. • ...
Neonatal Congenital Heart Defects Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-20
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- Medication used to increase myocardial contractility during pediatric heart failure
- Most common congenital heart defect that leads to increased pulmonary blood flow
- Medication used to keep a PDA open
- This ductus allows blood to bypass the fetus's liver
- Atresia of this valve prevents blood from flowing from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- Leads to higher blood pressures in the upper extremities than the lower extremities
- Heart rate times stroke volume
- Opening in the heart that separates the right and left ventricles
- Newborn response to chronic hypoxia
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- Late sign of CHF in infants and children
- Early sign of CHF in infants
- Defect common in preterm infants that leads to persistent fetal circulation
- Narrowing of this valve increases the workload of the heart
- Medication used to increase left ventricular function
- Three stage procedure used to treat HLHS
15 Clues: Early sign of CHF in infants • Heart rate times stroke volume • Medication used to keep a PDA open • Newborn response to chronic hypoxia • Late sign of CHF in infants and children • Three stage procedure used to treat HLHS • This ductus allows blood to bypass the fetus's liver • Medication used to increase left ventricular function • ...
STEMI Crossword 2024-04-22
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- What atherosclerotic plaque is typically comprised of
- The arteries that supply the heart with blood
- Another word for a 'blockage' of blood or oxygen
- Abb., the interventional treatment for a STEMI
- A common, modifiable risk factor of STEMIs that damage many other body systems
- Another word for the heart muscle
- What you will see on an EKG to tell you that there is a complete blockage of the arteries
- A diagnostic blood marker for STEMIs
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- The heart chambers that are primarily affected by a STEMI
- A non-modifiable risk factor for STEMIs
- Another word for a complete lack of oxygen
- A common medication prescribed to those at risk for STEMIs to deter blood clots
- The tell-tale symptom of a heart attack
- The mineral that, in large amounts, increase the risk for heart disease
- The first diagnostic test usually performed on a patient with increasesin
15 Clues: Another word for the heart muscle • A diagnostic blood marker for STEMIs • A non-modifiable risk factor for STEMIs • The tell-tale symptom of a heart attack • Another word for a complete lack of oxygen • The arteries that supply the heart with blood • Abb., the interventional treatment for a STEMI • Another word for a 'blockage' of blood or oxygen • ...
Body Systems 2020-01-10
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- tube in your respiratory system
- ___ have the largest brain of all animals
- pumps your blood
- number of bones in your spine
- central nervous system consists of brain and ___
- largest organ in the human body
- this lung is bigger
- anchor bones to muscles
- number of chambers in your heart
- approximately how many bones muscles in your body
- the muscles that bends a joint
- pigment in our skin
- tube in your respiratory system
- lining in the stomach to protect it from acid
- spinal cord and brain are protected by this
- valve in our body that opens to let food enter our intestines
- stuff we make in our stomachs that our body digests
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- largest organ in the nervous system
- branch on a neuron
- number of chambers in your heart
- chemical your body makes from the food you eat
- move bones
- used to cool our skin
- approximately how many bones in your body
- take blood away from your heart
- nerve that makes your heart pump
- first thing to break down food
- brain sends messages through the ___ nervous system
- for every thousand red blood cells you have __ white blood cells
- tube in the digestive system
- where blood cells are produced
- tiny passages in our lungs
- heart is a muscle and a __
- food plus ___ makes energy
- largest organ in the body
- another name for the large intestine
36 Clues: move bones • pumps your blood • branch on a neuron • this lung is bigger • pigment in our skin • used to cool our skin • anchor bones to muscles • largest organ in the body • tiny passages in our lungs • heart is a muscle and a __ • food plus ___ makes energy • tube in the digestive system • number of bones in your spine • first thing to break down food • where blood cells are produced • ...
Musculoskeletal, Cardiac, and Pulmonary Systems 2012-09-14
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- A bony prominence at the end of a bone where tendons or ligaments attach
- A rotational curvature of the spine most obvious in the anteroposterior plane
- Results when there is prolonged ischemia and irreverible damage to the heart muscle
- Infection of the bone
- A collapse of the alveoli
- Occurs when heart is unable to maintain sufficient output
- Acute lung inflammation
- Plasma from blood vessels that lubricates the joint surfaces
- These molecules are released during MI and can be measured
- A fibrous connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone
- Inadequate oxygenation
- Delicate membrane surrounding the lungs
- Blood clot that remains attached to a vessal wall
- Recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea and wheezing
- A band of fibrous connective tissue that connects bones where they meet in a joint
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- Respiratory infection usually seen in infants and small children with airway obstruction and hoarseness or barking cough
- Inadequate perfusion of the body tissues
- Uppermost portion of the pharynx
- Reduces surface tension in the alveoli
- Determined by heart rate multiplied by stroke volume
- Pacemaker of the heart
- ST elevation MI
- A common deformity in which the foot is twisted out of its normal shape or position
- Shortness of breath
- The site where two or more bones attach
- Bones that have various shapes that include thin and thick segments
- Disturbance of heart rhythm
27 Clues: ST elevation MI • Shortness of breath • Infection of the bone • Pacemaker of the heart • Inadequate oxygenation • Acute lung inflammation • A collapse of the alveoli • Disturbance of heart rhythm • Uppermost portion of the pharynx • Reduces surface tension in the alveoli • The site where two or more bones attach • Delicate membrane surrounding the lungs • ...
Blood&Lymph and Tissue Fluid by Baby 2015-03-24
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- what artery are the blood vessels of the kidneys ?
- the liquid part of the blood
- what will the left ventricle do to pumps the blood to all parts of the body ?
- the relax of the heart muscle
- gives blood that contains O2 from small intestine to the liver for detoxification
- carry blood away from the heart
- small fragments formed from special cells in the bone marrow called ?
- what muscle is the heart muscle ?
- in the lungs, oxygen diffuses into the red blood cells, where it combines with the haemoglobin to form ?
- the drugs that helps the coronary heart getting blocked
- contraction of muscle either ventricle of atrium
- carry blood to tissue or body cells
- blood vessels of the kidney
- the muscle in the right atrium called the ?
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- largest vein
- in the blood plasma, there is soluble protein called ?
- the blood that contains oxygen
- blood which contains O2
- the chambers on the left hand side are completely separated from the ones on the right hand side by a ?
- the part of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood
- the space inside the veins
- chemical substance which are carried in the blood and tissue fluid to almost every part of the body
- supply oxygenated blood
- largest artery
- the two upper chambers are called ?
25 Clues: largest vein • largest artery • blood which contains O2 • supply oxygenated blood • the space inside the veins • blood vessels of the kidney • the liquid part of the blood • the relax of the heart muscle • the blood that contains oxygen • carry blood away from the heart • what muscle is the heart muscle ? • carry blood to tissue or body cells • the two upper chambers are called ? • ...
Disorders 2015-03-25
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- excessive increase in the number of erythrocytes
- life-threatening condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot
- lack of blood supply to the heart muscle
- abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spiky and sharp
- insidious filling of the blood vessels with fatty, calcified deposits leads to this
- pumping efficiency of the heart is depressed so that circulation doesn't meet tissue needs
- bone marrow becomes cancerous and huge numbers of WBCs are turned out rapidly
- heart attack
- insufficient number of circulating platelets
- pooling of blood in the feet and legs when standing for long periods of time
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- lack of factors needed for blood clotting
- serious complication when inflammation of a vein results in poor circulation
- abnormal heart sounds
- low blood pressure and dizziness when they rise suddenly from a sitting position
- decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
- decrease in red blood cells when the body can't absorb enough vitamin B-12
- walls of vessels thicken and then protrude into the vessel lumen
- inflammation of the pericardium that often results in a decrease in serous fluid
- blood vessels in lungs become swollen with blood, pressure increases, and fluid leaks into lung tissue
- bacterial infection of the endocardium, forces heart to contract more vigorously than normal
20 Clues: heart attack • abnormal heart sounds • lack of blood supply to the heart muscle • lack of factors needed for blood clotting • insufficient number of circulating platelets • excessive increase in the number of erythrocytes • abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spiky and sharp • decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood • ...
Rnc 2025-08-26
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- : Heart relaxation phase
- : Germ that causes disease
- : Inflammation of bronchial tubes
- : Scientific name for white blood cell
- : Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
- : Measurement of clotting cell level
- : Lymphatic tissue in throat
- : Process of swapping oxygen and carbon dioxide
- : Blockage or bleed in the brain
- : Disease damaging alveoli
- : Blood pH becomes too acidic
- : Burst of a weakened blood vessel
- : Blood pH becomes too basic
- : Heart contraction phase
- : Maximum air exhaled after deep breath
- : Body's defense against infection
- : To breathe air out of the lungs
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- : Doctor specializing in lungs
- : One full heartbeat sequence
- : Muscles between ribs that aid breathing
- : Bulging of a weakened blood vessel
- : Force of blood against vessel walls
- : Scientific name for red blood cell
- : Severe bleeding
- : Doctor specializing in heart care
- : To breathe air into the lungs
- : Mass that stops bleeding
- : Test measuring heart's electrical activity
- : Small arteries leading to capillaries
- : Controls heartbeat rhythm
- : Number of breaths per minute
- : Hollow spaces that help warm and moisten air
- : Brain area controlling breathing
- : Fluid that lubricates lungs
- : Fluid reducing friction around heart
- : Small veins connecting to capillaries
- : Heart muscle layer
- : Number of heartbeats per minute
- : Flap preventing food from entering trachea
- : Condition causing narrowed airways
40 Clues: : Severe bleeding • : Heart muscle layer • : Heart relaxation phase • : Heart contraction phase • : Germ that causes disease • : Mass that stops bleeding • : Disease damaging alveoli • : Controls heartbeat rhythm • : Lymphatic tissue in throat • : Blood pH becomes too basic • : One full heartbeat sequence • : Fluid that lubricates lungs • : Blood pH becomes too acidic • ...
Rnc 2025-08-26
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- : Number of heartbeats per minute
- : Disease damaging alveoli
- : Fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
- : Small arteries leading to capillaries
- : Body's defense against infection
- : Blockage or bleed in the brain
- : Scientific name for red blood cell
- : Bulging of a weakened blood vessel
- : Heart relaxation phase
- : Germ that causes disease
- : Inflammation of bronchial tubes
- : Fluid reducing friction around heart
- : Lymphatic tissue in throat
- : To breathe air out of the lungs
- : Flap preventing food from entering trachea
- : Condition causing narrowed airways
- : Doctor specializing in heart care
- : One full heartbeat sequence
- : Heart contraction phase
- : Force of blood against vessel walls
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- : Number of breaths per minute
- : Heart muscle layer
- : Brain area controlling breathing
- : Hollow spaces that help warm and moisten air
- : Doctor specializing in lungs
- : Severe bleeding
- : Small veins connecting to capillaries
- : Mass that stops bleeding
- : Burst of a weakened blood vessel
- : Blood pH becomes too basic
- : Blood pH becomes too acidic
- : Controls heartbeat rhythm
- : Scientific name for white blood cell
- : Maximum air exhaled after deep breath
- : Test measuring heart's electrical activity
- : To breathe air into the lungs
- : Muscles between ribs that aid breathing
- : Fluid that lubricates lungs
- : Measurement of clotting cell level
- : Process of swapping oxygen and carbon dioxide
40 Clues: : Severe bleeding • : Heart muscle layer • : Heart relaxation phase • : Heart contraction phase • : Disease damaging alveoli • : Mass that stops bleeding • : Germ that causes disease • : Controls heartbeat rhythm • : Blood pH becomes too basic • : Lymphatic tissue in throat • : Blood pH becomes too acidic • : One full heartbeat sequence • : Fluid that lubricates lungs • ...
Hemodynamics 2024-05-18
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- This determinate of SV should be augmented last
- normal is 800-1200
- "the CVP of the left side of the heart"
- anxiolytic that is helpful in ventilator weaning
- valve on the between left atrium and left ventricle
- used to decrease SVR in patients in cardiogenic shock
- the second determinate of stroke volume
- inotrope with a half-life of 3-4 hours
- CO= heart rate x _____ volume
- cardiac ______ is patient specific and should be greater than 2.2
- What intervention is needed - CI 2.0, CVP 4, SVR 1555, MAP 65
- causes increases in HR, BP, CO, lactate, and glucose
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- CI 1.8 CVP 14 SVR 1010 92/70 (77) - patient could benefit from initiation or increase of a/an ________
- valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- 0.01-0.3 mcg/kg/min vasoconstrictor
- cardiac _____ is the blood ejected from the heart in one minute
- a patient with decreased heart function will have a blood pressure with narrow ______
- naturally occuring antidiuretic hormone
- the first determinate of stroke volume
- When the body is in anarobic metabolism it will produce _____
- Sedative with a half-life of 10 minutes
- CI 1.7 CVP 12, SVR 1361, 107/60 (76) - T/F patient needs afterload reduction
- measures oxygen consumption of the body and the heart
- inodilator
- if blood cannot be ejected out of the LV it will back up into the ____
25 Clues: inodilator • normal is 800-1200 • CO= heart rate x _____ volume • 0.01-0.3 mcg/kg/min vasoconstrictor • the first determinate of stroke volume • inotrope with a half-life of 3-4 hours • "the CVP of the left side of the heart" • naturally occuring antidiuretic hormone • the second determinate of stroke volume • Sedative with a half-life of 10 minutes • ...
Unit 5: Cardiovascular System Medical Terms & Word Parts 2024-10-22
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- an event in which the heart abruptly stops or develops a very abnormal arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping blood.
- blood or lymph vessel
- red
- white
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- also known as red blood cells, are mature red blood cells produced by the red bone marrow. The primary role of these cells is to transport oxygen to the tissues.
- the iron-containing pigment of erythrocytes, which transports oxygen.
- a mixture or blending
- a foreign object, such as a blood clot, quantity of air or gas, or a bit of tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood.
- slow
- artery
- blood, blood condition
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- heart
- administered to stimulate the kidneys to increase the secretion of urine to rid the body of excess sodium and water.
- a fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body. It aids in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D.
- a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium. These episodes are due to ischemia of the heart muscle.
- aorta
- damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery.
- plaque, fatty substance
- the term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle.
20 Clues: red • slow • heart • aorta • white • artery • blood or lymph vessel • a mixture or blending • blood, blood condition • plaque, fatty substance • slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming • the term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle. • the iron-containing pigment of erythrocytes, which transports oxygen. • ...
Unit 3 Lesson 4 Study Guide 2024-09-16
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- Bones, joints, cartilage and bone marrow are all part of the __________ System.
- The _________ joint allows for back-and-forth movement.
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as what?
- The __________ joint allows for side-to-side movement.
- ___________ muscle helps the heart pump blood.
- __________ muscles pull on bones to help you move.
- True of False: The heart is a muscular organ.
- _________ blood cells help fight disease.
- The spongy organs that expand to fill with air are the _____________.
- Air travels through the nose, down the ________, through the bronchi, and then enters the lungs.
- What is the waste product that is transported by the blood to the lungs? Hint: You breathe it out.
- What system works with the respiratory system to circulate blood and oxygen throughout the body?
- Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart are known as what?
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- The __________ joint allows for circular movement.
- Tiny sacs, called _________, allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.
- ___________ muscle helps the organs function.
- An organ that contracts to produce body movement is a ________________.
- The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body
- The right and left lung are _________ sizes.
- The ___________ system is responsible for our breathing and includes the lungs.
- _________ is an illness that makes it hard for a person to breathe.
- _______ blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body.
- Organs that support and protect the body, store minerals, and allow movement are called _________.
23 Clues: _________ blood cells help fight disease. • The right and left lung are _________ sizes. • ___________ muscle helps the organs function. • True of False: The heart is a muscular organ. • ___________ muscle helps the heart pump blood. • The __________ joint allows for circular movement. • __________ muscles pull on bones to help you move. • ...
cardio 2025-08-24
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- A type of lipoprotein that carries cholesterol from the liver to the body's cells, often referred to as "bad" cholesterol.
- provides oxygen to the heart.
- returns blood from the upper body to the heart.
- receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium.
- gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium.
- carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and picks up oxygen.
- Antidote for heparin.
- pumps, lower chambers
- receives deoxygenated blood back from the body.
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- helps keep oxygen-rich blood from the lungs from mixing with oxygen-poor blood from the body.
- controls the flow of blood from your heart's right atrium to the right ventricle.
- visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer.
- returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body.
- Jugular venous distension prominent on inspiration.
- allows blood to be pumped into the arteries but prevents backflow of blood into the ventricles.
- The specific name for the small, specialized bundle of cardiac muscle fibers that transmits the cardiac impulse from the AV node to the ventricles.
- receives the oxygenated blood from the longs,covered by the aureole.
- takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue.
- regulates blood flow from the upper left chamber into the lower left chamber
- tip of the heart helps pump blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body.
- muscular tissue of the heart.
21 Clues: Antidote for heparin. • pumps, lower chambers • provides oxygen to the heart. • muscular tissue of the heart. • visceral pericardium, outermost tissue layer. • takes the oxygenated blood to the body tissue. • returns blood from the upper body to the heart. • gets the oxygenated blood from the left atrium. • receives deoxygenated blood back from the body. • ...
Chapters 7 to 8 2026-04-23
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- qualify the cirrculation that carries blood from the heart to all of the body except the gas exchange surface, and then back to the heart.
- the stage of the cardiac cycle when the muscle in the walls of the heart relaxees.
- a pore in the epidermis of a leaf.
- basic plant tissue used as packing tissue
- the main material in wood
- plant tissue responsible for the transport of assimilates
- Term referring to tubes or vessels
- small artery
- the non-living system of interconnected cell walls extending throughout a plant.
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- a plant adapted to survicve in dry conditions.
- the decrease of affinityof haemoglobin for oxygen when carbon dioxide is present
- tissue lining the inner surface of a structure such as blood vessel.
- qualifies the shift
- vessel that carries low-pressure blood back to the heart.
- qualify the valves in the veins.
- layer of tissue separating the left from the right sides of the heart.
- the narrowing of an arteriole.
- a site in a plant which received food from another part of the plant.
- layer of cells surrounding the vascular tissue of plants
- qualifies the curve showing the percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen, plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen.
- the liquid componenet of blood.
- plant tissue responsible for transport of water and minerals
22 Clues: small artery • qualifies the shift • the main material in wood • the narrowing of an arteriole. • the liquid componenet of blood. • qualify the valves in the veins. • a pore in the epidermis of a leaf. • Term referring to tubes or vessels • basic plant tissue used as packing tissue • a plant adapted to survicve in dry conditions. • ...
circulatory system 2023-04-26
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- abnormal rhythm of heart
- plaque build up in the heart
- valves that don't open properly
- carries blood away from the heart
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- main organ in circulatory system
- connects arteries and veins
- bodily fluid that circulates around the body
- carries blood to the heart
- allow blood to flow in one direction to the heart
- flow of blood stops
10 Clues: flow of blood stops • abnormal rhythm of heart • carries blood to the heart • connects arteries and veins • plaque build up in the heart • valves that don't open properly • main organ in circulatory system • carries blood away from the heart • bodily fluid that circulates around the body • allow blood to flow in one direction to the heart
Cardiovascular Test/Project 2022-02-22
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- dyscrasia A disease or disorder, especially of the blood.
- heart disease Heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries.
- tachycardia A rapid heart rhythm in which the electrical impulse begins in the ventricle
- stress test A test that shows how well blood flows through your heart muscle while you're exercising or at rest.
- infarction Blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked.
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- The stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm.
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- bloodclot
- arrest When the heart stops beating suddenly.
- disease Problem that causes decreased blood flow to the fingers
10 Clues: bloodclot • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • arrest When the heart stops beating suddenly. • infarction Blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked. • dyscrasia A disease or disorder, especially of the blood. • heart disease Heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries. • disease Problem that causes decreased blood flow to the fingers • ...
Cardiovascular System 2013-09-04
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- the cavity (location) of the heart within the mediastinum
- flexible tube inserted into the body for moving fluids into or out of the body
- inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart wall
- pounding, racing heartbeats
- a small (narrow in diameter) artery
- the localized and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction to the circulation
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- another term for sinoatrial node
- a double-layered pleural sac in which the heart is enclosed
- an enlarged heart
- decrease in blood pressure
- two upper chambers of the heart
- pertaining to a blood vessel
12 Clues: an enlarged heart • decrease in blood pressure • pounding, racing heartbeats • pertaining to a blood vessel • two upper chambers of the heart • another term for sinoatrial node • a small (narrow in diameter) artery • inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart wall • the cavity (location) of the heart within the mediastinum • ...
Cardiovascular System 2022-06-09
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- Vein The only one of these blood vessels to carry oxygenated blood
- Rate The number of Heart contractions per minute
- Blood vessel that has valves
- Blood vessel that doesn't contain valves
- The main artery
- single cell blood vessel
- The circulatory system that goes from the heart to the muscles and back
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- Artery The only one of these blood vessels to carry deoxygenated blood
- Volume The volume of blood ejected from the ;eft ventricle per beat is
- The circulatory system that goes from the heart to the lungs and back
- Output Stroke Volume x Heart Rate
- The Oxygen carrying part of a Red Blood Cell
- Upper chamber of the heart
- Cava The main vein
14 Clues: The main artery • Cava The main vein • single cell blood vessel • Upper chamber of the heart • Blood vessel that has valves • Output Stroke Volume x Heart Rate • Blood vessel that doesn't contain valves • The Oxygen carrying part of a Red Blood Cell • Rate The number of Heart contractions per minute • Vein The only one of these blood vessels to carry oxygenated blood • ...
Circulatory System 2022-10-18
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- When your heart beat is too slow
- Is what happens when plaque builds up in arteries and makes them narrow
- Pumps blood through body
- Control what direction the blood flows
- Main artery that transports blood to lungs
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- This is what the heart pumps through the body
- Connect arteries to veins
- Transport oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body
- Include veins, capillaries, and arteries
- Carbon dioxide is replaced by this in the lungs
- When you heart beats too fast
- Transport carbon dioxide-rich blood to the heart
12 Clues: Pumps blood through body • Connect arteries to veins • When you heart beats too fast • When your heart beat is too slow • Control what direction the blood flows • Include veins, capillaries, and arteries • Main artery that transports blood to lungs • This is what the heart pumps through the body • Carbon dioxide is replaced by this in the lungs • ...
Snowden Ch 8 Cardiac MT 2026-01-22
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- What is the term for a widened blood vessel?
- What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?
- What is the abbreviation for left atrium?
- The ____ ventricle pumps blood to the entire body.
- What does the medical term stenosis mean?
- What does the medical term brady- mean?
- A membrane that lines the four chambers of the heart and it's valves.
- The artery vascularizing the right side of the heart is the right ____ artery.
- Blood flows to the left ventricle through the ____ valve.
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- What is the abbreviation for right atrium?
- The muscular layer of the heart.
- The ____ valve prevents blood from regurgitating into the right ventricle.
- What does the medical term extra- mean?
- The ____ ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.
- What is the abbreviation for left ventricle?
- What is the medical term for in or within?
- What is the medical term for heart condition?
- What is the abbreviation for right ventricle?
- What is the abbreviation for atrioventricular?
19 Clues: The muscular layer of the heart. • What does the medical term extra- mean? • What does the medical term brady- mean? • What is the abbreviation for left atrium? • What does the medical term stenosis mean? • What is the abbreviation for right atrium? • What is the medical term for in or within? • What is the term for a widened blood vessel? • ...
Heart Awareness 2018-02-01
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- The pathway that transports newly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- main artery that disseminates oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body.
- the left lower chamber of the heart that is also called the "workhorse" of the heart. It is the thickest muscle of the heart and produces the strongest contraction. Pumps oxygenated blood to all the organs.
- transport deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the vena cava.
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- transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for reoxygenation.
- transport oxygenated blood from the aorta to the body's tissues.
- The left upper chamber of the heart that receives newly oxygenated blood from the lungs.
- pathway that returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
- heart defect present at birth that prevents the heart from working correctly.
9 Clues: transport oxygenated blood from the aorta to the body's tissues. • pathway that returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart. • transport deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the vena cava. • main artery that disseminates oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body. • transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for reoxygenation. • ...
The heart 2015-04-19
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- take away deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
- red blood is...
- is the chamber that helps pump blood out of the heart
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- recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs
- controls blood flow in the heart
- blue blood is...
- a chamber that recieves oxygenated blood on the left and deoxygenated blood on the right
- Carries blood to the heart and around the body
9 Clues: red blood is... • blue blood is... • controls blood flow in the heart • recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs • take away deoxygenated blood to the lungs • carries oxygenated blood away from the heart • Carries blood to the heart and around the body • is the chamber that helps pump blood out of the heart • ...
Heart disease 2022-04-14
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- - blood is taken and tested in a lab (two words)
- - The number one cause of death in the united states as of 2019
- - Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow
- - One in every ____ deaths in the US are due to heart disease
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- - Lack of proper nutrition by not eating enough or not eating enough of the right things
- - at what stage do you show symptoms of and become diagnosed with heart disease (include the word stage EX: stageF)
- - shortness of breath, weight gain, and dry hacking cough
- - machine that records the electrical impulses in your heart
- arrest - sudden unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness
9 Clues: - blood is taken and tested in a lab (two words) • - shortness of breath, weight gain, and dry hacking cough • - One in every ____ deaths in the US are due to heart disease • - machine that records the electrical impulses in your heart • - The number one cause of death in the united states as of 2019 • ...
Heart transplantation 2022-11-27
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- when they are donor-specific a transplantation is contraindicated
- heart-lung .... machine, taking over their functions during the operation
- drugs recommended after the transplantation surgery
- a patient getting a new organ
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- .... assist device
- a weakening of the heart muscle
- doctors performing heart transplantations
- a deceased person giving their heart away
- a negative response of an immune system to a foreign organ transplant
9 Clues: .... assist device • a patient getting a new organ • a weakening of the heart muscle • doctors performing heart transplantations • a deceased person giving their heart away • drugs recommended after the transplantation surgery • when they are donor-specific a transplantation is contraindicated • a negative response of an immune system to a foreign organ transplant • ...
The heart 2023-12-12
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- When the heart skips a beat
- A heart disease caused by fat buildup disrupting blood flow to the heart
- Another name for high blood pressure
- Disease caused by buildup of plaque on artery walls
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- chest pain when the heart doesn’t receive enough oxygen (two words out together)
- A Disease that cannot be transmitted from person to person or from the environment
- What Blood Vessels are called
- Hardened arteries with reduced elasticity
- exercise to pump up the heart and get your heart rate up
9 Clues: When the heart skips a beat • What Blood Vessels are called • Another name for high blood pressure • Hardened arteries with reduced elasticity • Disease caused by buildup of plaque on artery walls • exercise to pump up the heart and get your heart rate up • A heart disease caused by fat buildup disrupting blood flow to the heart • ...
Heart Failure 2023-11-27
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- An example of an aerobic exercise.
- Medication that decreases fluid in the body.
- Which side of heart failure causes shortness of breath?
- When should you weigh yourself?
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- What should you do before exercising?
- Chest pain is an ___________.
- Which side of heart failure causes congestion in the body?
- What is the name of the diet recommended for heart failure patients?
- What can you use to track your symptoms?
9 Clues: Chest pain is an ___________. • When should you weigh yourself? • An example of an aerobic exercise. • What should you do before exercising? • What can you use to track your symptoms? • Medication that decreases fluid in the body. • Which side of heart failure causes shortness of breath? • Which side of heart failure causes congestion in the body? • ...
Heart Structure 2020-02-20
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- Artery/The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
- nod/controls the heart rate
- deoxygenated blood back to the heart after arteries carry blood out.
- vein/carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.
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- the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart.
- atria are the 'receiving chambers' for blood to flow through the heart, taking in blood from either the body or the lungs.
- that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of the body.
- atrium/receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
- atrium/act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs.
- cava/carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.
10 Clues: nod/controls the heart rate • atrium/receives deoxygenated blood from the body. • that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of the body. • atrium/act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs. • deoxygenated blood back to the heart after arteries carry blood out. • the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart. • ...
The Heart 2024-08-15
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- Cava Which vein returns blood from the body
- Which artery carries blood to the body
- What is the name of the blood vessels that take blood away from the heart
- What is the name of the lower chambers in the heart
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- What is the main organ in the circulatory System
- How many chambers does the heart have?
- What stops the blood from flowing backwards
- What are the top chambers called
- What is the name of the blood vessels that return blood to the heart
9 Clues: What are the top chambers called • How many chambers does the heart have? • Which artery carries blood to the body • What stops the blood from flowing backwards • Cava Which vein returns blood from the body • What is the main organ in the circulatory System • What is the name of the lower chambers in the heart • ...
Mary's Heart 2026-03-06
9 Clues: Jesus is our • Elizabeth's son • mother of Jesus • Jesus died on the • Mary named her son • Joseph was a descendent of whom? • Mary was highly favored by whom? • Jesus was here when His parents could not find him • Who talked to Mary and the shepherds about baby Jesus?
Heart of Darkness 2014-06-10
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- They live in an unrealistic world
- Type of boat Marlow takes to Africa
- Reflection of Africa
- Where was Conrad born?
- How many languages did Conrad speak?
- Chief of the Inner Station
- "And this also has been one of the ____ places of the earth."
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- Marlow sees them as religious
- Obscures and distorts
- Boat that Marlow is on while telling the story
- What does the intended think Kurtz's last words were?
- Protagonist
- Scramble for ____
- "The ____! The _____!"
14 Clues: Protagonist • Scramble for ____ • Reflection of Africa • Obscures and distorts • Where was Conrad born? • "The ____! The _____!" • Chief of the Inner Station • Marlow sees them as religious • They live in an unrealistic world • Type of boat Marlow takes to Africa • How many languages did Conrad speak? • Boat that Marlow is on while telling the story • ...
Asthma & Heart Disease 2013-01-31
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- The usual symptoms include difficulty breathing and tightness in the _____
- This is an allergen for some asthmatics
- A bug which many asthmatics are allergic to
- The main respiratory organ
- Having a high ______ can increase your chances of getting heart disease
- Medical care given to a patient
- This is a good stress reliever
- Organ that pumps blood around the body
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- Can affect your baby if you do this while pregnant
- Not exercising can result in being _______
- Something that sets off an asthma attack
- More than 2500 people die everyday from heart disease, where?
- Asthma is more common in this society
- A portable device with a drug used to relieve asthmatics
14 Clues: The main respiratory organ • This is a good stress reliever • Medical care given to a patient • Asthma is more common in this society • Organ that pumps blood around the body • This is an allergen for some asthmatics • Something that sets off an asthma attack • Not exercising can result in being _______ • A bug which many asthmatics are allergic to • ...
Congenital Heart Defects 2023-03-03
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- __________ of Fallot consists of four defects: large VSD; an overriding aorta straddling the VSD; pulmonary stenosis and RV hypertrophy
- At birth, a series of circulatory changes occur that affect blood flow, vascular resistance, and oxygen tension; and the most important change is the shift of gas exchange from placental to ________.
- This mixing defect, (occurring in newborns), of the great arteries refers to a condition in which the aorta arises from RV and the pulmonary artery from LV resulting in two separate, parallel circuits
- Disease seen in young children, 5 years or younger; a self-limiting systemic vasculitis that may result in cardiac sequelae
- ________________ of the aorta is a narrowing of the lumen of the aorta that impedes blood flow.
- Tricuspid __________ accounts for 1% to 3% of congenital heart defects, and is the 3rd most common cyanotic heart defect.
- Heart defects that allow desaturated blood to enter the systemic system without passing through the lungs result in ___________ and cyanosis.
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- Tricuspid atresia consists of an imperforate tricuspid valve, resulting in no ________________ between the RA and RV.
- The direction of shunting in a child with a ______ septal defect is from the left side to the lower-pressure right side.
- The presence of alternate pathways, known as fetal _______ helps to promote delivery of maximum amount of oxygenated blood to developing brain.
- Aortic _____________ is the narrowing of the aortic outflow tract, and depending of its severity, children can be asymptomatic in mild to moderate cases to syncopal episodes, epigastric pain or chest pain on exertion, as seen in more severe cases.
- ____________ left heart syndrome refers to abnormal development of left-sided cardiac structures, resulting in obstruction to blood flow from LV outflow tract.
- __________ cushions are instrumental in closing lower portion of atrial septum, dividing AV canals in right and left AV orifices and forming upper portion of interventricular septum.
- An _________ septal defect is an abnormal communication between the atria.
14 Clues: An _________ septal defect is an abnormal communication between the atria. • ________________ of the aorta is a narrowing of the lumen of the aorta that impedes blood flow. • Tricuspid atresia consists of an imperforate tricuspid valve, resulting in no ________________ between the RA and RV. • ...
Heart Healthy Nutrition 2021-01-27
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- Healthy fats; High in foods like seafood, nuts, seeds, avocados and oils
- Get more ___ by eating vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains
- Cut back on beverages and foods with ___
- Choose ___ cooking and baking techniques to prepare meals
- ___ foods have minerals, protein, whole grains and other nutrients but are lower in calories
- Are protective against heart disease because they're high in nitrates, antioxidants, fiber and potassium
- Look for products that say 100% ____
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- Fruit protective against heart disease
- When it comes to your heart, what you eat ___
- #1 killer in the United States
- Unhealthy fats
- Choose a variety of foods with:___ (i.e. seafood, lean beef or poultry, eggs, legumes)
- Healthy fatty acids found in fish such as salmon, trout and herring
- Cut down on
14 Clues: Cut down on • Unhealthy fats • #1 killer in the United States • Look for products that say 100% ____ • Fruit protective against heart disease • Cut back on beverages and foods with ___ • When it comes to your heart, what you eat ___ • Choose ___ cooking and baking techniques to prepare meals • Get more ___ by eating vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains • ...
Tell Tale Heart 2021-09-21
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- scream
- Story Title
- enough; adequate
- a man who is mentally ill
- showing of perceptive understanding
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- what drove the narrator to kill the old man
- very great or intense (emotion)
- Vital organ to survive
- confess to be true
- the quality of being sagacious
- who the narrator murdered
- People who went to interview narrator
- knowing lots, from expirience
- what the narrator did to the old man
14 Clues: scream • Story Title • enough; adequate • confess to be true • Vital organ to survive • who the narrator murdered • a man who is mentally ill • knowing lots, from expirience • the quality of being sagacious • very great or intense (emotion) • showing of perceptive understanding • what the narrator did to the old man • People who went to interview narrator • ...
Valvular Heart Disease 2023-10-11
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- most common cause of mitral regurgitation
- associative relationship with symptomatic mitral valve prolapse
- common associated pain with tricuspid regurgitation
- heart failure associated with tricuspid regurgitation
- most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation
- common manifestation of acute rheumatic fever
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- valve leaflets fail to shut completely
- regurgitation associated in people with Marfan syndrome
- murmur heard best at right parasternal second intercoastal space and neck associated with aortic stenosis
- aortic stenosis results from chronic inflammation of valve leading to fibrosis
- central nervous system effect from mitral stenosis
- central nervous system effect of aortic regurgitation
- the valve orifice is constricted and narrowed, so blood cannot flow forward and workload increases proximal to diseased valves
- murmur heard best at apex and around axilla associated with mitral stenosis
14 Clues: valve leaflets fail to shut completely • most common cause of mitral regurgitation • most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation • common manifestation of acute rheumatic fever • central nervous system effect from mitral stenosis • common associated pain with tricuspid regurgitation • central nervous system effect of aortic regurgitation • ...
Open your heart 2025-02-14
Tell Tale heart 2024-11-25
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- To have wisdom and good judgement
- the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
- a measure taken in advance to ward off
- an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
- to kill by depriving of oxygen
- walk with long steps
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- in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
- intense feelings of suffering
- A long narrow opening
- an act of placing beneath
- seeing ahead or knowing in advance
- Sharp sensitive
- resist doing something
14 Clues: Sharp sensitive • walk with long steps • A long narrow opening • resist doing something • an act of placing beneath • intense feelings of suffering • to kill by depriving of oxygen • To have wisdom and good judgement • seeing ahead or knowing in advance • a measure taken in advance to ward off • an utterance expressing pain or disapproval • ...
Nutrition & The Heart 2025-06-11
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- Your brain and body use this nutrient for energy.
- This color rice is more fiber rich and nutrient dense than white rice.
- Substance found in whole grains that help you feel full and keep you regular.
- The measurement of energy content of food, listed per serving on food labels.
- Another term for high blood pressure, which can be caused by poor hydration, eating too much sodium, and high anxiety.
- These fruits and vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh ones.
- ________ are full of antioxidants which may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
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- Unsaturated fats are better for you than _____ fats.
- This type of vegetable, including beans, peas, and lentils, may help lower your blood pressure.
- Waxy, fat-like substance essential for cell building.
- Certain _______ are fat soluble and need fat to be used by the body.
- This fruit is an unlikely source of fiber and heart healthy fats.
- The human body is made up of 70% of this liquid.
- This nut spread is a source of heart healthy fats.
14 Clues: The human body is made up of 70% of this liquid. • Your brain and body use this nutrient for energy. • This nut spread is a source of heart healthy fats. • Unsaturated fats are better for you than _____ fats. • Waxy, fat-like substance essential for cell building. • This fruit is an unlikely source of fiber and heart healthy fats. • ...
Crossword 2020-07-12
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- fluid portion of blood
- a large vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
- a wall that separates the heart int right and left side
- a large blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart to be distributed to all parts of body
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- the lower chamber of the heart
- microscopic blood vessels which connects arteries to veins
- blood vessels which carry blood to the heart
- a valve between left atrium and left ventricle
- a protein found in red blood cells that transport oxygen
- blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs via ... artery
- a substance that can block arteries
- a blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart
12 Clues: fluid portion of blood • the lower chamber of the heart • a substance that can block arteries • blood vessels which carry blood to the heart • a valve between left atrium and left ventricle • a blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart • a wall that separates the heart int right and left side • a protein found in red blood cells that transport oxygen • ...
Chapter 16 Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-05
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- the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
- a collection of organs whose primary function is to take oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
- a collection of organs that transport blood throughout body
- the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart
- the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus
- the area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds
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- the fluid that carries gases, nutrients, and wastes through the body
- the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
- a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body's organs
- two tubes connecting lungs and trachea
- tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
- the tube connecting larynx and lungs
- a vessel that carries blood to the heart
- a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue
14 Clues: the tube connecting larynx and lungs • two tubes connecting lungs and trachea • a vessel that carries blood to the heart • the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus • the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries • a collection of organs that transport blood throughout body • the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart • ...
Circulatory System 2026-03-13
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- pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the rest of the body
- the major artery responsible for transporting blood from the heart to other parts of the human body
- an object that can permit or block the flow of blood
- carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
- a chamber in an animal's heart that pumps blood out to the body
- receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava and forces it into the right ventricle
- carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- the muscular organ of an animal that pumps blood throughout the body
- the two upper chambers of the heart that receives blood
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- tissue that brings oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body and removes wastes from the cells of the body
- large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body into the heart
- forces oxygenated blood from the into the left ventricle
- pumps deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary artery
- the system that transports blood and other fluids throughout the body
14 Clues: pumps deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary artery • carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium • an object that can permit or block the flow of blood • carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs • the two upper chambers of the heart that receives blood • forces oxygenated blood from the into the left ventricle • ...
Vital Signs Crossword 2021-03-15
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- low body temperature
- high body temperature
- the five series of blood pressure sounds
- high blood pressure
- rapid heartbeat that may be regular or irregular
- rhythmic dilation of an artery that results from beating of the heart
- low blood pressure
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- abnormally slow heart action
- amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction
- amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in a minute
- a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm
- blue coloring of the skin
12 Clues: low blood pressure • high blood pressure • low body temperature • high body temperature • blue coloring of the skin • abnormally slow heart action • the five series of blood pressure sounds • rapid heartbeat that may be regular or irregular • rhythmic dilation of an artery that results from beating of the heart • ...
Heart Attack and Angina 2013-07-13
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- Assist the victim into a comfortable position _.
- _ of symptoms.
- Treat for _.
- is a medical condition where the circulation of blood to the heart is severely affected.
- _ in chest or shoulder.
- _ and weakness.
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- weak,rapid.
- Angina victims also carry _ for its treatment.
- Angina and Heart Attack victims are _.
- Help the victim to take medication and encourage the victim to chew an ASA tablet ex._.
- What is a medical disorder caused by poor blood circulation to the heart.
- For both Angina and Heart Attack _ must be called.
12 Clues: weak,rapid. • Treat for _. • _ of symptoms. • _ and weakness. • _ in chest or shoulder. • Angina and Heart Attack victims are _. • Angina victims also carry _ for its treatment. • Assist the victim into a comfortable position _. • For both Angina and Heart Attack _ must be called. • What is a medical disorder caused by poor blood circulation to the heart. • ...
Circulatory System Vocabulary 2021-02-24
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- produces antibodies to aid in the immune response
- inner lining of the heart
- responsible for receiving blood from the veins leading to the heart, includes left and right atrium
- play an important role in preventing blood loss
- stimulate or inhibit body functions
- death of heart muscle from the sudden blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot
- located in the walls of the right atrium which acts like the pacemaker
- bundle of nodes
- Types categories which define the differences in human blood due to the presence or absence of certain protein molecules called antigens and antibodies
- first step in the two-step heart beat process
- important for the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide and other molecules between blood and tissue
- force the blood away from the heart with sufficient power to push the blood all the way back to the heart, includes left and right ventricle
- in the blood plasma which determine blood type
- second step in the heart-beat process
- repeating pumping process of the heart
- releases chemicals which reduce inflammation and attack parasites
- has B antigens on the surface of the red blood cells and A antibodies in the blood plasma
- sudden death of brain cells due to a problem with the blood supply caused by a blockage or the rupture of an artery
- transfer of blood or blood components from one individual to another
- carries blood from the left ventricle to the body
- hollow utensils for carrying blood
- Trunk carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
- abnormal heart sounds resulting from narrowing or leaking of valves or the presence of abnormal passages through which blood flows in or near the heart
- disease affecting arterial blood vessels by the buildup of plaque on the inner lining of the arteries causing them to narrow and be less flexible
- Fibers carry the action potentials from the bundle branches to the ventricular walls causing the heart to contract
- contained in blood vessels and consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in a fluid medium known a plasma
- large microscopic cells without a nucleus which transport oxygen from the
- sources of energy which promote enzyme activity
- involves the presence or absence of the Rh factor, another antigen, on the red blood cell’s surface
- opens to allow oxygen-rich blood to pass from the left ventricle into the aorta, your body’s largest artery, where it is delivered to the rest of your body
- aid in blood pressure, transportation of materials, immunity and blood clotting
- carry blood from the body to the right atrium
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- state of balance or equilibrium between all systems and processes within the body
- to all of the living tissues of the body and carry away carbon dioxide
- eat microorganisms and other substances
- considered to be present when a person’s systolic blood pressure is consistently 140mmHg or greater, and/or their diastolic blood pressure is consistently 90mmHg or greater, known as high blood pressure
- protect the body against invading organisms and remove dead cells and other waste from the body
- Potentials originate in the SA node and travel across the walls of the atrium to the AV node
- smaller, thinner tubes of arteries which become fine branches
- fatty material on the inner lining of the arteries causing them to narrow and be less flexible
- Node located in the walls of the right atrium
- regulates blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle
- strong elastic vessels designed to carry blood away from the heart at a high pressure
- controls blood flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to your lungs to pick up oxygen
- involved in osmosis, membrane potential and acid-base balance
- normal consequence of aging where the arterial walls gradually thicken and arterial fibers decline occurring commonly in the arteries in the brain, kidneys, heart, abdominal aorta and legs
- located on the surface of the red blood cells which determine blood type
- main blood vein leading to the heart
- lets oxygen-rich blood from your lungs pass from the left atrium into the left ventricle
- introduction of a fluid other than blood to the body such as saline or glucose solution
- transports food, hormones, metabolic wastes and gases to and from cells
- outer surface of the heart
- bulge or ballooning in the wall of an artery
- force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels
- leaves blood and becomes a macrophage which eats bacteria, dead cells, cell fragments and other debris
- has both A and B antigens on the surface of the red blood cells and no A or B antibodies at all in the blood plasma
- serves as a transport medium for glucose, lipids, amino acids, hormones, metabolic end products, carbon dioxide and oxygen
- has A antigens on the surface of the red blood cells and B antibodies in the blood plasma
- occurs when the arteries which supply blood to the heart muscle become hardened and narrowed as a result of atherosclerosis
- has neither A or B antigens on the surface of the red blood cells but has both A and B antibodies in the blood plasma
- process by which red blood cells are made hemoglobin composed of a protein called heme, which binds oxygen and is an iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium
- muscular pump surrounded by a double layered closed sac made of fibrous connective tissue call the pericardium
- carry blood from the body to the right atrium
- muscle of the heart
- releases histamine which promotes inflammation and heparin, which prevents blood clotting
- clumping of particles which results when incompatible blood types are mixed within the body and the antibodies of one blood type react against the antigens of the other
- carry low-oxygen blood from the tissues back to the heart; except for the pulmonary vein which carries oxygenated blood
68 Clues: bundle of nodes • muscle of the heart • inner lining of the heart • outer surface of the heart • hollow utensils for carrying blood • stimulate or inhibit body functions • main blood vein leading to the heart • second step in the heart-beat process • repeating pumping process of the heart • eat microorganisms and other substances • bulge or ballooning in the wall of an artery • ...
Blood Vessels 2021-12-14
Across
- moves blood between the heart and tissue
- veins that bring blood high in o2 from the lungs to the heart
- moves blood between the heart and lungs
- large vein that carries blood to the heart
Down
- carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs
- the smallest blood vessels that carry connect arteries and veins
- blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to tissues
- organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get energy
- artery that carries blood away from the heart
- carry blood towards the heart
10 Clues: carry blood towards the heart • moves blood between the heart and lungs • moves blood between the heart and tissue • large vein that carries blood to the heart • artery that carries blood away from the heart • carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs • veins that bring blood high in o2 from the lungs to the heart • ...
