Heart and Vascular

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  1. 2. process whereby albumin in the blood pulls tissue fluid into the capillaries
  2. 9. condition characterized by an excess of fluid in the tissues
  3. 10. the amount of blood pumped by the heart in 1 minute
  4. 12. pooling of fluid in the abdomen
  5. 13. the period of cardiac muscle relaxation
  6. 14. contraction of the chambers of the heart
  7. 15. term applied to the heart's ability to beat regularly
  8. 16. the force with which ventricular ejection occurs
  9. 17. large permeable capillary found in organs that allows for the passage of large cells and proteins
  10. 18. the serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium
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  1. 1. the unique ability of the cardiac muscle to contract without nervous stimulation
  2. 3. the endothelial membrane that lines the chambers of the heart
  3. 4. the amount of blood ejected by the heart with each beat
  4. 5. a natural connection between two vessels
  5. 6. condition characterized by blood pressure consistently higher than 140 mm Hg systollic over 90 mm Hg diastolic
  6. 7. the membranous fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the bases of the great vessels
  7. 8. space between the lungs and beneath the sternum
  8. 11. the forces that impede the flow of blood out of the heart
  9. 12. bulge in an arterial wall that results when a portion of the arterial wall weakens
  10. 19. the amount of tension or stretch in the ventricular muscle just before it contracts