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- 5. a small vein
- 9. present in the plasma and attach to RBC’s with antigens
- 10. chambers of the heart that receives blood from veins
- 15. the part of the heart that separates the two upper chambers
- 16. when white blood in bone marrow becomes cancerous
- 17. a clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
- 19. immunity provided by antibodies released by sensitized B cells and their plasma cell progeny
- 20. severe,suffocation chest pain caused by brief lack of oxygen to heart muscle
- 22. the fluid portion of the blood
- 23. the oxygen transporting pigment of erythrocytes
- 26. immunity produced by an encounter with an antigen
- 28. when the heart contracts
- 29. the membranous sac enveloping the heart
- 30. abnormal or unusual heart sounds
- 32. guard the bases of the two large arteries leaving the ventricular chambers
- 34. lymphocytes that mediate cellular immunity
- 37. minute artery
- 39. results from an insufficient number of circulating platelets
- 46. sets the rhythm of the heart and regulates it activity
- 48. phagocytic cells that cause fever and provides the inflammatory response
- 49. relaxation in the heart
- 50. a serous membrane that tightly hugs the external surface of the heart
- 51. the stoppage of bleeding
- 54. a vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 55. blood cell formation
- 59. binding of the antibodies which causes RBC’s to clump
- 60. an abnormally high blood pressure
- 63. presence of an abnormally large number of erythrocytes in the blood
- 65. tiny white cords that anchor the flaps to the walls of the ventricles
- 69. a condition characterized by dead tissue areas in the myocardium caused by interpretation of blood supply to the area
- 70. the pressure the blood exerts against the inner walls of the blood vessels
- 71. blood clotting
- 73. watery fluid in the lymph vessels collected from the tissue spaces
- 75. specialized tissue of the heart
- 76. RBC’s that primary function is to carry oxygen in blood to all cells in the body
- 77. an endocrine gland active in the immune system
- 78. a tubelike offshoot of the first part of the large intestine
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- 1. the obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus
- 2. resembles tonsils and found in the wall of the distal part of the small intestine
- 3. lack visible cytoplasmic granules and include lymphocytes and monocytes
- 4. disease causing microorganism
- 6. the cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall
- 7. the endothelial membrane living the interior of the heart
- 8. system of blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen rich blood to all body organs
- 11. small masses of lymphoid tissue that rings the pharynx to trap or remove bacteria
- 12. the mass of specialized myocardial cells in the wall of the right atrium
- 13. volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each heartbeat
- 14. how often the heart beats per minute
- 18. cone shaped muscles found in the heart ventricles
- 21. low blood pressure
- 24. immunity acquired through infection or passed from mother to child
- 25. immunity conferred by lymphocytes called T cells
- 27. organ that filters blood
- 31. a graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart
- 33. a vessel carrying blood away from the tissues toward the heart
- 35. immunity required from a secondary source
- 36. skin, mucous membranes, and secretions of skin
- 38. production of red blood cells
- 40. rounded most superior part of the heart
- 41. transports everything needed for the body to function throughout the body
- 42. an inflammatory chemical that makes blood vessels leaky and attracts WBC’s to the inflamed site
- 43. the circulation from the right side of the heart, to the lungs, and back to the left side of the heart
- 44. prevents backflow into the atria when ventricles contract
- 45. short lived immunity resulting from the introduction of “borrowed antibodies” obtained from and immune animal or donor
- 47. lymphocytes that oversee humoral immunity
- 52. WBC’s that are crucial to the body’s defense against disease
- 53. a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
- 56. when the WBC count is above 11,000 cells/mm^3
- 57. a bleeding disorder caused from lack of any factors needed in clotting
- 58. the blood volume ejected per minute by the left ventricle
- 61. purple RBC in lymphatic tissue important to immune response
- 62. these aren’t technically cells, have no nucleus, and is involved in clotting
- 64. WBC’s made to kill bacteria and fungi
- 66. a substance that the body recognizes as foreign
- 67. discharging chambers of the heart
- 68. the largest WBC’s and become macrophages
- 72. lacking blood as a result of either a lack of RBC’s or abnormal hemoglobin content in RBC
- 74. made by fibrinogen and are insoluble