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- 4. blockage of the arteries, usually in the legs
- 6. tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded coronary artery; heart attack
- 7. flaps of tissue located between the heart chambers which allow the blood to flow only in one direction
- 10. a cell fragment that helps form blood clots to repair injured blood vessels
- 13. veins that have become abnormally dilated, due to interference with venous drainage or weakness of their walls
- 14. a mass that travels through the blood and can become lodged in a blood vessel and obstruct blood flow
- 17. disease resulting from reduced blood flow from the heart; characterized by weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort and edema in the lower extremities
- 19. a condition of low blood pressure
- 20. the fluid and its suspended formed elements that are circulated through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins
- 22. blood disorder characterized by the reduction in red blood cells or hemoglobin
- 25. inherited from one's parents and determined by the presence or absence of an antigen found on the surface of the red blood cells
- 29. a yellowish liquid containing mostly water, which carries nutrients, hormones, and waste for other body systems
- 32. complete or partial loss of blood flow to brain tissue caused by blood vessel spasms, intracranial bleeding, and/or obstruction of the blood vessels in the brain
- 33. abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart
- 34. chest pain or discomfort
- 35. locations to measure the number of times the heart beats per minute
- 36. a condition of high blood pressure
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- 1. muscle contractions occurring due to electrical conduction
- 2. a condition in which the arteries of the heart are narrowed, affecting the supply of oxygen and nutrients to heart muscle
- 3. vessels that convey blood; includes arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins
- 5. a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel and does not travel through the blood
- 8. a cell that makes antibodies to mark and destroy invading pathogens
- 9. related to the heart and blood vessels
- 11. antigen found in red blood cells
- 12. the innermost layer that lines the four chambers and covers the valves of the heart
- 15. blood disorder; the shape of the red blood cell is a sickle shape, which makes the red blood cells clump together
- 16. blood vessel that moves blood from body tissues toward the heart
- 18. a white blood cell that is involved in fighting infection
- 21. four chambers which blood flows through the heart
- 23. a major blood vessel that moves blood away from the heart out to the body tissues
- 24. a layer of cardiac muscle that make up the middle of the heart
- 26. a red blood that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from body tissues
- 27. fibrous sac that encloses the heart
- 28. a blood disorder caused by changes in a gene on the X chromosome; is characterized by the inability of the blood to clot
- 30. microscopic blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
- 31. a distended and weak area in the wall of an artery
- 34. abnormal heart rhythm