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- 4. Vibration felt in arterial walls due to expansion of the aorta following ventricle contraction.
- 6. In humans, the major systemic artery that takes blood from the heart to the tissues.
- 7. Component of blood that is necessary to blood clotting.
- 9. cycle One complete cycle of systole and diastole for all heart chambers.
- 12. Chamber; particularly an upper chamber of the heart lying above a ventricle.
- 13. White blood cell with a granular cytoplasm; able to be stained with a basic dye.
- 15. Relaxation period of a heart chamber during the cardiac cycle.
- 16. Blood vessel that transports blood away from the heart.
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- 1. Contraction period of the heart during the cardiac cycle.
- 2. Muscular organ whose contraction causes blood to circulate in the body of an animal.
- 3. pressure Force of blood pushing against the inside wall of blood vessels.
- 5. Fluid, derived from tissue fluid, that is carried in lymphatic vessels.
- 8. Vessel that takes blood from an artery to capillaries.
- 10. Pectoris / Condition characterized by thoracic pain resulting from occluded coronary arteries; may precede a heart attack.
- 11. Protein produced in response to the presence of an antigen; each antibody combines with a specific antigen.
- 14. Blood vessel that arises from venules and transports blood toward the heart.