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Cardiovascular System

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A clot formed in response to an injury to stop bleeding
AMI; occurs when a portion of the heart muscle dies because of lack of adequate supply of oxygenated blood; heart attack
Tear in inner lining of aorta and blood enters opening, causing separation of layers in aortic wall
2 chambers of heart; (r) atrium receives deoxygenated blood from inferior & superior vena cavae. BLood ejects from (L) atrium through mitral value into (L) ventricle.
First two arteries to originate off aorta; branch off from base of the aorta and responsible for supplying heart with a rich supply of oxygenated blood
CHF; refers to condition in which there is a build up of fluid (congestion) in body, resulting from pump failure of heart
Smallest branch of an artery; distal end leads into a capillary.
Tiny blood vessels that connect an arteriole to a venule
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Causes heart muscle to contract; negative to positive electrical charge
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Deficiency of oxygenated blood supplied to heart; cardiac cell hypoxia
Coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded by plaque, clots, or spasm
Pain in chest; symptom common with CAD
Condition that causes the smallest arterial structures to become stiff and less elastic
(R) side of (R) ventricular heart failure
Protein strands that form a mesh to strengthen a clot
Coronary artery disease; narrowing and hardening of coronary arteries
Protein responsible for activating the formation of a clot