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Cardiovascular system
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Health Care
10th Grade
12/19/2012

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Hypertension
Definition
High blood pressure
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Leukemia
Definition
cancer of WBC in the bone marrow
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Anemia
Definition
Hemoglobin is below normal
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Varicose veins
Definition
swollen and enlarged veins, valves not working
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Heart attack
Definition
lack of O2 and nutrients to the heart
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Systolic
Definition
pressure of ventricle contracting
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Arteries
Definition
carry blood away from the heart
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Atrium
Definition
upper chamber of heart
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Valves
Definition
allow blood to only flow in one direction
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Diastolic
Definition
pressure when ventricles is relaxed
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Veins
Definition
vessels that carry blood to the heart
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Sphygmomanometer
Definition
instrument blood pressure is measurement
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Congenital
Definition
a problem you are born with
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Pericardium
Definition
Protective sac around the heart
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B cells and T cells
Definition
2 types of lymphocytes that fight infection in the lymph system
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Red blood cells
Definition
The part of the blood that carries the oxygen
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Pathogen
Definition
A disease-causing agent
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Plasma
Definition
The fluid that the other parts of the blood are suspended in
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Type O
Definition
The universal blood type
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White blood cells
Definition
The part of the blood that fights infections
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Lymph
Definition
The fluid around all cells
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Hodgkin's disease
Definition
Cancer of lymph tissue
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Tonsillitis
Definition
When infection settles in the throat and causes swelling
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