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Health in Christian perspective
Quiz 3
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Health Care
9th Grade
09/11/2012

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Term
Thoracic
Definition
Chest
Term
Windpipe
Definition
Trachea
Term
Voice box
Definition
Larynx
Term
Throat
Definition
Pharynx
Term
Cardiology
Definition
Study of the heart and the body's network of blood vessels and their functions
Term
Ventricles
Definition
Two thick-walled lower chambers of the heart
Term
Pulmonary Circulation
Definition
The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
Term
Aorta
Definition
Large artery that carries blood away from the heart
Term
Blood pressure
Definition
The amount of force that blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels
Term
When your heart works harder and becomes stronger through regular exercise you increase?
Definition
Stamina and stroke volume
Term
Systemic Circulation
Definition
Movement of blood through all parts of the body except for lungs
Term
Cardio
Definition
Refers to the heart
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Vaso or Vascular
Definition
refers to liquid-carrying vessels throughout the body
Term
Pulmonary
Definition
Refers to lungs
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