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Arterioles
Small branch of an artery that communicates with a capillary
network
TERM 2
Artery
DEFINITION 2
Vessel that transports blood away from the heart
TERM 3
Blood Pressure
DEFINITION 3
Force the blood exerts against the inner walls of the blood
vessel
TERM 4
Diastolic Pressure
DEFINITION 4
minimum pressure
TERM 5
Dupp
DEFINITION 5
Second heart sound, occurs during ventricular diastole,
pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves closing
Endothelial
Layer of epithelial cells that forms the inner lining of blood
vessels and heart chambers
TERM 7
Hydrostatic Pressure
DEFINITION 7
Pressure exerted by fluids, such as blood pressure
TERM 8
Lubb
DEFINITION 8
First heart sound, occurs during ventricular systole, A-V
valves closing
TERM 9
Metaarteriole
DEFINITION 9
Connectes arteriole directly to venule
TERM 10
Murmur
DEFINITION 10
Abnormal heart sound
Connective Tissue
Basic type of tissue that consist of cells within an
extracellular matrix, including bone, cartilage, blood, loose
and fibrous connective tissue
TERM 17
Edema
DEFINITION 17
Fluid accumulation within tissue spaces
TERM 18
Hapten
DEFINITION 18
Small molecule that combines with a larger one; forms an
antigen
TERM 19
Humoral Immune Response
DEFINITION 19
Circulating antibodies destruction of cells bearing foreign
(non self) antigens
TERM 20
Lymph Nodes
DEFINITION 20
Mass of lymphoid tissue located along the course of a
lymphatic vessel
Smooth Muscle
Type of involuntary muscle tissue found in the walls of hollow
viscera; visceral muscle.
