Biology: Circulatory System Term

Memorizing these terms are giving me a heart attack😄

Hemolymph

mixture of blood and tissue fluid in a open circulatory system

Atrium

chambers of the heart that receives blood

Ventricle

chanbers that pumps blood to the body

Septum

wall tissue that divide structure into smaller pieces

Pulmonary circuit

deliver blood to the lungs

Systemic circuit

deliver blood to the body

Serum

fluid is form when platelets and fibrinogen are remove from a whole cell

Erythrocyte

red blood cell

Leukocyte

white blood cell

Pus

yellowish-white fluid formed when tissue is infected, have white blood cells and cellular debris

Platelet

help blood clotting

Anemia

low oxygen level when limited amount of red blood cell or hemoglobin

Aorta

the largest blood vessel that connect directly to the heart

Arteriole

small blood vessel that have smooth muscle in its wall

Vasodilation

dilation of the arterioles to increase blood flow

Vasoconstriction

constricting blood flow in the arterioles

Venule

smalles vein, from merging capillaries

Systolic pressure

the pressure in the blood when the arteries of the heart is contracts

Diastolic pressure

the pressure in the blood when the arteries of the heart is relax

Hypertension

high blood pressure

Lymph

a fluid that collect lymph vessel to return to your blood

Lymph node

dilate the node to filter out bacteria and foreign particles

Spleen

largest organ in you lymphatic system

Thymus

secret hormones to mature the lymphocytes

Pericardium

2 layer fluid that surrounds the heart to prevent friction againist other organ

Coronary blood vessel

blood vessel that circulate the heart

Semilunar valve

Atrioventricular valve

Chordae tendineae

Cardiac cycle

Diastole

Systole

Myogenic muscle

Sinoatrial node

Atrioventricular node

Purkinje fibre

Electrocardiograph

Arteriosclerosis

Plaque

Atherosclerosis

Coronary artery disease

Angina

Myocardial infarction

Angioplasty

Bypass surgery