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Chapter 49: Circulation


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Chapter 49: Circulation

p. 958: circulatory system, open circulatory system, hemolymph, closed circulatory system, blood, heart, interstitial fluid, lymph vessels, lymph

p. 959: homeotherms, countercurrent heat exchange

p. 960: plasma, albumin, globulins, fibrinogen, serum

p. 961: erythrocytes (red blood cells), hematocrit, hemoglobin, stem cell, erythropoiesis, erythropoietin, leukocytes (white blood cells), granular leukocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, nongranular leukocytes, monocytes, lymphocytes, macrophages, megakaryocytes, platelets, fibrin, blood clot, thrombin, prothrombin

p. 962: arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, endothelium, vasoconstriction, vasodilation, precapillary sphincters

p. 963: venous valves, varicose veins

p. 964: oncotic pressure, edema, kwashiorkor, lymphatic system, lymph, lymph hearts, germinal centers, lymphocytes

p. 965: sinus venosus, atrium, ventricle, conus arteriosus

p. 966: pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, septum, aorta, cutaneous respiration

p. 967: endothermy, sinoatrial (SA) node

p. 968: atrioventricular (AV) valves, tricuspid valve, bicuspid (mitral) valve, semilunar valves, pulmonary valve, aortic valve, cardiac cycle, diastole, systole, coronary arteries, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava

p. 969: depolarization, sinoatrial (SA) node, pacemaker, atrioventricular (AV) node, atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His), Purkinje fibers, electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG), cardiac output, stroke volume

p. 970: baroreceptors, cardiovascular control center, medulla oblongata, orthostatic hypotension, antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin), osmoreceptors, hypothalamus, angiotensin II, adrenal cortex, aldosterone, atrial natriuretic hormone

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