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Vena Cava Blood Vessels
553 wordsAllograft A tissue graft between donor and recipient of the same species, but where they could react antigenic ally. Antibody A protein that is produced in the body in response to invasion by a foreign agent and that reacts specifically with it. Antigen A substance not normally present in the body which, when introduced into it, stimulates production of an antibody that reacts specifically to it. Anticoagulant A substance which inhibits the blood clotting mechanism. Aorta The great artery that c...
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Coronary Artery Disease High Blood Pressure
2,644 wordsAneurysm-This term refers to a localized dilation of an artery or chamber of the heart. The behavior and prognosis for aneurysms varies, depending on their size and location. Aneurysms of the heart are usually the result of a prior heart attack. They generally don't require surgical resection. They may result in congestive heart failure and arrhythmias. Aneurysms of the main artery of the body, the aorta, generally require resection once they reach a certain size-anywhere from 4. 5 to 6. 0 centi...
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Coronary Artery Disease Sympathetic Nervous System
2,656 words... then give rise to further branching. Cardiologists refer to one, two or three vessel disease based on how many of these three arteries are significantly narrowed by atherosclerosis. However, patients can receive quadruple, quintuple etc, coronary bypasses if branches off of the three main arteries are bypassed as well. Coronary Artery Disease-Atherosclerosis affecting the coronary arteries. This may be asymptomatic, result in stable angina, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction or car...
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Marfan Syndrome Life Threatening Heart
328 wordsGenetic trait MARFAN SYNDROME is a connective tissue disorder, so affects many structures, including the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels. Symptoms they can be painful to live with and often require numerous surgeries. Because of ligaments and muscles with no elasticity, fingers, arms, legs and hips often dislocate. Another symptom that has just recently been acknowledged as a possible symptom is the migraine headache. The possible cause for this being the arteries becoming less el...
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Pulmonary Artery Vena Cava
1,945 wordsHeartthe human heart is a specialized, four-chambered muscle that maintains BLOOD flow in the CIRCULATORYSYSTEM. Located in the thorax, it lies left of the bodys midline, above and in contact with the diaphragm. It is situated immediately behind the breastbone, or sternum, and between the lungs, with its apex tilted to the body cavity's left side. In most people the apex can be felt during each heart contraction. At rest, the heart pumps about 59 cc (2 oz) of blood per beat and 5 l (5 qt) per mi...
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Divided Into Four Pulmonary Artery
3,525 wordsTheHheart Biology Histology The Human Heart. Abstract: Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary defines the heart as the viscus of cardiac muscle that maintains the circulation of the blood. It is divided into four cavities; two atria and two ventricles. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. From there the blood passes to the left ventricle, which forces it via the aorta, through the arteries to supply the tissues of the body. The right atrium receives the blood after it has p...
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Red Blood Cells Pulmonary Artery
6,589 wordsForwards and backwards to the right and are at the same level of the fifth to eight dorsal vertebrae. The apex of the heart points downwards and forwards to the left and corresponds to the space between the fifth and sixth ribs. However, in thin people, the hearts apex may be pointing more downwards than to the left. Its atrial border corresponds to a line drawn across the sternum on a level with the upper border of the third costal cartilage. Its apex corresponds to a line drawn across the lowe...
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Birth Defects Blood Pressure
687 wordsMarfan Syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, affecting approximately one in ten-thousand people. Its affects both males and females equally, and is equally prevalent in all races. About one in four affected individuals are the result of new mutations, however in most cases the syndrome is inherited from one parent with the disorder. In 1991 the cause of Marfan Syndrome was traced to a defective gene on chromosome 15. This gene, with normal functioning, tells the body to produce fibrilla, a...
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