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Symptoms: susceptible to infection, sever anemia, and uncontrolled bleeding
Leukemia
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Treatment of leukemia
chemotheraly, radiation, bone marrow transplant
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Symptoms: heart functioning inefficiently, oxygenated blood mixing with oxygen-depleted blood
congenital heart defect
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Treatment of Congenital heart defect
medication, surgery, heart transplant
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Symptoms: none, blood pressure read ing 160/100, 30 lbs overweight, smoker
hypertension
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Treatment of hypertension
medication --> diet
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small vessels that carry blood from arterioles and small vessels called venules, which empty into veins
capillaries
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the oxygen-carrying protein in blood
hemoglobin
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the clear fluid that fills the spaces around body cells
lymph
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types of cells in the blood that cause blood clots to form
platelets
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a measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls of blood vessels, particulary large arteries, as it is pumped through the body
blood pressure
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the fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended
plasma
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a microorganism that causes disease
pathogen
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Explain the main functions of the cardiovascular system.
Delivers blood through body
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Explain the role of the lymphatic system
move and filter lymph, clear fluid that fills space around body cells
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Name some causes of cardiovascular problems
illness, diet aging
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Which structure of the lungs does the trachea branch out into?
bronchi
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Which respiratory problem is characterized by symptoms inculding a cough, fever, fatigue, and weight loss?
tuberculosis
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Which disease progressively destroys the walls of the alveoli?
emphysema
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Which body part is also called the windpipe?
trachea
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Which respiratory problem is characterized by an invuluntary contraction of smooth airway muscles that leads to chest tightness and breathing difficulties?
asthma
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Which muscle allows breathing to occur
diaphragm
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Explain the role of the respiratory system?
to inhale oxygen
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Name the respiratory system's three main components.
lungs trachea, diaphragm
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Explain why it is important to maintain your respiratory health.
It affects all other body systems
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sinusitis
nasal congestion, fever, headache
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bronchitis
coughing, wheezing
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pneuonia
cough, fever, chills, chest pains
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tuberculosis
cough fever, fatigue, chest pain.
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emphysema
difficulty breathing, chronic cough
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found within the chest cavity; protected by the ribs; air naturally flows into these
lungs
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vioce box; connects the trhorad and trachea; contains the vocal cords
larynx
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separates the chest from the abdominal cavity; the base of the chest cavity; contracts along with muscles between ribs
diaphragm
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flap of tissue; above the larnyx; closes off entrane to larynx and trachea
epiglottis
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Air moves into the lungs through this; branches out into bronchi
trachea
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