Cardiovascular Vocabulary
Correspondent: one who communicates information.
Paternal: from the father’s side.
Maternal: from the mother’s side.
Immune system: a body system that protects the body from foreign substances and infection.
Closed systems: a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
Evolving: to develop gradually.
Arteries: are thick walled, flexible vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Capillaries: are the smallest and most numerous of all the blood vessels. Their walls are very thin and allow for exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste in the tissues they reach.
Veins: are responsible for returning blood to the heart. They have valves that prevent the blood from flowing backwards.
Fatigue: weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
Resting heart rate: the number of beats per minute that your heart pumps when your body is at rest.
Aerobic exercise: includes cardiovascular activities; are longer in duration; require that cells use oxygen to gain energy.
Anaerobic exercise: includes non-cardiovascular activities; are short bursts of energy; does not require that cells use oxygen to gain energy.
Carotid: either of the two major arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head.
Radial: pertaining to, or situated near the radius bone.
Mean: the average.
Median: the middle.
Mode: the number reported most frequently.
Prevalence: widespread.
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