Download Cardiovascular Unit Vocab List 1. Heart: the muscle that makes the

Cardiovascular Unit Vocab List
1. Heart: the muscle that makes the cardiovascular system work
2. Blood: the fluid that delivers oxygen, hormones, and nutrients to the cells and carries
away waste
3. Blood vessels: vessels that carry blood throughout the body
4. Cardiovascular system: body system that consists of the heart, blood, and blood
vessels
5. Atria: top 2 chambers of the heart; left atria and right atria
6. Ventricles: bottom 2 chambers of the heart; left ventricle and right ventricle
7. Arteries:
8. Blood pressure: a measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls
of blood vessels, particularly large arteries, as it is pumped through the body.
9. Angina pectoris: chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen
10. Congestive heart failure: a condition that occurs when the heart weakens and can
no longer maintain its pumping rate and force
11. Atherosclerosis: fat deposits collected on artery walls
12. Systolic: the maximum pressure as your heart contracts to push blood into your
arteries
13. Diastolic: the pressure at its lowest point when your ventricles relax
14. Resting heart rate: the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are
not active.
15. Maximum heart rate: the maximum your heart will beat in one minute.
16. Target heart rate: the zone you want your heart rate to be in for maximum health
benefits of physical activity
17. Hypertension: high blood pressure
18. Physical Activity: any form of movement that causes your body to use energy.
19. Exercise: purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and
that improves or maintains physical fitness.
20. Moderate intensity: uses energy from the body but usually does not exhaust the
body
21. Aerobic activity: activity that raises your heart rate
22. Strength training: activity that develops muscle tone
23. Cancer: uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
24. Tumor: an abnormal mass of tissue that has no natural role in the body
25. Benign: noncancerous
26. Malignant: cancerous
27. Metastasis: the spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of
the body
28. Melanoma: the most serious form of skin cancer
29. Sunburn: the burning of the skin’ outer layer
30. Biopsy: the removal of a small piece of tissue for examination