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The main artery that receives blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to all the other arteries that carry blood to the tissues of the body.

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Aorta

2
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The smallest branches of arteries leading to the vast network of capillaries

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Arterioles

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A blood vessel, consisting of three layers of tissue and smooth muscles that carries blood away from the heart

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Artery

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The small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules; various substances pass through capillary walls, into and out of the interstitial fluid and then on to the cells

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Capillaries

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The formation of clots to plug opening in injured blood vessels and stop blood flow

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Coagulation

6
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A bruise, or ecchymosis

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Contusion

7
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Discoloration of the skin associated with a closed wound; bruising

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Ecchymosis

8
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A nosebleed

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Epistaxis

9
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Vomited blood

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Hematemesis

He•ma•tem•e•ses

10
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A mass of blood in the soft tissues beneath the skin

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Hematoma

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A congenital condition in which the patient lacks one or more of the blood’s normal clotting factors

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Hemophilia

12
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Coughing up blood

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Hemoptysis

He•mop•ty•ses

13
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Bleeding

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Hemorrhage

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A condition that occurs when the level of tissue per fusion decreases below that needed to maintain normal cellular function, also called shock

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hypoperfusion

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A condition in which low blood volume, due to massive internal or external bleeding or extensive loss of body water, result in inadequate perfusion

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Hypovolemic shock

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Black, foul-smelling, tarry stool containing digest blood

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Melena

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Circulation of blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the current needs of the cellls

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Perfusion

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A point where a blood vessel lies near a bone

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Pressure point

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A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation so that every body part can perform its function; also called hypoperfusion

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Shock

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The bleeding control method used when a wound continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure and elevation; useful if a patient is bleeding severely from a partial or complete amputation

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Tourniquet

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Narrowing of a blood vessel, such as with hypoperfusion or cold extremeties

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Vasoconstiction

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The blood vessels that carry blood from the tissues to the heart

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Veins

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Very small, thin-walled vessels

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Venules