The Heart
Electrocardiogram
A graph detecting the electrical changes in the heart as it beats
Artery
Blood vessel leaving the heart
Atrionventricular node
Conducts the signal from the sinoaltrial node to the rest of the heart
Buboes
Greatly enlarged lymph nodes as a result of infection
Elephantiasis
Massive elephant-like swelling of the lower part of body
Atrium
One of the two thin-walled chambers that receive blood into the heart from the veins
Coronary
Refers to the arteries that supply blood to the heart
Arteriole
Small artery
Edema
Swelling of part of the body due to accumulated interstital fluid
Bubonic plague
The black death, a recurrent epidemic disease during the Middle Ages
Bicuspid valve
The mitral valve
Diastole
The relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers that allows them to fill with blood
Aortic valve
The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
Capillary
Tiny blood vessels between arterioles and venules
