Cardiovascular system (3 main parts) 1.Arteries away from heart(oxygen rich blood -->body,Oxygen poor blood-->lungs) 2. Veins toward heart 3. Capillaries: small blood vessels
Myocardium the muscle tissue of the heart
Atria 2 upper chambers that receive blood from body and lungs
Ventricles ...
Cancer ✅a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of
abnormal cells
Oncogene ✅a mutated gene that results in rapid uncontrolled cell division
Tumor ✅abnormal growth of tissue with no physiological function
Benign: ✅not cancerous
Malignant ✅cancerous
Metastasis ✅process of malignant tumor spreading through body
Carcinomas ✅cancers of the epithelial tissue(skin)
Sarcomas ✅Cancers of the connective tissue
(Bone, Muscles,Cartilage,Gut,blood vessels)
Leukemias ✅Cancers of the blood
(stems cells in the bone marrow)
Lymphoma ✅cancers of the lymphatic system
Hodgkin lymphoma ✅Originates in the lymphocytes (a specific type of white blood
cells)
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ✅subtypes based on cell or origin B-cell or T-cell
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