Cardiovascular Flashcards by Gayle Stephens | Brainscape

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque

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atri/o

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atrium

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol (a lipid substance)

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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myx/o

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mucus

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

A

vein

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rhythm/o

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rhythm

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

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vas/o

A

vessel

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vascul/o

A

vessel

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ven/o, ven/i

A

vein

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle (lower heart chamber)

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artery

A

vessel that moves blood away from heart to body tissue

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vein

A

vessel that brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart

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aorta

A

largest artery in the body

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arteriole

A

small artery

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endocardium

A

inner lining of the heart

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myocardium

A

muscular middle layer of the heart

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pericardium

A

membrane surrounding the heart

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septum

A

partition or wall dividing a cavity

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venule

A

small vein

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arrhythmias

A

abnormal heart rhythms

e.g., bradycardia, flutter, fibrillation

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congenital heart disease

A

abnormality in the heart at birth

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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

procedure replaces clogged coronary arteries

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STEMI

A

ST elevation myocardial infarction

bad kind of heart attack

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NSTEMI

A

Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

heart attack, but not the worst kind

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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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HTN

A

hypertension (high blood pressure)

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PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

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angi/o

A

vessel