Cardiovascular Flashcards
aort/o
aorta
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
ather/o
plaque
atri/o
atrium
brachi/o
arm
cardi/o
heart
cholesterol/o
cholesterol (a lipid substance)
coron/o
heart
cyan/o
blue
myx/o
mucus
ox/o
oxygen
pericardi/o
pericardium
phleb/o
vein
rhythm/o
rhythm
sphygm/o
pulse
steth/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
vas/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel
ven/o, ven/i
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle (lower heart chamber)
artery
vessel that moves blood away from heart to body tissue
vein
vessel that brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart
aorta
largest artery in the body
arteriole
small artery
endocardium
inner lining of the heart
myocardium
muscular middle layer of the heart
pericardium
membrane surrounding the heart
septum
partition or wall dividing a cavity
venule
small vein
arrhythmias
abnormal heart rhythms
e.g., bradycardia, flutter, fibrillation
congenital heart disease
abnormality in the heart at birth
CHF
congestive heart failure
CAD
coronary artery disease
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
procedure replaces clogged coronary arteries
STEMI
ST elevation myocardial infarction
bad kind of heart attack
NSTEMI
Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
heart attack, but not the worst kind
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
HTN
hypertension (high blood pressure)
PAD
peripheral artery disease
angi/o
vessel