Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
Vessel
Usually blood/lymph
A
Angi/o
Vas/o
Vascul/o
2
Q
Aorta
A
Aort/o
3
Q
Artery
Arteriole
A
Arteri/o
Arteriol/o
4
Q
Atria of the heart
A
Arti/o
5
Q
Fatty plaque
A
Ather/o
6
Q
Capillary
A
Capill/o
7
Q
Heart
A
Cardi/o
Card/o
8
Q
Crown
Coronary
A
Coron/o
9
Q
Sound
A
Ech/o
10
Q
Blood
Blood condition
A
Emia
11
Q
Electricity
A
Electr/o
12
Q
Plug
A
Embol/o
13
Q
Red
A
Erythr/o
Rube/o
14
Q
Blood
A
Hem/o
Hemat/o
15
Q
Blood vessel
A
Hemangi/o
16
Q
White
A
Leuk/o
17
Q
Destroy
A
Lytic
18
Q
Muscle
A
My/o
19
Q
Vein
A
Phleb/o
Ven/o
20
Q
Lung
A
Pulmon/o
21
Q
Septum
A
Sept/o
22
Q
Sinus cavity
A
Sin/o
Sinus/o
23
Q
Pulse
A
Sphygm/o
Sphyxis
24
Q
Blood clot
A
Thromb/o
25
Layer or coat of tissue
Tunic
26
Valve
Valv/o
27
Dilated vein
Varic/o
28
Widened blood vessel
Aneurysm
29
Chest pain
Angina
30
Condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop
Arrest
31
Hearts in ability to maintain sinus rhythm
Arrhythmia
32
Hardening of plaque within vessel
Atherosclerosis
33
Hardening of arterial wall
Arteriosclerosis
34
Bacteria in the bloodstream
Bacteremia 
35
Soft blowing sound heard in auscultation 
Bruit
| “Murmur”
36
Narrowing of a vessel
Coarctation
37
Blood clot in deep veins
Deep vein thrombosis
38
Profuse sweating
Diaphoresis
39
Labored breathing
Dyspnea
40
%blood ejected/One ventricular contraction
Ejection fraction
| 50-70% normal 
41
Quivering muscle contractions ineffectual HB
Fibrillation 
42
Excessive amounts of lipids in blood
Hyperlipidemia
43
Necrosing of tissue area following ischemia
Infarct
44
Local/temporary deficiency of blood supply
Ischemia
45
Thin, flat leaf shape heart valve structure
Leaflet
46
Paleness
Pallor
47
Feeling in chest-
| thumping, fluttering, skips
Palpitation
48
Backflow or ejection of contents through opening
Regurgitation
49
Circular muscle that constricts/dilates
Sphincter
50
Slender device used to maintain open lumens
Stent
51
Loss of consciousness
| -brief
Syncope 
