Cardiovascular System Flashcards
receiving heart chambers
atria
sending heart chambers
ventricles
thick wall of muscle that divides the left and right side of muscle
septum
connects left atrium and ventricle
mitral valve
connects left atrium to aorta
aortic valve
valvul/o
valve
connects right atrium and ventricle
tricuspid valve
connects right atrium to pulmonary artery
pulmonic valve
atri/o
atrium (upper chamber)
sept/o
septum
ventricul/o
ventricle (lower chamber)
cardi/o, coron/o
heart
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
fatty plaque
phleb/o, ven/o
vein
oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart
angina pectoris
irregular heartbeat
arrhythmia (sometimes dysrhythmia)
rapid or irregular beating of the heart
palpitation
chest pain
pectoralgia
pain in the aorta
aortalgia
profuse sweating
diaphoresis
loss of blood
hemorrhage
pain in a vein
phlebalgia
tissue lining the inside of the heart
endocardium
tissue lining the outside of the heart
epicardium
heart muscle tissue
myocardium
tissue around the heart
pericardium
large diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart
vena cava
slow heartbeat
bradycardia
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
abnormal heart sound
murmur
rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
narrowing of the aorta
aortic stenosis
rupture of an artery
arteriorrhexis
hardening of an artery
arteriosclerosis
hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque
atherosclerosis
mass of matter present in blood
embolus
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolism
blockage of blood flow due to an organ
ischemia
closing or blockage of a package
occlusion
blood clot
thrombus
enlarged, dilated veins toward surface of the skin
varicose veins
process of inserting a tube into the heart
cardiac catheterization
image of the heart produced using sound waves
echocardiogram
using sound waves to produce an image of the heart
echocardiography
record of the electrical currents of the heart
electrocardiogram
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus
transesophageal echocardiogram
record of blood vessels
angiogram
procedure to describe blood vessels
angiography
record of an artery
arteriogram
record of a vein
venogram
force exerted by blood on walls of blood vessels
blood pressure
heart specialist
cardiologist
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
atrial septum defect (ASD)
cessation of functional circulation
cardiac arrest
disease of the heart muscle
cardiomyopathy
flaw in the structure of the heart present at birth
congenital heart defect
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself
congestive heart failure
inflammation of tissue lining the heart
endocarditits
death of heart muscle tissue
myocardial infarction (heart attack)
blockage of blood to the heart muscle
myocardial ischemia
inflammation of the heart muscle
myocarditis
inflammation of tissue around the heart
pericarditis
flaw in the septum that divide the two ventricles of the heart
ventricular septal defect (VSD)
bulge in a blood vessel
aneurysm
blood vessel tumor
angioma
disease of the arteries
arteriopathy
inflammation of the arteries
arteritis
formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
deep vein thrombosis
high blood pressure
hypertension
low blood pressure
hypotension
inflammation of the veins
phlebitis
inflammation of a vein caused by a clot
thrombophlebitis
drug that prevents/relieves symptoms of angina pectoris
antianginal
drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
antiarrhythmic
drug that opposes the coagulation of blood
anticoagulant
drug that opposes high blood pressure
antihypertensive
drug that breaks down clots
thrombolytic
drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
vasoconstrictor, vasopressor
drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel
vasodilator
procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during the portion of heart surgery in which the heart is stopped
cardiopulmonary bypass
basic life support
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
returning a heart to normal rhythm
cardioversion
borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass surgery
alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient’s blood vessels into the heart
percutaneous coronary intervention
incision into a heart valve
valvotomy
surgical reconstruction of a heart valve
valvuloplasty
surgical reconstruction of a vessel
angioplasty
suture of a vessel
angiorrhaphy
suture of the aorta
aortorrhaphy
suture of an artery
arteriorrhaphy
surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
atherectomy
surgical removal of the inside of an artery
endarterectomy
surgical removal of a vein
phlebectomy
oxygen-poor
right side of the heart
oxygen-rich
left side of the heart
condition in which blood may appear more blue due to very poor circulation or low oxygen
cyanosis
when fluid collects around the heart
pericardial effusion
