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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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What are the main structures if the cardiovascular system?

A

Arteries, veins, blood, heart

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What does the cardiovascular system do?

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Delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones to body tissues, removes waste

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Angi/o

Vas/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

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Aterioles

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Atri/o

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Atria

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Crown

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Embol/o

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Embolus

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Hemangi/o

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Blood vessel

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Phleb/o

Ven/o

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Vein

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Venul/o

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Tiny blood vessels

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Aneurysm

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Localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery

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Arrest

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Sudden cessation/stoppage

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal heart beat rhythm

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

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Insufficient cardiac output for body needs

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Diastole

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Expansion of the heart chambers

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Diuretic

A

Increasing urine amount

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Embolus

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Clot/plug

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Fibrillation

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Rapid, random, ineffective heart contractions

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Hemorrhage

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Escape of blood via ruptured vessel

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Hypertension

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Persistently high blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Ischemia

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Deficiency of blood from a constricted/obstructed blood vessel

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Ligate

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To tie off a vessel

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Perfusion

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The act of pouring through or over

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Pulse

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Arrhythmic wave

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Systole

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Contraction of the heart chambers

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Sphygmomanometer

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An instrument to measure arterial blood pressure

30
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Thrombus

A

Aggregation of blood factors (platelets, fibrin)

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Venipuncture

A

Surgical puncture of a vein

32
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Bradycardia

A

Abnormally slow heart rate

33
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Electrocardiography

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the process of recording electrical activity of myocardium

34
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Pericardium

A

Double walled membrane surrounding the heart

35
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Tachycardia

A

Abnormally fast heart rate

36
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Vasodilator

A

Causing blood vessel dilation

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