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Cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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Heart

A

cardi/o

card/o

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2
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Arteries

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arteri/o

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3
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Veins

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ven/o

phleb/o

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4
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Blood

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hem/o

hemat/o

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5
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aort/o

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aorta

main trunk of artery system

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6
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plasm/o

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plasma

liquid portion of blood

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7
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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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8
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Lymph

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lymph/o

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9
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lymph node/ gland

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lymphaden/o

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10
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spleen

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splen/o

stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

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11
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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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12
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coronary

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pertaining to the heart vessels

coron/o= coronary or head/crown

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13
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ischemic or ischemia

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deficiency of blood flow

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14
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myocardial infarction

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heart attack

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15
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infarct

A

area necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

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16
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dysrthythmia

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an irregular heartbeat

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17
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bradycardia

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an abnormally slow heartbeat

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18
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tachycardia

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an abnormally fast heartbeat

> 100 bpm

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19
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palpitation

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pounding or racing heartbeat

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20
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palpation

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to use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency (to assess)

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21
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sphygmomanometer

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instrument used to measure blood pressure

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22
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stethoscope

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instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

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23
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angi/o

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blood vessel

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24
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-stenosis

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narrowing

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25
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-necrosis

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abnormal tissue death

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26
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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

27
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-rrhexis

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rupture

28
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thrombosis

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thromb/o = clot
-osis = abnormal condition
thrombus (singular form, blood clot in a blood vessel)

29
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

30
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thromb/o

A

clot

31
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aneurysm

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  • localized weak spot or balloon- like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  • often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood
32
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varicose veins

A

abnormally swollen veins

usually occur in legs

33
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erthrocytopenia (anemia)

A 
erythr/o = red
cyt/o = cell
-penia = deficiency of
34
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erythr/o

A

red

35
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cyt/o

A

cell

36
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-penia

A

deficiency of

37
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hematocytopenia

A

abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells

38
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febrile (pyrosis)

A

to have a fever

39
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afebrile

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without fever

40
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a-

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without

41
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-thermia

A

heat

42
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hyperthermia

A

body temperature above normal

43
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hypothermia

A

body temperature below normal

44
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antibiotic

A

drug that treats bacterial infections

45
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vaccine

A

inactivated microoganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases

46
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BP

A

blood pressure

47
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hypertension

A

higher than normal BP

48
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hypotension

A

less than normal BP

49
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EKG or ECG

A

electrocardiogram

50
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electr/o

A

electricity

51
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ECHO

A

echocardiogram (more pictures)

52
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ech/o

A

sound

53
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

54
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HR

A

heart rate

55
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P

A

pulse (normal 60-100 bpm)

56
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Rh

A

blood type

57
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RR

A

respiration rate (10-20 bpm)

58
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T

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temperature

59
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VS

A

vital signs

60
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Hct

A

hematocrit

61
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Hgb

A

hemoglobin

62
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

63
Q

BMT

A

bone marrow transplant

64
Q

CBC

A

complete blood cell count

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