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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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Largest artery in the body

A

Aorta

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2
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Vessel

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Angi/o

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3
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Aort/o

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Aorta

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4
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Artery

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Arter/o

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5
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Ather/o

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Yellowish plaque

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6
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Atrium, upper heart chamber

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Atri/o

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7
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Brachi/o

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Arm

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8
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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9
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Cholesterol/o

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Cholesterol

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10
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Heart

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Coron/o

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11
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Blue

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Cyan/o

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12
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Mucus

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Myx/o

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13
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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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14
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Pericardi/o

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Pericardium

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15
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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16
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Rhythm

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Rhythm/0

17
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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

18
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Steth/o

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Chest

19
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Thromb/o

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Clot

20
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Valvul/o

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Valve

21
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Vas/o

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Vessel

22
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Patent

A

Open

23
Q

Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat

A

Sinoatrial node

24
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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

25
Q

Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart

A

Mitral valve

26
Q

The cause of essential hypertension

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Idiopathic

27
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Local widening of an artery

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Aneurysm

28
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Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle

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Coronary arteries

29
Q

Click murmur syndrome

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Mitral valve prolapse

30
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Cardiac arrhythmia

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Fibrillation

31
Q

A blood vessel that carries oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary artery

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