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cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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HR

A

heart rate

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2
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ECG/EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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3
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SA

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sinoatrial

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4
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AV

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Atrioventricular

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5
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VSD

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ventricular septical defect

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6
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PDA

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patient ductus arterious

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7
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PVC

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Premature ventricular contraction

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8
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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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9
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HCM

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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10
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cardi/o

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heart

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11
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shygmo

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pulse

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12
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man

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pressure

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13
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phleb

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vein

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14
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steth

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chest

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15
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angi

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vessel

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16
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ather

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plaque

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17
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coron

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crown

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18
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sclerosis

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become hardened from inflammation/dryness

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19
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megaly

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enlargement

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20
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fibrillation

A

rapid, random, ineffective heart contractions

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21
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endocardium

A

epithelial lining inside of the heart chambers

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22
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infarct

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area of necrosis caused by lack of blood supply

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23
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systole

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contraction of the heart

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24
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diastole

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relaxation of the heart

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25
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asystole

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w/o contraction, lack of heart activity

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26
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pericardial space

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space between the parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium

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27
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cardiac tamponade

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compression of heart due to fluid or blood collection

28
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heart

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cardi/o

29
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pulse

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shygmo

30
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pressure

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man

31
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vein

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phleb

32
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chest

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steth

33
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vessel

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angi

34
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plaque

A

ather

35
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crown

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coron

36
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become hardened from inflammation/dryness

A

sclerosis

37
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enlargement

A

megaly

38
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rapid, random, ineffective heart contractions

A

fibrillation

39
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epithelial lining inside of the heart chambers

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endocardium

40
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area of necrosis caused by lack of blood supply

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infarct

41
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contraction of the heart

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systole

42
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relaxation of the heart

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diastole

43
Q

w/o contraction, lack of heart activity

A

asystole

44
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space between the parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium

A

pericardial space

45
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compression of heart due to fluid or blood collection

A

cardiac tamponade

46
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force of contraction

A

inotropy

47
Q

band used for constriction of a limb to control bleeding or assist with venipuncture

A

tourniquet

48
Q

baloon like blood-filled bulge in the wall of a vessel

A

aneurysm

49
Q

pointed part of the heart

A

apex

50
Q

arteries that serve the heart

A

coronary arteries

51
Q

expander implanted in a blood vessel to prevent it from collapsing

A

stent

52
Q

interference with conduction of the heart

A

heart block

53
Q

mitral valve

A

bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve with two flaps

54
Q

suture of a vessel

A

angiorrhaphy

55
Q

blood volume pumped out of the heart in one contraction

A

stroke volume

56
Q

blood volume pumped by the heart in one minute

A

cardiac output

57
Q

blockage of a vessel

A

occlusion

58
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half moon shaped valves at the openings of the aorta and pulmonary arteries

A

semilunar valves

59
Q

widening vessel diameter

A

vasodilation

60
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area of the thorax between the lungs that contains the heart

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mediastinum

61
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leakage or inavailability of a valve to perform

A

insufficiency

62
Q

heart murmur

A

abnormal rythm from turbulent blood flow

63
Q

occurs through the entire ventricular phase

A

holosystolic

64
Q

entrance chambers of the heart

A

atrium

65
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film produced after injection of radio-opaque dye into vessels to evaluate size and shape

A

angiogram

66
Q

electric shock to reset heart rythm

A

defibrillation

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