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Cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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Function

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Circulates blood to and from cells in order to transport nutrients and remove waste.

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Pulmonary circulation pathway

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Carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lungs where it is oxygenated then returned to the left ventricle.

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Systemic circulation pathway

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Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to capillaries in the tissue around the body. The deoxygenated blood is then returned through the right atrium of the heart.

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4
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Difference between artery and vein

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Arteries conducts blood away from the heart.

Veins conduct blood towards the heart.

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Chambers of the heart

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Right ventricle, right atrium, left ventricle, left atrium.

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Valves of the heart

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Pulmonary valve, tricuspid valve, aortic valve, mitral valve.

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Bradycardia

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Slow pulse

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Tachycardia

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Fast pulse

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9
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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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11
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Prefix: Brady, Hypo

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Slow

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Prefix: Tachy, Hyper

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Fast

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13
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Combining form: Man/o

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Pressure

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14
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Suffix: ectomy

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Removal of

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15
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Suffix: tomy

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Incision into

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16
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Suffix: lysis

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Breakdown

17
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Suffix: plegia

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Condition of paralysis

18
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Cardiology

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Cardio- heart
-ology - study of
Study of the heart

19
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Cardiomyopathy

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Cardio- heart
-my/o- muscle
-pathy - disease of
Disease of the heart muscles

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Cardiologist

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Cardio- heart
-ologist - specialist who studies
Specialist who studies the heart

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Suffix: ia

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Condition of

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