cardiovascular system

Question 1

transport system

Answer 1

deliver oxygen/nutrients to cells, remove carbon dioxide/waste materials from cells

Question 2

systemic circulation

Answer 2

blood flow to all parts of the body except the lungs

Question 3

pulmonary circulation

Answer 3

blood flow out of the heart through the lungs nd back to the heart

Question 4

dis-

Answer 4

apart, away from, seperation

Question 5

-emia

Answer 5

blood condition

Question 6

cardi/o

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

my/o

Answer 7

muscle

Question 8

auricul/o

Answer 8

auricle of the heart, ear flap

Question 9

vascul/o

Answer 9

blood vessel

Question 10

atri/o

Answer 10

atrium

Question 11

ventricul/o

Answer 11

ventricle

Question 12

pulmon/o

Answer 12

lung

Question 13

valvul/o

Answer 13

valve

Question 14

necr/o

Answer 14

death

Question 15

coron/o

Answer 15

crown

Question 16

isch/o

Answer 16

stop, keep back, suppress

Question 17

pericardial sac

Answer 17

multi layer sac around the heart

Question 18

epicardium

Answer 18

inner layer

Question 19

myocardium

Answer 19

middle layer, thickest

Question 20

apex of heart

Answer 20

narrow, pointed bottom

Question 21

base of heart

Answer 21

wide top of the heart

Question 22

interventricular groove

Answer 22

line that separates left and right ventricles

Question 23

coronary vessels

Answer 23

provide the blood supply to the myocardial cells

Question 24

right atrioventricular (A-V)

Answer 24

tricuspid, has three flaps

Question 25

left atrioventricular (A-V)

Answer 25

mitral bicuspid, has 2 flaps

Question 26

ang/o, angi/o

Answer 26

blood vessel

Question 27

vas/o

Answer 27

vessel

Question 28

arter/o, arteri/o,

Answer 28

artery, vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Question 29

aort/o

Answer 29

aorta, largest artery in the body

Question 30

ven/o, phleb/o

Answer 30

vein, vessel that carries blood toward the heart

Question 31

-stasis

Answer 31

stopping, slowing, a stable state

Question 32

-rrhexis

Answer 32

to break, rupture

Question 33

-rrhage

Answer 33

excessive flow

Question 34

arteries

Answer 34

carry blood away from the heart

Question 35

aorta

Answer 35

oxygenated blood

Question 36

pulmonary artery

Answer 36

deoxygenated blood

Question 37

veins

Answer 37

carry blood toward the heart

Question 38

vena cava

Answer 38

deoxygenated blood

Question 39

pulmonary vein

Answer 39

oxygenated blood

Question 40

trachy

Answer 40

fast

Question 41

brady

Answer 41

slow

Question 42

echo

Answer 42

returned to sound

Question 43

mega

Answer 43

large or enlarged

Question 44

-centesis

Answer 44

surgical puncture

Question 45

rhythm/o

Answer 45

regularly occurring motion

Question 46

electr/o

Answer 46

electricity

Question 47

steth/o

Answer 47

chest

Question 48

sten/o

Answer 48

narrow

Question 49

megal

Answer 49

large or enlarged

Question 50

scler/o

Answer 50

hard

Question 51

edem/o

Answer 51

swelling

Question 52

phil/o

Answer 52

loving, more than normal

Question 53

tachycardia

Answer 53

fast heart rate

Question 54

bradycardia

Answer 54

slow heart rate

Question 55

arrhythmia

Answer 55

abnormality in heart rate

Question 56

sinus rhythm

Answer 56

normal mild variation in heart rate associated with breathing in and out

Question 57

P wave

Answer 57

atrial depolarization

Question 58

QRS complex

Answer 58

ventricular depolarization

Question 59

T wave

Answer 59

ventricular repolarization

Question 60

auscyltate

Answer 60

to evaluate by listening usually with stethoscope

Question 61

murmur

Answer 61

an atypical heart sound associated with a functional or structural valve abnormality

Question 62

fibrillation

Answer 62

rapid, irregular myocardial contractions resulting in loss of a simultaneous heart beat and pulse

Question 63

edema

Answer 63

excess fluid accumulation

Question 64

ascited

Answer 64

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Question 65

infarct

Answer 65

localized area of tissue that is dying or dead because of lack of blood supply

Question 66

lavage

Answer 66

washing out a hollow organ by rinsing with fluid that is introduced into the organ and suctioned out

Question 67

ventricular fibrillation (Vfib)

Answer 67

condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the muscle cells of the ventricle

Question 68

atrial fibrillation (Afib)

Answer 68

cardiac arrhythmia involving the two atria

Question 69

congestive heart failure

Answer 69

results from impaired pumping ability of the heart

Question 70

left sided CHF

Answer 70

results if the left ventricle does not completely contract

Question 71

right sided CHF

Answer 71

results if the right ventricle does not completely contract

Question 72

stenosis

Answer 72

abnormal narrowing of passageway or vessel

Question 73

hypertension

Answer 73

increase in arteria blood pressure

Question 74

insufficiency

Answer 74

results when valves do not completely close causes murmur

Question 75

arteritis

Answer 75

inflammation of artery

Question 76

phlebitis

Answer 76

inflammation of a vein

Question 77

venostasis

Answer 77

abnormally slow or completely stopped blood flow through vein

Question 78

effusion

Answer 78

abnormal build up of fluid within a space