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Cardiovascular System (Cardiology-Heart) Flashcards

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Atria

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Left and Right Receiving Rooms

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Ventricles

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Left and Right Sending Rooms

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3
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Left Side Handles _________

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Oxygen Rich Blood

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Right Side Handles _________

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Oxygen Poor Blood

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Septum

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Thick wall of Muscle Separating Left and Right Sides

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Mitral Valve

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Connects the Left Atrium and Ventricle

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Aortic Valve

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Connects the Left Ventricle with the Outgoing Blood Vessel, the Aorta

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Tricuspid Valve

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Connects the Right Atrium and Ventricle

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Pulmonary Valve

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Connects the Right Ventricle with the Outgoing Blood Vessel, the Pulmonary Artery.

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Valvul/o

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Valve

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The purpose of the heart valves is?

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To prevent blood from flowing backward.

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12
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Atri/o

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Atrium (Upper Chamber)

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Sept/o

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Septum (Plural: Septa)

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle (Lower Chamber)

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15
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Capillaries

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Tiny Vessels

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Vas/o

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Vessel

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Vascul/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Fatty Plaque

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Pectoralgia

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Chest Pain

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Angina Pectoris

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Oppressive pain in the chest caused y irregular blood flow to the heart

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Phlebalgia

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Pain in a vein

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Palpitation

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rapid or irregular beating of the heart

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Arrhythmia

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irregular heartbeat

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Dysrhythmia

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irregular hearatbeat

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Aortalgia

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pain in the aorta

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse Sweating

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Hemorrhage

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Loss of Blood

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Systole

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First Number of a Blood Pressure Reading

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Diastole

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Second Number of a Blood Pressure Reading

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High Blood Pressure

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Hypertension

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Endocardium

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Tissue lining the inside of the heart

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Epicardium

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Tissue lining the outside of the heart

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Myocardium

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Heart Muscle Tissue

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Pericardium

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Tissue Around the Heart

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Bradycardia

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Slow Heart Beat

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged Heart

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Cardiotoxic

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Poisonous Heart

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Cyanosis

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Bluish appearance to the skin; A sign that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen.

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Murmur

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Abnormal Heart Sound

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Tachycardia

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Rapid Heart Beat

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Vena Cava

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Large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

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Inferior Vena Cava

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Portion of the Vena Cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

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Superior Vena Cava

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Portion of the Vena Cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)

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Angiogenesis

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Development of Blood Vessels

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Angiolith

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Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

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Angiopesis

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Formation of Blood Vessels

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Angiosclerosis

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Hardening of Blood Vessels

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Aortectasia

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Dilation of the Aorta

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Aortic Stenosis

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Narrowing of the Aorta

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Aortolith

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Stone Deposit on the Wall of the Aorta

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Arteriolith

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Stone in the Artery

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Arteriorrhexis

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Rupture of an Artery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of an Artery

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