Cardiovascular W Flashcards
cardi/o-
heart
pulmon/o-
lung
thorac/o-
chest
vascul/o-
blood vessel
circulat/o-
movement in a circular route
mediastin/o-
mediastinum
system/o-
the body as a whole
valvul/o-
valve
aort/o-
aorta
atri/o-
atrium (upper heart chamber)
card/i-
heart
sept/o-
septum (dividing wall)
apic/o-
apex (tip)
mitr/o-
structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)
cusp/o-
projection; point
my/o-
muscle
viscer/o-
large internal organs
pariet/o-
wall of a cavity
valv/o-
valve
ventricul/o-
ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber int he brain)
conduct/o-
carrying; conveying
polar/o-
positive or negative state
diastole/o-
dilating
ectop/o-
outside of a place
fract/o-
break up
sin/o-
hollow cavity; channel
systole/o-
contracting
abdomin/o-
abdomen
arteriol/o-
arteriole
arteri/o-
artery
arter/o-
artery
axill/o-
axilla (armpit)
angi/o-
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
vas/o-
blood vessel; vas deferens
brachi/o-
arm
capill/o-
hairlike structure; capillary
carot/o-
stupor; sleep
coron/o-
structure that encircles like a crown
theli/o-
cellular layer
femor/o-
femur (thigh bone)
ili/o-
ilium (hip bone)
jugul/o-
jugular (throat)
perone/o-
fibula (lower leg bone)
poplite/o-
back of the knee
port/o-
point of entry
radi/o-
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
ren/o-
kidney
saphen/o-
clearly visible
clav/o-
clavicle (collar bone)
tibi/o-
tibia (shin bone)
uln/o-
ulna (forearm bone)
constrict/o-
drawn together, narrowed
dilat/o
dilate; widen
ven/o-
vein
phleb/o-
vein
ectop/o-
outside of a place