Cardiovascular W Flashcards
1
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cardi/o-
A
heart
2
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pulmon/o-
A
lung
3
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thorac/o-
A
chest
4
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vascul/o-
A
blood vessel
5
Q
circulat/o-
A
movement in a circular route
6
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mediastin/o-
A
mediastinum
7
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system/o-
A
the body as a whole
8
Q
valvul/o-
A
valve
9
Q
aort/o-
A
aorta
10
Q
atri/o-
A
atrium (upper heart chamber)
11
Q
card/i-
A
heart
12
Q
sept/o-
A
septum (dividing wall)
13
Q
apic/o-
A
apex (tip)
14
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mitr/o-
A
structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)
15
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cusp/o-
A
projection; point
16
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my/o-
A
muscle
17
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viscer/o-
A
large internal organs
18
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pariet/o-
A
wall of a cavity
19
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valv/o-
A
valve
20
Q
ventricul/o-
A
ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber int he brain)
21
Q
conduct/o-
A
carrying; conveying
22
Q
polar/o-
A
positive or negative state
23
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diastole/o-
A
dilating
24
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ectop/o-
A
outside of a place
25
fract/o-
break up
26
sin/o-
hollow cavity; channel
27
systole/o-
contracting
28
abdomin/o-
abdomen
29
arteriol/o-
arteriole
30
arteri/o-
artery
31
arter/o-
artery
32
axill/o-
axilla (armpit)
33
angi/o-
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
34
vas/o-
blood vessel; vas deferens
35
brachi/o-
arm
36
capill/o-
hairlike structure; capillary
37
carot/o-
stupor; sleep
38
coron/o-
structure that encircles like a crown
39
theli/o-
cellular layer
40
femor/o-
femur (thigh bone)
41
ili/o-
ilium (hip bone)
42
jugul/o-
jugular (throat)
43
perone/o-
fibula (lower leg bone)
44
poplite/o-
back of the knee
45
port/o-
point of entry
46
radi/o-
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
47
ren/o-
kidney
48
saphen/o-
clearly visible
49
clav/o-
clavicle (collar bone)
50
tibi/o-
tibia (shin bone)
51
uln/o-
ulna (forearm bone)
52
constrict/o-
drawn together, narrowed
53
dilat/o
dilate; widen
54
ven/o-
vein
55
phleb/o-
vein
56
ectop/o-
outside of a place