Ch. 10 (Cardio) Flashcards
valvul/o
valve
atri/o
atrium
sept/o
septum
ventricul/o
ventricle
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heart
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
fatty plaque
phleb/o, ven/o
vein
angina pectoris
chest pain from irregular heart blood flow
arrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
palpitation
rapid or irregular heart beats
pectoralgia
chest pain
aortalgia
aorta pain
disphoresis
profuse sweating
hemorrhage
blood loss
phlebalgia
vein pain
endocardium
inside of heart lining
epicardium
outside of heart lining
myocardium
heart muscle tissue
pericardium
tissue around heart
murmur
abnormal heart sound
vena cava
large vein that returns blood to heart
inferior vena cava
gathers blood from lower body
superior vena cava
gathers blood from head and arms
angiogenesis
blood vessel development
angiolith
stone in wall of blood vessel
angiopoiesis
blood vessel formation
angiosclerosis
blood vessel hardening
aortectasia
aorta dilation
aortic stenosis
aorta narrowing
arteriorrhexis
artery rupture
artherogenesis
fatty plaque formation on artery wall
ischemia
blood blockage to an organ