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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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2 Systems Making circulatory systes

A

Cardiovascular system

Lymphatic system

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5 types of blood vessles

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Arteries
Arterioles
capillaries
Venules
Veins
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arter/o

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artery

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-ole

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little

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lymphatc/o

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lymphatic

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carotid artery

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up left side of neck

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carotid vein

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down right side of neck

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subclavian artery

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behind left clavicle

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subclavian vein

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behind right clavicle

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aorta

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out of heart

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superior vena cava

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down from subclavian vein into heart

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pulmonary artery

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delivering blood to lungs from Rt Ventricle

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pulmonary veins

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removing depleted blood from lungs

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coronary artery

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artery(s) around heart

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inferior venacava

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vein at base of heart (right side)

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abdominal artery

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artery from base of heart down

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common iliac artery

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artery branches around pelvis

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external iliac vein

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vein behind ilium in pelvis

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external iliac artery

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artery behind ilium in pelvis

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femoral artery

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artery in upper thigh

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femoral vein

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vein in upper thigh

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systolic pressure

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max pressure on artery wall (when heart is beating/ constricting)

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diastolic pressure

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pressure on artery when heart is relaxed

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angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/o

arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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areteriole

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ather/o

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yellow fatty plaque

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phleb/o

ven/o

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vein

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venul/o

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venule

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angina pectoris

A

chest pain (typically caused by constriction due to insufficient blood supply to the heart)

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arrhythmia

dysrhythmia

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irregular heart beat

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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congenital defects

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abnormalities present since birth

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congestive heart failure (CHF) or heart failure

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weakness, breathlessness and edema in lower portions of the body; heart is too weak to perform its function properly

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coronary artery disease (CAD)

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reduces flow of blood to myocardium

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fibrillation

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abnormally fast heart beat such limiting ability to pump blood

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hypotension

A

low blood pressure

95/60 for avg adult

39
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infarction

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localized necrosis of tissue due to poor blood supply

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occlusion

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obstruction / blockage

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stenosis

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narrowing of the artery

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myocardial ischemia

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insufficient blood supply to the myocardium

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thrombus

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internal blood clot

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embolism

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sudden blockage in artery or lymph vessel caused by foreign matter

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embolus

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foreign matter

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sinoatrial

A

natural pacemaker

47
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cardioversion

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resetting normal heard beat with electrical shocks

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lytic

A

capable of destroying

49
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Components of the Lymphatic system

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lymph vessels
lymph nodes
lymph
spleen
Thymus
tonsils
50
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cervical lymph node

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neck

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auxiliary lymph node

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arm pits

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inguinal lymph nodes

A

groin

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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cervic/o

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neck or uterine cervix

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home/o

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sameness

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splen/o

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spleen

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thromb/o

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thrombus / clot

HTEC 60 Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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