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ch.6 Flashcards

1
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Angi/o

A

vessel

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arter/o arteri/o

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artery

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3
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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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4
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ather/o

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fatty yellowish plaque

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5
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cardio

A

heart

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6
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coron/o

A

heart, heart vessel cornoary artery

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7
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echo

A

sound

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8
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electro

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electrical

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9
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my/o

A

muscle

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10
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pheleb/o

A

vein

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11
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ven/o

A

vein

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12
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ventriculs

A

right and left lower chamber of the heart

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13
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atria

A

upper right and left chamber of the heart

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14
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septum

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seperates the chambers of the heart

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15
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arteries

A

carry blood away from the heart

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16
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Veins

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have thinner walls carry blood to the heart

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epi

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endo

19
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pericardium

A

membrane sac that encloses the heart

20
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Ischi/o

A

deficiency, blockage

21
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sphygm/o

22
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steth/o

23
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thrombo

24
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tachy

25
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megaly

26
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pathy

27
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sclerosis

28
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stenosis

29
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bruits

A

abnormal blowing sounds or murmurs heard while listening to the heart

30
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sphygmomanometer

A

instrument to check blood pressure

31
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systole

A

period of time during ventricular contraction

32
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aneurysm

A

localized dilation or ballooning of an artery at a weak point in the vessell wall

33
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arrhythmia

A

any irregular heart beat

34
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ather/o

35
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-ia

36
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emia

37
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ana

38
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stom/o

A

mouth, opening

39
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osis

40
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ectomy

A

surgical removal

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