Chapter 10 Flashcards
amyl-
starch
angin-
choking pain, angina pectoris (chest pain)
aort-
aorta
arct(at)-
compress
ather-
fatty deposit
atri
atrium (entrance hall)
bol-
a throwing
capill
capillary
cirs-
dilated and twisted vein, varix
-clud-, -clus-
close
cor, cord-
heart
coron-
crown
cusp, -cuspid
point
dextr-
right (side)
-form
shape
gurgit-, gurgitat-
flood, flow
pector-
chest, breast
phleb-
vein
pulm(on)-
lung, pulmonary artery
rhythm-
heartbeat
sept-
wal, partition
sin-, sinus-
sinus
sinistr-
left (side)
sphygm-
pulse
stal-, stol-
send, contraction
tens(i)-
stretch
thromb-
blood clot
top-
place
vag-
the vagus nerve
varic-, varix
dilated and twisted vein, varix
vas-
vessel; vas deferens
ven-
vein
ventr-
belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity
arterioles
small blood vessels
venules
small veins
ventricle
small cavity
vesicles
small bladder or sac
-cav
hollow, empty
-sequi
to follow
-scrie
to know
-incipiere
to begin
ballistics-
to throw
metabolism
all energy transforms living
anabolism
to build up
catabolism
to tear down
infarc
heart attack
occlus
close up
embolus
a detached intravascular mass
mitral
pertaining to the mitral vein