Chapter 10 Flashcards

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1
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amyl-

A

starch

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angin-

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choking pain, angina pectoris (chest pain)

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aort-

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aorta

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4
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arct(at)-

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compress

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5
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ather-

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fatty deposit

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6
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atri

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atrium (entrance hall)

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bol-

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a throwing

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capill

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capillary

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cirs-

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dilated and twisted vein, varix

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-clud-, -clus-

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close

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cor, cord-

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heart

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coron-

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crown

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13
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cusp, -cuspid

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point

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dextr-

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right (side)

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-form

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shape

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gurgit-, gurgitat-

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flood, flow

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pector-

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chest, breast

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phleb-

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vein

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pulm(on)-

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lung, pulmonary artery

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rhythm-

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heartbeat

21
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sept-

A

wal, partition

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sin-, sinus-

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sinus

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sinistr-

A

left (side)

24
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sphygm-

A

pulse

25
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stal-, stol-

A

send, contraction

26
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tens(i)-

A

stretch

27
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thromb-

A

blood clot

28
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top-

A

place

29
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vag-

A

the vagus nerve

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varic-, varix

A

dilated and twisted vein, varix

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vas-

A

vessel; vas deferens

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ven-

A

vein

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ventr-

A

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

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arterioles

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small blood vessels

35
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venules

A

small veins

36
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ventricle

A

small cavity

37
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vesicles

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small bladder or sac

38
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-cav

A

hollow, empty

39
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-sequi

A

to follow

40
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-scrie

A

to know

41
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-incipiere

A

to begin

42
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ballistics-

A

to throw

43
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metabolism

A

all energy transforms living

44
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anabolism

A

to build up

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catabolism

A

to tear down

46
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infarc

A

heart attack

47
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occlus

A

close up

48
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embolus

A

a detached intravascular mass

49
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mitral

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pertaining to the mitral vein