Chapter 10 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic system Flashcards
What does the root Cardi/o mean?
Heart
What does the root arti/o mean?
Atrium
What does the root Ventricul/o mean?
Cavity, ventricle
What does the root valv/o, valvul/o mean?
Valve
What does the root angi/o mean?
Vessel
What does the root vas/o vascul/o mean?
Vessel, duct
What does the root arter/o arteri/o mean?
Artery
What does the root arteriol/o mean?
arteriole
What does the root Aort/o mean?
Aorta
What does the root Ven/o, ven/i mean?
Vein
What does the root Phleb/o mean?
Vein
What is the myocardium?
The thick muscular layer of the heart
A septum is a
Dividing wall
The heart pumps blood through the?
Pulmonary circuit
The aortic and pulmonary valves are?
Semilunar valves
The superior and inferior venae cavae bring blood into the?
Right atrium
The valve between the left atrium and ventricle is the?
Mitral
A heart murmur is a?
Abnormal sound
The heart contracts during?
Systole
Impulses travel in the heart from the AV bundle to the?
Bundle branches
A sphygmomanometer is used to measure?
Blood pressure
The left ventricle pumps blood into the?
Aorta
A vessel that carries blood back to the heart is a?
Vein
A small vein is a?
Venule
The thoracic duct drains what?
Drains lymph from the lower body and upper left side
What is cardioptosis?
A downward displacement of the heart
The plural of atrium is?
Atria
A term that means “between the ventricles” is?
interventricular
What is a valvotome?
instrument for incising a valve
What is an angiography?
X-ray study of the vessels
The adjective for arteriole is
Arteriolar
A term that means “around a vessel” is
Perivascular
A term that means “within a vein” is?
Intravenous
Phlebectasia is what?
dilatation of a vein
Polyarteritis is what?
Inflammation of many arteries
Aortostenosis is what?
Narrowing of the aorta
Arteriosclerosis is what?
Hardening of an artery
In phlebostasis what happens
Blood flow stops in a vein
Lymphadenopathy is what?
Any disease of a lymph node
Asplenia is what?
Absence of the spleen
A lymphocyte is what?
Cell found in the lymphatic system
The adjective for tonsil is what?
Tonsillar
The adjective for tonsil is what?
Tonsillar
A lymphangioma is what?
Tumor of lymphatic vessels