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Chapter 10 Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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upon

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inter-

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between

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peri-

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around

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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angi/o, angin/o

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blood 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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atri/o

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atrium

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card/o, cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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ech/o

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bounce

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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clot, plug

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hemorrh/o

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likely to bleed

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isch/o

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hold back

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man/o

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thin

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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pector/o

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chest

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phleb/o

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vein

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rrhythm/o

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repetition, rhythm

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scler/o

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hard

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sept/o

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wall, split

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sten/o

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narrowness, constriction

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steth/o

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chest

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tens/o

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pressure

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o

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little valve

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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blood vessel

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vascul/o

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small blood vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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little belly, ventricle

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-apheresis

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removal

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-dynia

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pain

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-gram

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a record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-is

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pertaining to

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-lytic

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loosen, dissolve

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sis

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state of

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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Cardiovascular System

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heart and blood vessels-circulate blood to every cell in body

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Location of Heart

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Thoracic cavity-Pericardial Sac/Parietal Pericardium

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Pericardial Cavity

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Space enclosed by Pericardial Sac-Filled by the heart/fluid

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Epicardium/Visceral Pericardium

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Thinner membrane forms outer surface of hrt

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Myocardium

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Cardiac muscle-Middle layer and bulk of heart wall-creates contractions

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Endocardium

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Thin inner lining-lines the four chambers of hrt

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Atria/Atrium

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Two thin-walled superior chambers of heart that receive blood from veins

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Ventricles

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Two thick-walled chambers that push blood out of hrt through arteries

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Atrioventricular Valves

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Maintain one-way blood flow from atria to ventricles (L-Mitral and Bicuspid/R-Tricuspid)

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Right Side of Heart

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Consists of Pulmonary Trunk and Tricuspid Valve (Lungs)

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Left Side of Heart

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Consists of Aorta and Bicuspid/Mitral Valve (Body)

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Pulmonary Circulation

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Blood circulation associated with lungs

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Systemic Circulation

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Blood circulation to body-distributed by aorta and returned by veins

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Coronary Circulation

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Small branch of aorta carries blood to heart-localized circulation of heart

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Cardiac Cycle

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Rhythmic pulsation of heart

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Systole

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Contraction phase-blood pushed out

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Diastole

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Relaxation phase-blood absorbed

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Cardiac Output

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Measurement of volume of blood entering systemic circulation by way or aorta with each heartbeat in one minute

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Blood vessels (3 Types)

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Transport blood throughout body (arteries, veins, and capillaries)

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Layers of Arteries and Veins

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Endothelium (inner), smooth muscle (mid), connective tissue (outer)

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Capillaries

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Composed of one small layer of cells-exchange of substances btw blood and body cells (CO2, Oxygen, Nutrients)

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