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Chapter 11 - Vocab Part 1 Flashcards

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Angiogram

A

X-ray of a blood vessel

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair of a blood vessel

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Anoxia

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Lack of oxygen in body tissues

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Aorta

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The largest artery in the body

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Aortic stenosis

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Apex of the heart

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The lower tip of the heart

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Arrhythmia

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Without rhythm; an irregular heart beat

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Arterial anastomosis

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Surgical connection between two arteries

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Arteriography

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X-ray recording of arteries

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Arteriole

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A small artery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery with collection of fatty plaque

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Artery

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Largest type of blood vessel. Carries blood AWAY from the heart to the rest of the body

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Atherectomy

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Removal of plaque (lipids and clots) that accumulate in the lining of an artery

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Atheroma

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Mass of fatty plaque that collects in an artery

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Atherosclerosis

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Forms of arteriosclerosis in which fatty plaque deposits in the interior lining of an artery

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Atrial

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Pertaining to atrium (upper chamber of the heart)

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Atrioventricular bundle

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Specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them.

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Atrium (plural: atria)

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Upper chamber of the heart

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Atrioventricular node (AV node)

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Specialized tissue in the wall between atria. Electrical impulses pass from the pacemaker through the AV node and bundle of His toward the ventricles

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Capillary

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The smallest blood vessel

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Carbon dioxide

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Waste gas released by body cells, transported by veins of the heart, and then to lungs for exhalation.

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Cardiogenic shock

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  1. Results from failure of the heart in its pumping action.

2. Shock is the circulatory failure associated with inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to body tissues.

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Cardiomegaly

A

Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomyopathy

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Disease of heart muscle

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Coronary arteries

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Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to heart muscle.

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blueness of the skin; caused by decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the blood

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Deoxygenated blood

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Oxygen-poor blood

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Diastole (!!! SG)

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Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. At rest.

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of the electricity flowing through the heart

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Endocardium

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Inner lining of the heart

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Endothelium

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Innermost lining of the blood vessels

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