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Chapter 5: Cardiovascular Flashcards

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty substance

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o, coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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corpor/o

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body

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embol/o

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plug

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hem/o

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blood

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lip/o

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fat

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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sept/o

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wall

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son/o

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sound

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o, valvul/o

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valve

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vas/o

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vessel, duct

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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-cardia

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heart condition

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-manometer

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instrument to measure pressure

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-ole, -ule

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small

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-tension

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pressure

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-tonic

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pertaining to tone

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-logy

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study of

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-lytic

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destruction

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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endo-

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inner

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peri-

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around

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Relaxation phase where heart chamber fills with blood

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diastole

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Contraction phase where blood is pushed forward

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systole

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3 types of vessels that circulate blood through body

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(1) arteries (2) veins (3) capillaries

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Channel for blood within blood vessels

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lumen

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Structure that makes up capillary wall

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endothelium

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aortic

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pertaining to the aorta

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arterial

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pertaining to the artery

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arteriole

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a small artery

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atrial

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pertaining to an atrium

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atrioventricular (AV, A-V)

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pertaining to the atrium and ventricle

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cardiac, coronary

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pertaining to the heart

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interatrial

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pertaining to between the atria

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interventricular

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pertaining to between the ventricles

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myocardial

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pertaining to the heart muscle

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valvular

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pertaining to a valve

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vascular

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pertaining to a blood vessel

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venous

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pertaining to a vein

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ventricular

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pertaining to a ventricule

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venule

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small vein

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angiitis

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inflammation of a vessel

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angiospasm

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involuntary contraction of smooth muscle in the wall of a vessel; constricts vessel

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angiostenosis

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narrowing of a vessel

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bradycardia

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a slow heart rate, typically >60 beats/min

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embolus

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obstruction of blood vessels by blood clot that has broken off from a thrombus in another site

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infarct

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area of necrotic tissue due to loss of blood supply

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ischemia

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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to a circulatory obstruction

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murmur

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sound, in addition to normal heart sounds; may or may not indicate an abnormality

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orthostatic hypotension

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sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up suddenly

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palpitations

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pounding, racing heartbeats

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plaque

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yellow, fatty deposit of lipids in an artery; a hallmark of atherosclerosis

76
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regurgitation

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to flow backwards; in CV system, refers to backflow of blood through a valve

77
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tachycardia

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having a fast heart rate, typically <100 beats/min

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thrombus

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blood clot within a blood vessel; may partially or completely occlude blood vessel

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