Chapter 5 Cardiovascular Flashcards
Card/o, cardi/o
heart
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul
Blood Vessels
Arteri/o
Arteries
Capill/o
Capillaries
Phleb/o, ven/o
Veins
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
mediastinum
location of the heart
epi
upon
Peri-
Surrounding
endo
within
interatrial septum
Divides two chambers
interventricular septum
Divides two
Sinus Rhythm
Normal rhythm
endarterial
Inside an artery
-ules
Small ones
Serum
Plasma fluid after blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed
Fibrinogen and Prothrombin
Clotting proteins
Albumin
Proper water content
Globulin
Contains antibodies
Granulocytes
Basophil, Neutrophil (most common), Eosinophil
Agranulocytes
lymphocyte, Monocyte
-Phil
Attracted to
Thrombocytes
Platelettes
Thromb/o
Clot
Erythr/o
Red
Isch
Hold back
Congestive Heart Failure
Fluid back up
Left-sided Heart Failure
Systolic failure or diastolic failure
Right-Sided Heart Failure
Causes fluid buildup throught the rest of the body
cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
Megaly
Enlargement
infective endocarditis
Inflammation of the lining of the heart caused by the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the muscle of the heart