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Chapter 5 Cardiovascular Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Angi/o vas/o

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Blood vessels

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Arteri/o

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Arteries

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Capill/o

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Capillaries

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Phleb/o ven/o

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Veins

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Hem/o hemat/o

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Blood

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Ather/ o

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Plaque fatty substance

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Brady-

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Slow

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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-crasia

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A mixture or blending

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-emia

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Blood, blood condition

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Tachy-

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Fast, rapid

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Pericardium

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Double walled membranous sack that encloses the heart

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Epicardium

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The external layer of the heart and the inner layer of the pericardium

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Myocardium

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The middle and thickest of the hearts three layersmuscle tissue that is capable of constant contraction and relaxation

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Cardiovascular

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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Endocardium

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Consist of epithelial tissue is the inner lining of the heart

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Coronary arteries

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Supply oxygen rich blood to the myocardium

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Atria

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The upper chambers of the heart the chambers are divided by interatrial septum

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Ventricles

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To lower chambers of the heart these chambers are divided by the intraventricular septum

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Tricuspid valve

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Controls the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle

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Card/o cardi/o

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Heart

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Vascul

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Blood vessels

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Membranous

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Pertaining to membrane which is a thick layer of pliable tissue that covers or encloses a body part

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Systole

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Contraction

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A

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Without

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-ia

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Abnormal condition

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Poly

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Many

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Fibrillation

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Rapid and uncontrolled heartbeat

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A-fib

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Atrial fibrillation rapid irregular twitching of myo heart wall

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V-fib

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Rapid a regular useless contractions heart muscle quivers and ineffectively

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Oma

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Tumor

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Perfusion

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Flow of blood through vessels of an organ

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Osis

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Abnormal condition

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Coron

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Crown

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Bacilli

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Rod shaped spore forming bacteria

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