Chapter 5 (Cardiovascular) Flashcards

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Arteries

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Large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.

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Capillaries

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Microscopic blood vessels joining arterioles and venules

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Congenital

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Pertaining to presence of a disorder at the time of birth, which may result from genetic or environmental causes

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Metabolism

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Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism

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Veins

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Vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart.

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Cardiology

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Medical, surgical, and therapeutic treatments of heart diseases. Generally consists of 3 types of specialists: Cardiologists, pediatric cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons.

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Cardiologist

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Specializes in treating adults with cardiovascular diseases

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Pediatric cardiologist

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Specializes in treating infants, children, and adolescents with cardiovascular diseases.

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Cardiac surgeon

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Surgeon specialized in cardiovascular disease surgeries such as coronary artery bypass, angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, valve replacement/repair, heart transplants, and repairs of congenital heart diseases.

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Cardiovascular (CV) System

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Heart, extensive network of blood vessels [arteries, capillaries, veins]. Aka “Circulatory system”: deliver oxygen, nutrients, and other essential substances to body cells and remove waste products of cellular metabolism.

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Systole

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Contraction of the heart (top number of blood pressure)

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Diastole

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Resting period between contractions when the heart fills with blood. (Bottom number of blood pressure)

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Angioplasty

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Surgical procedure that opens a blocked artery by inflating a small balloon within a catheter to widen and restore blood flow in the artery.
[angi/o=vessel; -plasty=surgical repair]

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