Chapter 5 - Circulatory System Flashcards
angi(o), vas(o), vascul(o)
Vessel
aort(o)
Aorta
arter(o), arteri(o)
artery
arteriol(o)
arteriole
cardi(o)
heart
phleb(o), ven(i), ven(o)
vein
venul(o)
venule
endocardi(o)
endocardium
myocardi(o)
myocardium
pericardi(o)
pericardium
atri(o)
atrium
coron(o)
crown
mediastin(o)
mediastinum
ox(i)
oxygen
pulmon(o)
lung
sept(o)
septum; partition; sometimes means infection
sin(o)
sinus
steth(o), thorac(o)
chest
valv(o), valvul(o)
valve
ventricul(o)
ventricle
-ole
small
rhythm(o), rrhythm(o)
rhythm
de-
down, from, or reversing
scler(o), -sclerosis
hard, hardening
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
aneurysm(o)
aneurysm
ather(o)
yellowish, fatty plaque
embol(o)
embolus
aden(o)
gland
adenoid(o)
Adenoids
lymph(o)
lymph, lymphatics
lymphaden(o)
lymph node
lymphangi(o)
Lymph vessel
lymphat(o)
lymphatics
splen(o)
spleen
thym(o)
thymus
tonsill(o)
tonsil