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chapter 5: The cardiovascular system Flashcards

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angi/o

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vessel

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-penia

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deficiency

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

fatty substance

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

rapid

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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coronary

crown

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-emia

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blood condition

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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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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ven/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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clot

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embol

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something inserted

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isch

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hold back

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valv/o

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heart valve

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20
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valvul

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heart valve

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RBC

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red blood cells

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rrhyth

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rhythm

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rhyth

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rhtym

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anemia

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blood disorder or blood condition with lower than normal levels of RBC

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aneurysm

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weak spot/balloon like enlargement of the artery wall

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angia pectoris

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episodes of suffocating chest pain (due to interference of oxygen supply to the heart muscles)

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angio/cardio/graphy

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x-ray study of heart and vessels after injecting dye

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angio/gram

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record or picture produced by x-ray study of vessels

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angio/graphy

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x-ray study of vessels after injecting dye

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angio/necrosis

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death of walls of vessesls

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31
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angio/spasm

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spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels

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32
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angio/stenosis

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abnormal narrowing of blood vessels

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33
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angiitis

A

inflammation of blood vessesls

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34
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anti/coagulant

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drug given to control irregular heart beat

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35
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coagulant

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clotting

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a/rrhyth/mia

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loss of normal heart rythm

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dys/rhythmia

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loss of normal heart rythm

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anti-arrhythmic

A

drug given to control irregular heartbeat

39
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arteri/ectomy

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surgical removal of part of an artery

40
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arterio/sclerosos

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abnormal hardening of the artery walls

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arter/itis
or
arteriitis

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inflammation of the arteries

42
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poly/arter/itis

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inflammation of many arteries (auto immune disease)

43
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ather/ectomy

A

surgical removal of fatty plaque

44
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athero/sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening of arteries due to the plaque buildup

45
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ather/oma

A

fatty plaque buildup in the vessel walls

46
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bradycardia

A

abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 bpm)

47
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tachycardia

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abnormally fast heartbeat (over 100bpm)

48
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cardi/ologist

A

heart specialist

49
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card/itis
or
cardiitis

A

inflammation in the heart

50
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cholesterol

A

fats or lipids that travel in the blood in packages

51
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coronary artery bypass graft

A

“CABG”

replace blocked coronary arteries with a piece of vein from the leg

52
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CABG

A

“cabbage”

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

53
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fibrillation

A

rapid random contractions of the heart

54
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defibrillation

A

use of electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm (cardioversion)

55
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Electro/Cardio/Gram

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“ECG or EKG”

record of the electrical activity of the heart muscle

56
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EKG

A

Electro/Cardio/Gram

record of the electrical activity of the heart muscles

57
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ECG

A

Electro/Cardio/Gram

record of the electrical activity of the heart muscels

58
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Electro/cardio/graphy

A

procedure done to record electrical activity of the heart muscle

59
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embol/us

A

foreign object circulating in the blood (piece of blood clot, tumor, air, fat, etc.)

*embolus creates an embolism

60
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embol/ism

A

blockage of a vessel by an embolus

*embolus creates an embolism

61
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endo/carditis

A

inflammation of the heart lining (endocardium)

62
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pericarditis

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inflammation of the sac around the heart (pericardium)

63
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myo/carditis

A

inflammation of the heart muscle

64
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essential hypertention

A

consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause

65
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HT

A

Hypertention

66
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idiopathic HT

A

consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause

67
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primary HT

A

consistently elevated blood pressure of unknown cause

68
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hem/angi/oma

A

benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels

AKA Birthmark

69
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hemat/ologist

A

specialist dealing with blood disorders

70
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hemo/stasis

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to control or stop the bleeding

71
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homeo/stasis

A

constant control of internal body environment

72
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plaque

A

fatty deposits or atheroma

73
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hyper/lipid/emia

A

high cholesterol in the blood

74
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ischemia

A

deficiency in blood supply due to obstruction/constriction of a blood vessel

75
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infarct

A

localized area of necrosis due to interrupted blood supply

76
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leukemia

A

malignant blood disorder with increase in number of abnormal white cells (leukocytes)

77
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leuko/penia

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decrease in the number of white cells in the blood

78
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myo/cardi/al infarction

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“MI”

heart attack

79
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MI

A

myocardial infarction

HEART ATTACK

80
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palpitation

A

racing heart

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phlebo/graphy

A

x-ray study of veins after injecting dye

82
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phleb/itis

A

inflammation of the veins

83
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thrombo/cyto/penia

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too few platelets (clotting cells) in the blood

84
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thromb/osis

A

abnormal condition of a clot in a vessel

85
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transfusion

A

giving PT’s either whole blood or blood components

86
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valvo/plasty

A

surgical repair of a heart valve

87
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valvul/itis

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inflammation of the heart valave

88
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varicose veins

A

abnormal swollen and twisted veins

89
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vaso/constrictor

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medication that narrows/constricts the blood vessels

antihisthemine, medication to dialate pupils

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