Chapter 6 Flashcards
The Cardiovascular and Circulatory systems
cardiac
full word 🟫
pertaining to the heart
cardiologist
full word 🟫
a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart
cardiology
full word 🟫
medical specialty of diseases of the heart
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
full word 🟫
the attempt to restore cardiac and pulmonary function
cardiovascualar
full word 🟫
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
diaphoresis
full word 🟫
sweat, perspiration
diaphoretic
full word 🟫
pertaining to sweat or perspiration
electrocardiogram
ECG/EKG
full word 🟫
record of the electrical signals of the heart
electrocardiograph
full word 🟫
machine that produces the electrocardiogram
electrocardiography
full word 🟫
the method of recording and interpretation of the electrocardiograms
electrode
full word 🟫
a device for conducting electricity
mediastinum
full word 🟫
area between the lungs containg the heart, aorta, venae cavae, espohagus and trachea
perfusion
full word 🟫
the act of forcing blood to flow through a lumen or a vascular bed
phlebotomist
full word 🟫
person skilled in taking blood from veins
phlebotomy
full word 🟫
withdrawing blood from a vein through a needle or catheter
sternum
full word 🟫
long, flat bone forming the center of the anterior wall of the chest
thoracic cavity
full word 🟫
space within the chest containing the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, venae cavae, and pulmonary vessels
resuscit-
root 🟥
revive from apparent death
vascul-
root 🟥
blood vessel
diaphor-
root 🟥
sweat
stin-
root 🟥
partition
perfus-
root 🟥
to pour
tom-
root 🟥
incise, cut
thorac-
root 🟥
chest
cardi/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
heart
pulmon-
root 🟥
lung
electr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
electricity
phleb/o
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
vein
-ac
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-logist
suffix 🟦
one who studies
-logy
suffix 🟦
study of
-ary
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-ation
suffix 🟦
a process
-ar
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-esis
suffix 🟦
condition
-etic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-gram
suffix 🟦
a record
-graph
suffix 🟦
to record
-graphy
suffix 🟦
a process of recording
-ode
suffix 🟦
way, road
-um
suffix 🟦
structure
-ist
suffix 🟦
specialist in
-tomy
suffix 🟦
surgical incision
-ic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
media-
prefix 🟩
middle
aorta
full word 🟫
main trunk in the systemic arterial system
aortic
full word 🟫
pertaining to the aorta
coronary circulation
full word 🟫
blood vessels supplying to the heart
endocardium
full word 🟫
the inside lining of the heart
endocardial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the endocardium
epicardium
full word 🟫
the outer layer of the heart wall
epicardial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the epicardium
infarct
full word 🟫
area of cell death resulting from an infarction
infarction
full word 🟫
sudden blockage of an artery
ischemia
full word 🟫
lack of blood supply to a tissue
ischemic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or affected by the lack of blood supply to a tissue
myocardium
full word 🟫
muscular later of the heart
myocardial
full word 🟫
pertaining to heart muscle
necrosis
full word 🟫
pathologic death of cells or tissue
necrotic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or affected by necrosis
pericardium
full word 🟫
a double layer of membranes surrounding the heart
pericardial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the pericardium
pulmonary
full word 🟫
pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply
aort-
root 🟥
aorta
coron-
root 🟥
crown, coronary
circulat-
root 🟥
circulat route
farct-
root 🟥
area of dead tissue
isch-
root 🟥
to keep back
my/o
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
necr/o
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
death
pulmon-
root 🟥
lung
-ic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-um
suffix 🟦
structure
-al
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-emia
suffix 🟦
a blood condition
-emic
suffix 🟦
a condition of the blood
-osis
suffix 🟦
condition
-tic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
endo-
prefix 🟩
inside
epi-
prefix 🟩
upon, above
in-
prefix 🟩
in
peri-
prefix 🟩
around
atrium (atria, pl)
full word 🟫
chamber where blood enters the heart on both right and left sides
atrial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the atria
bicuspid
full word 🟫
having two points
a bicuspid heart valve has two flaps
interatrial
full word 🟫
between the atria of the heart
interventricular (IV)
full word 🟫
between the ventricles of the heart
mitral
full word 🟫
shaped like the headdress of a catholic bishop
septum (septa, pl)
full word 🟫
a thin wall dividing two cavities
tricuspid
full word 🟫
having three points
a tricuspid heart valve has three flaps
ventricle
full word 🟫
chamber of the heart that pumps blood (produces cerebrospinal fluid in the cavity in the brain)
atri-
root 🟥
entrance, atrium
cusp-
root 🟥
point
ventricul-
root 🟥
ventricle
-id
suffix 🟦
having a particular quality
bi-
prefix 🟩
two
inter-
prefix 🟩
between
tri-
prefix 🟩
three
arrhymia
full word 🟫
conditon when the heart rhythm is abnormal
atrioventricular
full word 🟫
pertaining to both the atrium and the ventricle
diastole
full word 🟫
dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood
diastolic
full word 🟫
pertaining to diastole
dysrhythmia
full word 🟫
an abnormal heart rhythm
murmur
full word 🟫
abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a valve closes or opens abnormally
sinoartrial node (SA node)
full word 🟫
the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the right atrium that acts as the pacemater for the heart rhythm
sinus rhythm
full word 🟫
the optimal heart rhythm arising from the sinoatrial node
systole
full word 🟫
contraction of the heart
systolic
full word 🟫
pertaining to systole
vital signs
full word 🟫
a procedure during a physical examination in which temperature (T), pulse (P), respirations (R), and blood pressure (BP) are measured to assess general health and cardiorespitory function
-ia
suffix 🟦
condition
-rrhythm
root 🟥
rhythm
diastol-
root 🟥
diastole
systol-
root 🟥
systole, contraction
sin/o
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
sinus
a-
prefix 🟩
without
dys-
prefix 🟩
bad, difficult
cardioversion
full word 🟫
restoration of a normal heart rhythm by electric shock or medications
defibrillation
full word 🟫
restoration of normal cardiac activity in life threatening cardiac arrhythmias
defibrillators
full word 🟫
instrument for defibrillation
fibrillation
full word 🟫
uncontrolled quivering or twitching of the heart muscle
implantable
full word 🟫
a device that can be inserted into tissues
pacemaker
full word 🟫
device that regulates cardiac electrical activity
palpitation
full word 🟫
forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient
fibrill-
root 🟥
small fiber
plant-
root 🟥
insert
pace-
root 🟥
step
palpit-
root 🟥
throb
-version
suffix 🟦
change
-ator
suffix 🟦
instrument
-able
suffix 🟦
capable
-maker
suffix 🟦
one who makes
-ation
suffix 🟦
a process
de-
prefix 🟩
from, out of
im-
prefix 🟩
in
cardiomegaly
full word 🟫
enlargment of the heart
cardiomyopathy
full word 🟫
disease of the heart muscle
cor pulmonate
full word 🟫
right-sided heart failure arising from chronic lung disease
endocarditis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the lining of the heart
exudate
full word 🟫
fluid that has passed out of a tissue or capillaries as a result of inflammation or injury
hypertrophy
full word 🟫
increase in size, not numner, of an individual tissue element
incompetence
full word 🟫
failure of a valve to close
insufficiency
full word 🟫
lack of completeness of a function
myocarditis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the heart muscle
pericarditis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the covering of the heart
prolapse
full word 🟫
an organ slips out of its normal position
prosthesis
full word 🟫
a manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body
prosthetic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a prosthesis
regurgitate
full word 🟫
to flow backward
stenosis
full word 🟫
narrowing of a canal or passage
tamponade
full word 🟫
pathologic compression of an organ, such as the heart
sud-
root 🟥
sweat
-trophy
root 🟥
development
compet-
root 🟥
strive together
suffic/i
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
enough
prosthet-
root 🟥
artificial part
gurgit-
root 🟥
flood
sten/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
narrow
tampon-
root 🟥
plug
-megaly
suffix 🟦
enlargment
-pathy
suffix 🟦
disease
-ale
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-itis
suffix 🟦
inflammation
-ate
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-ence
suffix 🟦
quality of
-sis
suffix 🟦
abnormal condition
-ade
suffix 🟦
a process
hyper-
prefix 🟩
above, excessive
in-
prefix 🟩
not
re-
prefix 🟩
back
anoxia
full word 🟫
without oxygen
anoxic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from lack of oxygen
arteriorsclerosis
full word 🟫
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerotic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or affected by arteriosclerosis
asystole
full word 🟫
absence of contractions of the heart
atheroma
full word 🟫
fatty deposit in the lining of an artery
plaque
artherectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of the artheroma
atherosclerosis
full word 🟫
hardening of the arteries due to atheroma
cardiogenic
full word 🟫
of cardiac origin
hypovolemia
full word 🟫
decreased blood volume in the body
hypovolemic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a decreased blood volume in the body
occlude
full word 🟫
to close, plug, or completely obstruct
occlusion
full word 🟫
a complete obstruction
substernal
full word 🟫
under (behind) the sternum or breaststone
ox-
root 🟥
oxygen
arteri/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
artery
scler/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hardness
systol/e
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
contraction
ather-
root 🟥
porridge, gruel
gen-
root 🟥
produce
vol-
root 🟥
volume
stern-
root 🟥
chest
-oma
suffix 🟦
tumor, mass
-ectomy
suffix 🟦
surgical excision
an-
prefix 🟩
without
a-
prefix 🟩
without
hypo-
prefix 🟩
below
sub-
prefix 🟩
under
coarctation
full word 🟫
constriction, stenosis, particularly of the aorta
congenital
full word 🟫
present at birth, either inherited or due to an event during gestation up to the moment of birth
cyanosis
full word 🟫
blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low blood oxygen
hypertension
full word 🟫
persistent high arterial blood pressure
hypotension
full word 🟫
persistant low arterial blood pressure
idiopathic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a disease of unknown etiology
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
full word 🟫
an open, direct channel between the aorta and the pulmonary artery in the newborn
syndrome
full word 🟫
combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease process
tetralogy of Fallor (TOF)
full word 🟫
set of four congenital heart defects occuring together
coarct-
root 🟥
press together, narrow
genit-
root 🟥
bring forth
cyan-
root 🟥
dark blue
tens-
root 🟥
pressure
path-
root 🟥
disease
patent
root 🟥
lie open
ductus
root 🟥
leading
arteriosus
root 🟥
artery
-drome
root 🟥
running
idi/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
unknown
-ion
suffix 🟦
condition, action
con-
prefix 🟩
with, together
syn-
prefix 🟩
together
tetra-
prefix 🟩
four
ablation
full word 🟫
removal of tissue to destroy its function
angiogram
full word 🟫
radiograph obtained after injection of radiopaque contrast material into blood vessels
angiography
full word 🟫
radiology of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
angioplasty
full word 🟫
recanalization of a blood vessel by surgery
catheter
full word 🟫
hollow tube to allow passage of fluid into or out of a body cavity, organm or vessel
catheterize
full word 🟫
to introduce a catheter
catheterization
full word 🟫
introduction of a catheter
echocardiography
full word 🟫
ultrasound recording of a heart function
lipoprotein
full word 🟫
bonding of molecules of fat and protein
percutaneous
full word 🟫
passage through the skin, in this case, by needle puncture
stent
full word 🟫
wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open
thrombus
full word 🟫
a clot attached to a diseased blood vessel or heart lining
thrombi
full word 🟫
able to dissolve or break up a blood clot
thrombolytic
full word 🟫
dissolving of a thrombus
triglyceride
full word 🟫
lipid containing three fatty acids
ablat-
root 🟥
take away
catheter-
root 🟥
catheter
protein-
root 🟥
protein
cutane-
root 🟥
skin
lysis-
root 🟥
dissolve
glycer-
root 🟥
sweet, glycerol
angi/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
blood vessel
ech/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
sound wave
lip/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
lipid
thromb/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
blood clot
-plasty
suffix 🟦
surgical repair
-ize
suffix 🟦
action
-ization
suffix 🟦
process of inserting
-ous
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-lytic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to destruction
-ide
suffix 🟦
having a particular quality
per-
prefix 🟩
through
antiarrhythmic
full word 🟫
pertaining to restoring a normal cardiac rhythm
anticoagulant
full word 🟫
substance that prevents clotting
chronotropic
full word 🟫
affecting the rate of rhythmic movements
diuretic
full word 🟫
agent that increases urine output
inotropic
full word 🟫
affecting the contractility of the cardiac muscle
lipid
full word 🟫
general term for fatty compounds
pressor
full word 🟫
producing increased blood pressure
sublingual
full word 🟫
underneath the tounge
vasoconstrictor
full word 🟫
agent that reduces the diameter of a blood vessel
vasodilator
full word 🟫
agent that increases the diameter of a blood vessel
coagul-
root 🟥
clump
uret-
root 🟥
urination
ino-
root 🟥
sinew
lingu-
root 🟥
tongue
constrict-
root 🟥
narrow
dilat-
root 🟥
widen, open up
chron/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
time
vas/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
blood vessel
-ant
suffix 🟦
forming
-tropic
suffix 🟦
change
-or
suffix 🟦
that which does something
anti-
prefix 🟩
against
di-
prefix 🟩
through
sub-
prefix 🟩
beneath
artery
full word 🟫
thick-walled blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
claudication
full word 🟫
intermittent leg pain and limping
Doppler
full word 🟫
diagnostic instrument that sends an ultrasonic beam into the body
hemodynamics
full word 🟫
the science of the blood flow through the circulation
varix (varices, pl)
full word 🟫
dialated, torturous vein
varicose
full word 🟫
characterized by or affected with varices
vein
full word 🟫
blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart
venous
full word 🟫
pertaining to a vein
venogram
full word 🟫
radiograph of teh veins after injection of radiopaque contrast material
claudic-
root 🟥
limping
dynam-
root 🟥
power
varic-
root 🟥
varicosity, dialated, tortuous vein
hem/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
blood
ven/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
vein
-ics
suffix 🟦
knowledge
-ose
suffix 🟦
full of
arteriole
full word 🟫
small terminal artery leading into the capillary network
brachial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the arm
capillary (capillaries)
full word 🟫
minute blood vessel between the arterial and venous systems
diffuse
full word 🟫
to disseminate or spread out
homeostasis
full word 🟫
maintaining the stability, or equilibrium, of a system or the body’s internal enviornment
palpate
full word 🟫
to examine with the fingers and hands
palpation
full word 🟫
examination with the fingers and hands
sphygmomanometer
full word 🟫
instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
stethoscope
full word 🟫
instrument for listening to respiratory and cardiac sounds
vena cava
full word 🟫
one of the two largest veins in the body
vanae cavae
full word 🟫
the two largest veins in the body
venule
full word 🟫
small vein leading from the capillary network
brachi-
root 🟥
arm
capill-
root 🟥
hairlike structure
palpat-
root 🟥
touch, stroke
cava
root 🟥
cave
sphygm/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
pulse
man/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
pressure
home/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
the same
ven/a-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
vein
-ole
suffix 🟦
small
-stasis
suffix 🟦
stand still
-meter
suffix 🟦
instrument to measure
-scope
suffix 🟦
instrument to examine
-ule
suffix 🟦
small
steth/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
chest
aneurysm
full word 🟫
circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber
collateral
full word 🟫
situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction
dilation
full word 🟫
stretching or enlarging an opening
edema
full word 🟫
excessive accumulation of fluids in cells and tissues
edematous
full word 🟫
pertaining to or affected by edema
endarterectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of plaque from an artery
phlebitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of a vein
rupture
full word 🟫
break or tear of any organ or body part
sclerotherapy
full word 🟫
injection of solution into a vein to thrombose it
sclerose
full word 🟫
to harden or thicken
sclerosis
full word 🟫
thickening or hardening of a tissue
synthetic
full word 🟫
built up or put together from simpler compounds
thromboembolism
full word 🟫
a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant blood vessel
thrombophlebitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of a vein with clot formation
lateral-
root 🟥
at the side
edema-
root 🟥
swelling
phleb-
root 🟥
vein
arter-
root 🟥
artery
thet-
root 🟥
arrange
embol-
root 🟥
plug
scler/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hardness
col-
prefix 🟩
with, together
end-
prefix 🟩
within
