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CHAPTER 7: TERM Flashcards

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system consist of the cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system

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circulatory system

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consist of heart and blood vessel

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cardiovascular system

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structures involved in the conveyance of the fluid lymph

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lymphatic system

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blood that is rich in oxygen is pumped by the heart to parts of the body. it leaves the heart by ____, which branch many time and become ____.

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arteries

arterioles

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the arterioles branch even more to become tiny vessels with one-cell-thick walls called ____

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capillaries

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blood leaving the capillaries returns to the heart through the ____, which flow into the ___

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venules

veins

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the veins carry blood back to the heart by way of the ____

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venae cavae

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is a muscular cone-shaped organ,a bout the size of a clenched fist

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heart

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valve on the right side

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tricuspid

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valve on the left side

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bicuspid or mitral

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refers to the small flaps that make up the atrioventricular valves

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cuspid

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a sac made up of a double membrane, encloses the heart

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pericardium

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forms the lining inside the heart

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endocardium

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heart muscle itself

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myocardium

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means encircling, in the manner of a crown, and refers to the way in which coronary arteries encircle the heart in a crownlike fashion

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coronary

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general diagnostic term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself.

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cardiomyopathy

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inflammation of the heart muscle

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myocarditis

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is often caused by infective microorganisms that invade the endocardium and the heart valves are frequently affected.

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endocarditis

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inflammation of pericardium

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pericarditis

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often performed when blockage of coronary arteries is suspected

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electrocardiogram

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the electrical current of the heart muscle

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electrocardiography

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generally associated with the use of ultrasonography in diagnosing heart disease

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echocardiography

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is a record of the heart obtained by directing ultrasonic waves through the chest wall

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echocardiogram

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passage of long, flexible tube into the heart chambers through vein in an arm or leg or the neck.

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cardiac catheterization

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instrument used in cardiac or heart

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catheter

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severe chest pain and constriction about the heart by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart itself.

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angina pectoris

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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

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arrythmia

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enlarged size of heary

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cardiomegaly

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condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness and edema in lower portions of the body.

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congestive heart failure CHF

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abnormal condition that effects the heart’s arteries and produces various pathologic effects, especially the reduced flow of blood to the myocardium.

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coronary artery disease CAD

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severe cardiac arrhythmia in w/c contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation

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fibrillation

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and electronic apparatus that delivers a shock to the heart, often through the placement of electrodes on the chest

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defibrillator

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excessive lipids (fats) in the blood.

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hyperlipidemia

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elevated blood pressure above the normal values of 120/80 mm Hm in an adult over 18 years of age.

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hypertension

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low blood pressure

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hypotension

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necrosis of a localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to that area.

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infarction

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death of an area of the heart muscle that occurs as a result oxygen deprivation.

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myocardial infarction

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deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium.

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myocardial ischemia

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an increase in the diameter of blood vessel

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vasolidation

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has the opposite meaning of vasolidation

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vasoconstriction

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are tumors consisting principally of blood vessels.

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angiomas

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record produce for arteriography

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aortogram

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radiography of aorta

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aortagraphy

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is a radiography of arteries after injection of radiopaque material into the bloodstream.

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arteriography

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image produced in arterography

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arteriogram

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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery caused by a congenital defect or weakness of the wall of the vessel.

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aneurysm

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method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs temporarily when surgery of the heart and major vessels is performed

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cardiopulmonary bypass

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means pertaining to the heart and lungs

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cardiopulmonary

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is recommended as an emergency first-aid procedure to reestablish heart and lung action if breathing or heart action has stopped.

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR

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prescribed in the treatment and prevention of variety of thromboembolic disorders

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heparin

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used and act to reduce the blood volume through greater excretion of water by the kidneys

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diuretics

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surgical repair of blood vessels that have become damaged by disease or injury

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angioplasty

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fluid transported by the lymphatic vessels

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lymph

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commonly called adenoids

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pharyngeal

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general term for cancer that originates in the lymphatic system

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lymphoma

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accumulation of lymph in tissue and the resultant swelling are called

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lymphedema

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ruptured spleen often requires

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splenectomy

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excision of tonsils

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tonsilectomy

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