Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
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cardi/o
A
heart
2
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vascul/o
A
vein, arteries
3
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mediastinum
A
space in thoracic cavity between the lungs
4
Q
peri-
A
around
5
Q
epicardium
A
external layer of heart
6
Q
myocardium
A
inner layer of heart
muscle
7
Q
endocardium
A
the most inner layer of the heart
8
Q
occlusion
A
blockage
9
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ischemia
A
decrease in blood supply which can lead to necrosis
10
Q
arteries function
A
away from the heart
11
Q
vein function
A
toward the heart
12
Q
phleb/o
A
heart vessels
13
Q
hemangi/o
A
heart vessels
14
Q
vascul/o
A
heart vessels
15
Q
atri/o
A
atria
16
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricles
17
Q
septum
A
seperating wall
18
Q
apex
A
tip of the heart
19
Q
valv/o
A
valve
20
Q
valvul/o
A
valve
21
Q
systole
A
contraction
22
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asystole
A
without contraction
23
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diastole
A
relaxation
24
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arrhymia
A
abnormal heart rhythm
25
brady-
slow
26
tachy-
fast
27
ECG or EKG
electrocardiogram which records electrical activity of myocardium
28
ven/o
vein
29
how is BP taken
sphygmomanometer
30
tensi/o
tension and pressure
31
thorac/o
thoracic cavity
32
coron/o
coronary vein/artery
means crown
33
isch/o
hold back
34
necr/o
dead
35
a-
without
36
dys
difficult
37
electr/o
electrical
38
vas/o
vessel
39
angi/o
vessels
40
dilat/o
dilate
41
constrict/o
constrict
42
-ole
small
43
celi/o
abdomen
44
arteri/o
artery
45
arter/i
artery
46
ech/o
sound
47
anomaly
deviation from normal
48
hemangi/o
newly formed blood vessels
49
-oxia
oxygen
50
thromb/o
clot
51
sept/o
septum/wall
52
-stasis
control or stopping
53
congenital
present at birth
54
Iatr/o
relationship to tx/doc
55
sten/o
narrowing
56
-capnia
carbon dioxide
57
idi/o
unknown origin
58
pulmon/o
lungs
