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Chapter 9 -- Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty

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atri/o

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atrium

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brady-

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slow

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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crown; encircling, such as the coronary blood vessels encircling the heart

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-ectasis

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dilation

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electr/o

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electrical

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-emia

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blood

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endo-

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inner; inside

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-gram

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written record

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hem/o; hemat/o

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blood

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my/o

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muscle

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peri-

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around; surrounding

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phleb/o

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vein

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-stenosis

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a narrowing

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tachy-

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fast

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tens-

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pressure (hyper/tens/ion)

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o, valvul/o

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valve

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varic/o

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dialated; from latin word varix (“a dialated vein”)

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vas/o

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vessel

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veno-

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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aorta

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the main trunk of the arterial system

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aortic valve

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connects the left ventricle to the aorta

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arteries

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the largest of the blood vessels that carry the blood away from the heart

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arterioles

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the smallest arteries that connect with the capilaries

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atria

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upper two of the four heart chambers; left and right atrium

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atrioventricular node

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fiber located at the base of the right atrium near the ventricle that carry electrical stimulation to the bundle

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basophil

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a white blood cell with granules that stain with basic dyes

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bicuspid/mitral valve

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connects the left atrium to the right ventricle

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bundle of His

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located at the top of the interventricular septum; carries electrical impulses from the AV node to the Purkinjie fibers

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capillaries

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the smallest of the blood vessels

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cardiac cycle

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a complete round of systole and diastole

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diastole

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relaxation phase of the heart

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endocardium

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the inner surface of the heart

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eosinophil

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a white blood cell that stains with certain dyes

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epicardium

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the outer covering of the heart

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells, RBC

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heart rate

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HR; the number of times per minute the heart contracts

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hemoglobin

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the protein that gives blood its color; Hb

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inferior vena cava

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large vein that collects blood from the smaller veins of the lower body

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left atrium

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upper left heart chamber

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left ventricle

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lower left heart chamber

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leukocytes

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white blood cells; WBC

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monocyte

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a relatively large WBC

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myocardium

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the heart muscle, which includes nerves and blood vessels

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neutrophil

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a mature white blood cell (over 50% of WBC’s)

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pericardial sac

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another lining of the pericardium closet to the heart

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pericardium

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serous membrane lining the pericardial cavity

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phagocyte

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a WBC capable of ingesting bacteria and other foreign matter

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plasma

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the yellow fluid that makes up more than half of total blood volume

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platelets

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smallest of the formed elements; important in the coagulation process

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pulmonary artery

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vessel that carries deoygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

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pulmonary valve

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valve connecting the right ventricle and the lungs

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pulmonary veins

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vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Rh factor

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an antigen; first discovered in the Rhesus monkey. People are either Rh+ of Rh-

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superior vena cava

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large vein that collects blood from the smaller veins of the upper body

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systole

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contraction phase

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tricuspid

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valve connecting the right atrium to the right ventricle

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venules

A

small veins

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aneurysm

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a localized dilation of an artery, cardiac chamber or other vessel

66
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angina pectoris

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pain in the chest due to ischemia

67
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cardiac glyosides

A

drugs used to improve cardiac contraction/output

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