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Chapter 9.1 -9.3 Flashcards

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1
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Route four valve

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Valvul/o

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Route for atrium

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Atri/o

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Route for septum

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Sept/o

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Route for ventricle

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Ventricul/o

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Route for aorta

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Aort/o

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Route four artery

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Arteri/o

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Route for fatty plaque

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Ather/o

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8
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Route for vein (2)

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Phleb/o, ven/o

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Pain in the aorta

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Aortalgia

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Profuse sweating

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Diaphoresis

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Loss of blood

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Hemorrhage

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Pain in a vain

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Phlebalgia

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Tissue lining the inside of the heart

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Endocardium

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Tissue lining the outside of the heart

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Epicardium

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Heart muscle tissue

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Myocardium

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Tissue around the heart

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PeriCardium

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Slow heartbeat

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Bradycardia

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Enlarged heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Poisonous to the heart

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Cardio toxic

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Bluish appearance to the skin – assigned that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal heart sound

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Murmur

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Rapid heartbeat

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Tachycardia

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Large diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

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Vena cava

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Portion of the Vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

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Inferior vena cava

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Development of blood vessels

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Angiogenesis

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Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

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Angiolith

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Formation of blood vessels

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Angiopoiesis

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Hardening of a blood vessel

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Angiosclerosis

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Rupture of an artery

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Arteriorrhexis

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Hardening of an artery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

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Atherogeneis

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Hardening of an artery do to build up of fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Mass of matter present in the blood

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Embolus

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Blockage and a blood vessel caused by an embolus

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Embolism

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Blockage of blood flow to an organ

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Ischemia

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Closing or blockage of a passage

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Occlusion

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Hardening of a vein

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Phlebosclerosis

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Blood clot

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Thrombus

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And enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin

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Varicose veins

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Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

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Vasospasm

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Hardening of a vein

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Venosclerosis

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Involuntary contraction of the vein

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Venospasm

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Trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression

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Venostasis

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Record of the blood vessels

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Angiogram

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Procedure to describe the blood vessels

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Angiography

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Device for looking into a blood vessel

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Angioscope

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Record of the aorta

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Aortogram

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Record of an artery

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Arteriogram

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Process of inserting a tube into the heart

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Cardiac catheterization

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Image of the heart produced using soundwaves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead is performed on a heart

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Echocardiogram

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Use of sound waves to produce an image on the heart

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Echocardiography

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Record of the electrical currents of the heart

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Electrocardiogram

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Use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images

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Sonography

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Image of the heart produced using soundwaves what the patient experiences increases of exercise stress

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Stress electrocardiogram

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Record of her using soundwaves performed by inserting the sonograph into the esophagus

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Transesophageal echo cardio gram

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Procedure to look inside a blood vessel

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Vascular endoscopy

57
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Record of a vein

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Venogram

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The force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels

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Blood pressure

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Pressure exerted on blood vessels When heart is relaxed

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Diastolic pressure

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Pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracting

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Systolic pressure

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Heart specialist

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Cardiologist

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Branch of medicine dealing with the heart

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Cardiology

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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Cardiovascular

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Moving a blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart

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Circulation

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Circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle

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Coronary circulation

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Circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary circulation

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Circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body

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Systemic circulation

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Specialist in veins

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Phlebologist

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Study of veins

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Phlebology

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One who draws blood

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Phlebotomist

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Incision into a vein/the technical term for drawing blood

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Phlebotomy

Medical Terminology Chapters 7-9 (10 decks)

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