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Chp 9 - Circulatory System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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aorta

A

largest artery in the body

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arteri/o

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artery

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bicuspid valve

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“gateway” left atria and left ventricle, has two leaflets

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BP

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Blood Pressure; force of blood in arteries

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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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heart

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cardiologist

A

heart specialist

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coronary arteries

A

heart’s own blood supply

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hyper-

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above, excessive, high

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hypo-

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below, low, insufficient

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mitral valve

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aka bicuspid valve

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myocardium

A

heart muscle

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lungs

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tachy-

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fast/rapid

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-tension

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pressure

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tricuspid valve

A

“gateway” right atria and right ventricle, has three leaflets

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ven/o

A

vein

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phleb/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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pulmonary circulation

A

blood circulating w/ in lungs to absorb O2 and release CO2

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atriums

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receive blood from veins; receiving chamber

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ventricles

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pump blood out of heart; pumping chamber

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arteries

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carry oxygenated blood away from heart

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veins

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carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

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A Fib

A

most common cardiac arrhythmia

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angina pectoris

A

severe chest pain

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arrhythmia

A

abnormal heart rhythm

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B Cells

A

WBCs that are the “detectives”

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bone marrow

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produces RBCs and WBCs

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bruit

A

higher pitched murmur

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CABG

A

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; create a new passage way for heart muscle circulation

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cardiac arrest

A

heart stops

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CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure; heart muscles weakened

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CVA

A

CardioVascular Attack; stroke

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cyan/o

A

blue

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dys-

A

difficulty / painful

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echo

A

sound / sound waves

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EKG

A

Electrocardiogram

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emesis

A

vomit

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fibrillation

A

dangerously too fast/irregular

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HTN

A

hypertension

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lymphatic system

A

doesn’t count on heart for circulation

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-megaly

A

enlarged

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MI

A

heart attack

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palpatations

A

pounding heart rate; usually too fast

47
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-pnea

A

breathing

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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spleen

A

breaks down RBCs

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syncope

A

fainting

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T Cells

A

WBCs that destroys pathogens

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V Fib

A

worst fibrillation; potentially fatal

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diaphragm

A

divides the body into upper and lower

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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lymph

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lymph/o

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vessel

A

angi/o

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gland

A

aden/o

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spleen

A

splen/o

59
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thymus gland

A

thym/o

60
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lung

A

pulmon/o

61
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-cyte

A

cell

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