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Circulatory System Flashcards

1
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how many chambers does the heart have? what are the functions?

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left and right receiving rooms (atria)
left and right sending rooms (ventricles)

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what does the left side of the heart do?

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handles O2 rich blood

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what does the right side of the heart do?

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O2 poor blood

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what divides the two sides?

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septum ; wall of muscle

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valve

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valvul/o

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how many valves are there?? what is their purpose??

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two atrioventricular valves
two valves between ventricles and arteries
purpose is to prevent blood from flowing backwards

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where does blood collect??

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in the atria

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what valve of the heart connects the left atrium and ventricle?

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mitral valve

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what part of the heart connects the left ventricle to the outgoing vessel?

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the aorta

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what valve is the connector between the atrium and the ventricle?

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tricuspid valve

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what valve connects the right ventricle and the outgoing blood vessel pulmonary artery?

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pulmonary valve

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12
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when the heart compresses, do the arteries force the blood in or out into the blood vessels (arteries)?

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OUT

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13
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what ventricle is responsible for sending blood to the lungs to get fresh air O2 and get rid of CO2?

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right ventricle

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what ventricle is responsible for fresh blood sent out from the heart to the rest of the body to provide O2 and collect body’s CO2 waste?

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left ventricle

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atrium (upper chamber)? (think of largest space in a building)

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atri/o

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16
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septum plural is septa

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sept/o

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ventricle (lower chamber)

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ventricul/o

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18
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what ventricle forces blood into the main outgoing vessel (aorta)?

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left

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19
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where does the aorta branch out into?

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smaller arteries, making its way to other organs

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20
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tiny vessels are called what?

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capillaries

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21
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heart

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coron/o

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22
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at the same time that the LV pumps blood into the aorta, what happens next?

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the RV pumps blood into the pulmonary artery

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23
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the pulmonary artery carrie’s blood to the lungs to attain _____ and discard _____?

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oxygen, CO2

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what happens once O2 and CO2 are traded?

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the blood returns to the heart through a system of veins that lead to the main pulmonary vein

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25
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where does the pulmonary vein dump the O2 blood into?

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the left atrium

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26
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when the valve opens between the left atrium and LV, what happens?

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the blood fills the ventricle and the cycle continues

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aorta

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aort/o

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28
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artery

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arteri/o

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29
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fatty plaque

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arther/o

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vein

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phleb/o
ven/o

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31
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pectoralgia

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chest/pain

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32
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angina pectoris

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to choke chest
oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart

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arrhythmia

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a/rrhythm/ia
no/rhythm/condition
irregular heartbeat

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dysrhythmia

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dys/rhythm/ia
bad/rhythm/condition
irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia more common)

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palpitation

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rapid or irregular beating of the heart

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36
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diaphoresis

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dia/phoresis
through/carry
profuse sweating

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hemorrhage

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hemo/rrhage
blood/burst forth
loss of blood

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phlebalgia

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phleb/algia
vein/pain
pain in a vein

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39
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how does blood pressure work?

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it measures how strong the flow of blood is in the body

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40
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when a patients heart muscle fibers are contracting and sending blood out of the ventricles, the pressure in the arteries is at its ____?

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highest

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41
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what heart sound is the closing of valves in the heart between the atria and the ventricles?

A

S1 (1st heart sound)

systole

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42
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how does systole end?

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closing of the pulmonary and aortic valves which leads to S2

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43
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endocardium

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endo/card/ium
inside/heart/tissue
tissue lining inside the heart

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44
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epicardium

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epi/card/ium
upon/heart/tissue
tissue lining outside the heart

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myocardium

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myo/card/ium
muscle/heart/tissue
heart muscle tissue

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pericardium

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peri/card/ium
around/heart/tissue
tissue around the heart

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47
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cardiomegaly

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cardio/megaly
heart/enlargement
enlarged heart

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cyanosis

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cyan/osis
blue/condition
bluish appearance to the skin —— a sign that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen

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49
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murmur

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abnormal heart sound

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50
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vena cava

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vena cava
vein hollow
large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

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inferior vena cava

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inferior vena cava
lower vein hollow
portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

52
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superior vena cava

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superior vena cava
upper vein hollow
portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)

53
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angiogenesis

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angio/genesis
vessel/creation
development of blood vessels

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angiolith

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angio/lith
vessel/stone
stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

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angiopoieses

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angio/poieses
vessel/formation
formation of blood vessels

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angiosclerosis

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angio/scler/osis
vessel/hard/condition
hardening of a blood vessel

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aortecstasia

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aort/ecstasia
aorta/dilation
dilation of the aorta

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aortic stenosis

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aort/ic sten/osis
aorta/pertaining to
narrow/condition
narrowing of the aorta

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aortalith

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aorto/lith
aorta/stone
stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

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arteriorrhexis

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arterio/rrhexis
artery/rupture
rupture of an artery

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arteriosclerosis

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arterio/scler/osis
artery/hard/condition
hardening of an artery

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atherogensis

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athero/genesis
fatty plaque/creation
formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

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atherosclerosis

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athero/scler/osis
fatty plaque/hard/condition
hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque

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embolism

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embol/ism
embolus/condition
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

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embolus

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em/bolus
in/throw
mass of matter found in the blood

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occlusion

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closing or blockage of a passage

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phlebosclerosis

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phlebo/scler/osis
vein/hard/condition
hardening of a vein

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thrombus

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stationary blood clot
can break off and become thromboembolus

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vasospasm

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vaso/spasm
vessel/involuntary contraction
involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

70
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venostasis

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veno/stasis
vein/standing
trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression

71
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angiogram

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angio/gram
vessel/record
record of the blood vessels

72
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angiography

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angio/graphy
vessel/writing procedure
procedure to describe the blood vessels

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angioscope

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angio/scope
vessel/device for looking
device for looking into a blood vessel

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cardiac catheterization

A

cardi/ac catheter/ization
heart/pertaining to catheter/procedure
process of inserting a tube (catheter into the heart)

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blood pressure

A

the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels

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diastolic pressure

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dia/stol/ic pressure
through/send/pertaining to
pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed

77
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systolic pressure

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sys stol/ic
together/send/pertaining to
pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting

78
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cardiovascular

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cardio/vascul/ar
heart/vessel/pertaining to
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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coronary circulation

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coron/ary circulation
heart/pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle (the heart always feeds itself first)

80
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pulmonary circulation

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pulmon/ary circulation
lung/pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs (to oxygenate it)

81
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systemic circulation

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sys/stem/ic circulation
together/stand/pertaining to
circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body

82
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atrial fibrillation

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atri/al fibrill/ation
atrium/pertaining to
little fibers/process
quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the hearts atrium

83
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atrial septal defect (ASD)

A

atri/al sept/al de/fect
atrium/pertaining to septum/pertaining to bad/made
flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart

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cardiac arrest

A

cardi/ac arrest
heart/pertaining to
stop
cessation of functional circulation

85
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cardiomyopathy

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cardio/myo/pathy
heart/muscle/disease
disease of the heart muscle

86
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congestive cardiomyopathy

A

con/gestive cardiomyopathy
together/bring
heart cavity is unable to pump all of the blood out of itself (congestive) and becomes stretched (dialated), which causes weak/slow pumping of blood

87
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dialated cardiomyopathy

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dilated cardio/myo/pathy
expanded heart/muscle/disease
another term for congestive cardiomyopathy

88
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congestive heart failure (CHF)

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con/gest/ive heart/failure
together/bring/pertaining to
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself (congestive)

89
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coronary thrombosis

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coron/ary thromb/osis
heart/pertaining to clot/condition
obstruction of a coronary artery by a clot

90
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endocarditis

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endo/card/itis
inside/heart/inflammation
inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart

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myocardial infarction

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myo/cardi/al in/farc/tion
muscle/heart/pertaining to
in/stuff/condition
death of heart muscle tissue

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myocardial ischemia

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myo/cardi/al
isch/emia
muscle/heart/pertaining to
hold back/blood condition
blockage of blood to the heart muscle

93
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pericardial effusion

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peri/cardi/al ef/fusion
around/heart/pertaining to
out/pour
fluid pouring out into the tissue around the heart

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aneurysm

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an/eury/sm
up/wide/condition
bulge in a blood vessel

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angio edema

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angio/edema
vessel/swelling
swelling of blood vessels

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aortic aneurysm

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aort/ic an/eury/sm
aorta/pertaining to up/wide/condition
bulging or swelling of the aorta

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thrombophlebitis

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thrombo/phleb/itis
clot/vein/inflammation
inflammation of a vein caused by a clot

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antianginal

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anti/angin/al
against/angina(choke)/agent
drug that prevents or relieves symptoms of angina pectoris

99
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cardio tonic

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cardio/tonic
heart/tone/agent
drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions

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thrombo lytic

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thrombo/lyt/ic
clot/loose/agent
drug that breaks down clots

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vasopressor

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vaso/press/or
vessel/press/agent
drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

102
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cardiopulmonary bypass

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cardio pulmon/ary bypass
heart/lung/pertaining to
procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during the portion of heart sx where the heart is stopped

103
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cardio thoracic sx

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cardio thorac/ic surgery
heart/chest/pertaining to
surgery that involves cutting through the patients chest to get to the heart

104
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cardio version

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cardio/vers/ion
heart/turn/procedure
returning a heart to normal rhythm

105
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

106
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percutaneous conorary intervention

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per/cutane/our coron/ary
through/skin/pertaining to heart/pertaining to
alternating treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patients blood vessels into a heart

107
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pericardiocentesis

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peri/cardio/centesis
around/heart/puncture
puncture of tissue around the heart

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anastomosis

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ana/storm/osis
up/mouth/condition
creating of an opening between two normally separate structures

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angio rrhapy

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angio/rrhapy
vessel/suture
suture of a vessel

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artherectomy

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arther/ectomy
fatty plaque/removal
sx removal of a fatty plaque within an artery

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endarterectomy

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end/arter/ectomy
inside/artery/removal
sx removal of the inside of an artery

112
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phlebophlebostomy

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phlebo/phlebo/stomy
vein/vein/opening
procedure to create an opening between two veins

113
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varicotomy

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varico/tomy
swollen/incision
sx removal of a varicose vein

114
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AAA

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

115
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ASD

A

atrial septal defect

116
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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

117
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CO

A

cardiac output

118
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CTA

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computed tomographic angiography

119
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HTN

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hypertension

120
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MRA

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magnetic resonance angiography

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PCI

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percutaneous coronary intervention

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SCA

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sudden cardiac arrest

123
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SV

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stroke volume

124
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TEE

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Transesophageal echocardiogram

125
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VSD

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ventricular septal defect

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