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Health Science: What Do you remember from Med Term? Flashcards

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Coron/o

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heart

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Coagul/o

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Coagulation; Clotting

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Angi/o

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vessel (Blood)

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Ather/o

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Plaque; Fatty Buildup

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Phleb/o

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vein

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Son/o

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sound

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Thromb/o

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clot

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Brady

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Slow

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echo

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reflected sound

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tachy

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fast

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dia

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through; complete

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown

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-stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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-emic/-emia

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blood condition/pertaining to blood condition

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Body ->

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Superior & Inferior vena cava (superior and inferior) -> right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues.

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Superior & Inferior Vena cava ->

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right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior)

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Right atrium ->

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tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium

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tricuspid valve ->

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Right ventricle ->pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve

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Right ventricle ->

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pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle

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Pulmonary valve ->

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pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle ->pulmonary valve

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Pulmonary artery ->

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lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery

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Lungs ->

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pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs

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Pulmonary veins ->

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left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins

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Left Atrium ->

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mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium

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mitral Valve ->

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left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve

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left ventricle ->

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aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle

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aortic valve ->

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aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve

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Aorta ->

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body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs ->pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve ->left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta

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Pulmonary Circulation

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Circulation from RT side of heart to Lungs & back, exchanges Co2 for O2 in lungs

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Systemic circulation

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Circulation from LF side of heart to body exhanges O2 for Co2

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35
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Diastole

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Ventricular relaxation (bottom #)

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36
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Systole

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Ventricular Contraction (top #)

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37
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Angina

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Spasmodic chest pain caused by ischemia

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38
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CHF

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Congestive heart failure; reduced blood flow to the heart

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39
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MI

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Myocardial infraction; heart attack- blockage of coronary artery which results in death of myocardium

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PCTA (Ballon Angioplasty)

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Uses balloon to open up clogged artery (PTCA- in med term, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) USU> preformed by an interventional cardiologist

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41
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CABG

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(Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) - bypassing the blocked artery with another artery taken from the patient from somewhere else

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42
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Hypertension

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Low BP

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43
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Angiogram

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used to locate blockage of the artery

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44
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Echocardiogram

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ultrasound of the heart

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45
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Atherosclerosis

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hardening of artery d/t plaque; causes arteriostenosis

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Arrhythmia

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sa node -> atria -> AV node -> ventricles contract fibrillation

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47
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Pacemaker

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tx for abb.

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Functions of the Lymphatic system

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Distribution, Body protection, Regulation

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Leukocyte

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White blood cells

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cells

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thrombocyte

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Cyt/o

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leuk/o

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hem/o, Hemat/o

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erythr/o

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log/o

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morph/o

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shape/form

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throb/o

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tox/o

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phag/o

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eat; Swallow; engulf

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-rrhage

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rupture; bursting forth

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-cyte

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A, an-

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not; without

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mono

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one; single

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poly

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pro

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before; forward

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-emia

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blood condition

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trans

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macro

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-itis

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inflammation

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-blast

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developing cell

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-globulin

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kary/o

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Neo

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-stasis

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stoppage of flow

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-oma

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-pheresis

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-phoresis

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transmission

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-poiesis

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-lysis

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Meta -

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change; beyond

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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