Terminology 10 Flashcards
Arteries
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Arterioles
Smaller branches of the arteries
Veins
Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
Venules
Smaller branches of veins
Heart has four chamber
Right and left atrium
Right and left ventricle
Aorta
Largest artery in the body
Capillary
Smallest vessel materials pass to and from the blood stream through thin capillary walls
Coronary arteries
Blood vessels that branch from aorta and carry rich oxygenated blood to the heart muscle
Deoxygenated blood
Blood low in oxygen
Diastole
Relaxation phase of the heart beat
Systole
Contraction phase of the heartbeat
Endocardium
Inner lining of the heart
Pericardium
Sac like membrane surrounding the heart
Myocardium
Muscle layer of the heart
Septum
Partition between right and left sides of the heart
Valve
Structure in veins/heart that opens and closes so that blood will flow in only one direction
Vena cava
Largest vein in the body
Angi
Vessel
Aort/o
Aorta
Arteri/o
Artery
Ather/o
Fatty substance made of yellowish plaque
Brachi/o
Arm as in brachial artery
Cardi/o
Heart
Cyanosis
Condition of blue
Phleb
Vein
Steth
Chest as in stethoscope
Arrhythmias
Abnormal heart Rythms
Flutter
Rapid but regular contraction of aorta and ventricles
Fibrillation
Random irregular rapid contractions of the heart
Congenital heart disease
Abnormalities in the heart at birth
Congestive heart failure
Heart is unable to pump amount of required blood
Pulmonary edema
Blood accumulated in the lungs
CAD
Coronary artery disease
Disease affecting artistes surrounding heart
Hypertensive heart disease
High blood pressure affects heart
Murmur
Extra heart sound heard between normal beats
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the membrane surrounding heart
Aneurysm
Ballooning out of small area of an artery caused by weakness
Varicose veins
Abnormally swollen and twisted veins usually in the legs
