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Evins MedTerm Ch.5

Terms for Chapter 5 test

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angi/o, vaso, vascul/o vessel
aort/o aorta
arteri/o artery
ather/o fatty (lipid) paste
atri/o atrium
cardi/o heart
coron/o circle or crown
my/o muscle
pector/o, steth/o chest
sphygm/o pulse
thromb/o clot
ven/o, phleb/o vein
varic/o swollen, twisted vein
ventricul/o ventricle (belly or pouch)
upper right or left chamber of the heart atrium
membrane lining the cavities of the heart endocardium
membrane forming the outer layer of the heart epicardium
partition between the right and left atria interatrial septum
partition between the right and left ventricles interventricular septum
myocardium heart muscle
protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between. pericardium
lower right and left chambers of the heart. ventricle
structures within the heart that opens and closes with the heartbeat to regulate one-way flow of blood. heart valves
heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta aortic valve
heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle. mitral valve
heart valve openingfrom the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. pulmonary semilunar valve
valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle tricuspid valve
large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching frim the left ventricle. aorta
small vessels that receive blood from arteries arterioles
tiny vessels that join arteries and venules capillaries
small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins. venules
vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules. veins
to expand; period during the cardiac cycle when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria diastole
to contract; period during the cardiac cycle when the heart is in contraction blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary artery systole
high blood pressure. hypertension
fibers in the ventricles that transmit impulses to the right and left ventricles, causing them to contract. Purkinje fibers
change of a myocardial cell from a polarized state to a state of contraction depolarization
recharging the myocardial cell from a contractedstate back to a resting state. repolarization
regular rythm of the heart cycle stimulated by the SA node normal sinus rythm
widening, a bulging of the wall of the heart, aorta, or artery caused by a congenital defect or acquired weakness aneurysm
chest pain caused by a temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle, often caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries. angina pectoris
characterized by the buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries. arteriosclerosis
profuse sweating diaphoresis
a clot carried in the bloodstream that obstructs the flow of blood when it lodges embolus
an abnormal sound from the heart produced by defects in the chambers of the valves heart murmur
to stuff; a localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia resulting fro occlusion of a blood vessel infarct
to hold back blood; decreased blood flow to tissue caused by constriction or occlusion of a blood vessel. ischemia
any of several kinds of irregularity or loss of rythm of the heartbeat arrythmia
slow heart rate bradycardia
fast heart rate tachycardia
a condition affecting arteries of the heart rate that reduces the flow of blood and the delivery of oxygen and nuutrients to the myocardium, most often caused by atherosclerosis coronary artery disease (CAD)
persistently high blood pressure hypertension
high blood pressure attributed to no single cause; risks include soking, obesity, increased salt intake, hypercholosterolemia, and heriditary factors. essential hypertension
the abrupt cessation of any cardiac output , most commonly the result of ventricular fibrillation;causes sudden death unless defibrillation is initiated immediately sudden cardiac arrest
formation of a clot in a deep vein of the body, occuring most often in the femoral and iliac veins deep vein thrombosis
inflammation of a vein phlebitis
abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves, most often seen in the legs. varicose veins
physical examination method of listening to soundswithin th ebody with a stethescope auscultation
represented by positive and negative deflections on a grpah labled withe the an electrical picture of the heart electrocardiogram
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction stroke volume
grafting a portion of a blood vessel retrieved from another part of the body coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
opening; the joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other. anastomosis
a device used to treaat slow heart rates ny electrically stimulating the heart to contract; most often, it is implanted with lead wires and battery circuitry under the skin. pacemaker
drug that dialates coronary arteries restoring oxygen to the tissuues to relieve the pain of angina pectoris. antianginal
drug that increases the secretion of urine; commonly prescribed in treating hypertension. cardiotonic
blood pressure BP
coronary artery bypass graft CABG
deep vein thrombosis DVT
electrocardiogram ECG or EKG
hypertension HTN
myocardial infarction MI
sudden cardiac arrest SCA
the pacemaker; highly specialized, neurological tissue impeded in the wall of the right atrium; responsible for initiating electrical conduction of the heartbeat, causing the atria to contract and firing conduction of impulses to the AV node sinoatrial (SA) node
neurological tissue in the center of the heart that receives and amplifies the conduction of the impulses from the SA node to the bundle of His atrioventricular (AV) node
neurological fibers extending from the AV node to the right and left bundle branches that fire the impulse from the AV node to the Purkinje fibers bundle of His
heart attack; deat of myocardial tissuecaused by ischemia as a result of an occlusion of a coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis; symptoms include pain in thechest or upper body,shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and nausea. myocardial infarction
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