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med termiology terms
Cardiovascular
Question | Answer |
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Interatrial septum | divide right and left atria |
interventricular septum | divide right and left ventricle |
Atria | 2 upper heart chambers |
Ventricles | 2 lower heart chambers |
tricuspid valve | right atria |
pulmonary valve | right ventricle |
Bicuspid Valve | left atria - mitral valve |
aortic valve | left ventricle |
oxygenated side of heart | left side |
deoyxgenated side of heart | right side |
Blood pressure | pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries |
systole | contraction - blood out - top # |
diastole | relaxation - blood in - bottom # |
sphygmomanometer | instrument used to measure blood pressure |
angioplasty | vessel repair |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
aneurysm | localized dilation of a weakened area of the wall of an artery. Balloons with each pulse. |
claudication | calf cramps due to poor circulation |
endocarditis | inflammation of inner lining of heart |
ischemia | decreased supply of oxygenated blood to body part or organ |
myo | muscle |
aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
Angio | vessel |
arterio | artery |
cardio | heart |
corona | heart |
endo | within |
angina pectoris | severe pain/constriction about the heart. Left shoulder/arm pain. |
coronary artery disease | narrowing of the coronary arteries preventing adequate blood supply to the myocardium |
mitral valve prolapse | drooping of valve cusps when heart is pumping blood. Incomplete closure of valve. |
myocardial infarction | heart attack. |
hypertension | above normal blood pressure |
secondary hypertension | high blood pressure caused by ailment |
thrombophlebitis | Inflammation of vein with thrombus formation |
arrhythmia | deviation from normal heartbeat |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |