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heart | muscular cone shaped organ |
atrioventricular valves | consist of the tricuspid and mitral valves which lie between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
semilunar valves | pulmonary an aortic valves located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and between the left ventricle and the aorta |
perticardium | two layer sac surrounding the heart |
epicardium | covers the heart |
myocardium | middle thick musclar layer |
endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
blood vessels | tube like structures that carry blood through out the body |
arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
aorta | largest artery in the body originating at the left ventricle and descending through the thorax and abdomen |
veins | blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
venules | smallest veins |
vena cavae | largest veins in the body |
capillaries | microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules |
blood | fluid circulated through the heart arteries capillaries and veins composed of plasma and formed elements |
plasma | clear straw colored liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended |
erythrocytes | red blood cells that carry oxygen |
leukocytes | white blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflammation |
platelets | one of the formed elements in the blood that is responsible for aiding in the clotting process |
serum | clear watery fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed |
ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
AFib | artial fibrillation |
AV | atrioventrricular |
BP | blood pressure |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CBC and DIFF | complete blood count and differential |
CCU | coronary care unit |
CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CRP | C- reactive protiein |
DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECG, EKG | eletrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiogram |
Hct | hematocrit |
Hgb | hemoglobin |
HF | heart failure |
HHD | hypertentsive heart disease |
ICD | implantable cardiac defibrillator |
IPG | impedance plethysmography |
IV | intravenous |
MI | myocardial infraction |
PAD | peripheral arterial disease |
PT | prothromin time |
PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
RBC | red blood cells |
SPECT | single photon emission computerd tompgraphy |
TEE | transesophageal echordiogram |
WBC | white blood cells |
lymph | transparent colorless tissue fluid contains lymphocytes and monocytes and flows in one way direction to the heart |
lymphatic vessels | transports lymph from body tissue to a large vein in the chest |
lymph nodes | small spherical bodies composed of lymphoid tissue |
spleen | located in the left side of the abdominal cavity between the stomach and the diaphragm |
thymus gland | one of the primary lymphatic organs it is located anterior to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum |
angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
cardi/o | heart |
lymph/o | lymph, lymph tissue |
lymphaden/o | lymph node |
myel/o | bone marrow |
phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
plasm/o | plasma |
splen/o | spleen |
thym/o | thymus gland |
valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
ather/o | yellowish, fatty plaque |
ech/o | sound |
eletr/o | electricity, electrical activity |
isch/o | deficiency, blockage |
therm/o | heat |
thromb/o | clot |
brandy- | slow |
pan- | all, total |
-ac | pertaining to |
-apheresis | removal |
-penia | abnormal reduction in number |
-poiesis | formation |
-scierosis | hardening |