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cardiovascular system

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aden/o   gland  
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angi/o, vas/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   yellow/fatty plaque  
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arti/o   atrial(upper chambers of heart)  
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cardi/o   heart  
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erythr/o   red  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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leuk/o   white  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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phleb/o   vein  
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splen/o   spleen  
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thromb/o   clot  
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ventricul/o   ventricle(lower chambers of heart)  
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aortic   pertaining to the aorta  
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aortic aneurysm   ballooning of the aorta  
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vasodilation   dilation of the vein  
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atheroscelrosis   hardening of the fatty plaque  
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arteriostenosis   narrowing of the artery  
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arterioscelrosis   hardening of the artery  
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arteritis   inflammation of the artery  
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adenitis   inflammation of the gland  
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lymphadenopathy   diseased lymph gland  
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angioplasty   to repair a blood vessel  
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atrial   pertaining to the atria(upper chamber of the heart)  
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hematologist   specialist of the study of blood.  
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thrombophlebitis   inflammation of the vein do to a clot  
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lymphoma   tumor found in the lymph tissue  
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cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
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myocardium   heart muscle  
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hemangioma   tumor of the blood vessel  
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endocardium   inner layer of the heart  
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venipuncture   surgical puncture of the vein  
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venule   small vein  
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arteriole   small artery  
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thrombocytopenia   deficiency of clot cell  
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thrombocyte   clot cell  
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atrioventricular   pertaining to the atria and ventricle  
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arterial   pertaining to the artery  
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arteriorrhexis   rupture of the artery  
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phlebotomy   incision to draw blood  
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cardiomegaly   enlarged heart  
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thrombectomy   surgical removal of a clot  
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main function of heart?   distribute blood threw the body  
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largest artery?   aorta  
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right side of the heart carries blood that is?   deoxygenated  
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left side of the heart carries blood that is?   oxygenated  
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what are the 4 chambers of the heart?   top left and right is the atria bottom left and right is the ventricle  
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the bicuspid valve is located between?   the left atria & the left ventricle  
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the tricuspid valve is located between?   the right atria & the right ventricle  
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largest vein   vena cava  
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what are the 3 layers of the heart   epicardium myocardium endocardium  
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function of the arteries   carries blood away from the heart (oxygenated)  
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function of the veins   carries blood to the heart(deoxygenated)  
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function of the capillaries   its the site for material exchange(smallest blood vessel)  
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