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MT CHP 5

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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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ateri/o   artery  
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ather/o   fatty substance  
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atri/o   atrium  
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cardi/o   heart  
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coron/o   heart  
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corpor/o   body  
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embol/o   plug  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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myocardi/o   heart muscle  
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pect/o   chest  
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phleb/o   vein  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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steth/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clot  
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valv/o   valve  
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valvul/o   valve  
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varic/o   dilated vein  
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vascul/o   blood vessel  
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vas/o   vessel, duct  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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cutane/o   skin  
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duct/o   to bring  
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electro/o   electricity  
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hem/o   blood  
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lip/o   fat  
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my/o   muscle  
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orth/o   straight  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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sept/o   a wall  
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son/o   sound  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-manometer   instrument to measure pressure  
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-megaly   enlarged  
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-ole   small  
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-oma   growth  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-spasm   involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-tension   pressure  
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-ule   small  
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a-   without  
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anti-   against  
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brady-   slow  
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de-   without  
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endo-   inner  
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extra-   outside of  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   insufficient  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   many  
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tachy-   fast  
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tetra-   four  
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trans-   across  
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ultra-   beyond  
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flow through heart   SVC/IVC-RA-TV-RV-PV-PA-LUNGS-LA-MV-LV-AV-AORTA-BODY  
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pulmonary circulation   deoxygenated blood circulation between the heart and the lungs  
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systemic circulation   oxygenated blood circulation away from the heart to the body and back to the heart  
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name the systems involved in the cardiovascular system (CV)   heart, blood vessels - arteries, capillaries, and veins  
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apex   tip of the heart at the lower ledge  
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endocardium   inner lining of the heart chambers  
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myocardium   thick, muscular layer middle layer of heart  
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epicarduim   outer layer of heart  
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diastole   the period of time a heart chamber is relaxed  
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systole   the contraction phase of a heart chamber  
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types of blood vessels   arteries, capillaries, and veins  
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lumen   inside channel that blood flows through veins and arteries  
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capillary bed   a network of capillaries  
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venules   the vessel that carries blood from between capillaries and veins  
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blood pressure (BP)   a measurement of force exerted by blood against the wall of of a blood vessel  
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systolic pressure   highest blood pressure reading  
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diastolic pressure   lowest blood pressure reading  
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aortic   aort/o = aorta -ic = pertaining to  
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arterial   arteri/o = artery -al = pertaining to  
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arteriole   arteri/o = artery -ole = small  
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atrial   atri/o = atrium -al = pertaining to  
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cardiac   cardi/o = heart -ac = pertaining to  
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coronary   coron/o = heart -ary = pertaining to  
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interatrial   inter = between atri/o = atrium -al = pertaining to  
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interventricular   inter = between ventricul/o = ventricle -ar = pertaining to  
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myocardial   myocardi/o = heart muscle -al = pertaining to  
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valvular   valvul/o = valve -ar = pertaining to  
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vascular   vascul/o = blood vessel -ar = pertaining to  
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venous   ven/o = vein -ous = pertaining to  
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ventricular   ventricul/o = ventricle -ar = pertaining to  
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venule   ven/o = vein -ule = small  
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