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ALH 122 Chap 11 - Senders, SBC Portland

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angi/o   blood vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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ater/o or arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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atri/o   atrium, upper chamber of the heart  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cholesterol/o   cholesterol  
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coron/o   heart  
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cyan/o   blue  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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pericardi/o   pericardium, the protective sac that surrounds the heart  
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phleb/o   vein  
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rrhthm/o   rhthym  
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shygom/o   pulse  
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steth/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clot  
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vas/o   vessel  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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ven/o or ven/i   vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle, the lower chambers of the heart  
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aorta   largest artery in the body, delivers blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body  
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arteriole   small artery  
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artery   blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart  
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atrium   upper chambers of the heart (left and right)  
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coronary arteries   arteries that feel the heart, branch  
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deoxygenated blood   blood that is oxygen-poor  
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diastole   relaxation phase of the heart beat, this is when the heart fills with blood, bottom number of the blood pressure reading  
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electrocardiogram   measure of the electricity flowing through the heart  
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myocardium   muscle layer of the heart  
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pulmonary circulation   flow of blood from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart again (detour!)  
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septum   A wall that divides two spaces. Atrial septum divides the upper heart chambers, ventricular septum divides the lower chambers. Nasal septum divides right and left sides of your nose.  
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sphygmomanometer   instrument to measure blood pressure  
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BP   blood pressure  
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HTN   hypertension (high blood pressure)  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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systole   contraction phase of the heart beat when the heart pushes blood out through the aorta and to the rest of the body  
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vein   blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart  
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ventricle   lower chambers of the heart (right and left)  
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venule   small vein  
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superior vena cava & inferior vena cava   largest veins in the body that returm blood to the heart  
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RRR   regular rate and rythm  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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echocardiogram   ultrasound of the heart  
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HDL   "good cholesterol", high density lipoprotein  
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LDL   "bad cholesterol", low density lipoprotein  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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