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MrsC Cardio Test
MrsC Med Term Chap 11 Test Cardiovascular
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angi/o | relating to blood or lymph vessels |
| Aort/o | aorta |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Ather/o | plaque or fatty substance |
| Brady- | slow |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| -crasia | mixture or blending |
| -emia | blood or blood condition |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Leuko/o | white |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Ven/o | vein |
| anemia | have lower than normal number of erythrocytes |
| Aneurysm | dilation or the out pouching of a blood vessel |
| aorta | largest artery in the body |
| aortic valve | valve is between the left ventricle and the aorta |
| arrhythmia | loss of a normal heart rhythm |
| arteries | blood vessel carries blood away from the heart |
| arterioles | smallest arteries |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal thickening and hardening of blood vessels |
| atherosclerosis | deposits of fat and fibrin that harden over time |
| AV node | transmits the electrical impulse to the Bundle of His |
| bicuspid or mitral valve | valve is between the left atria and the left ventricle |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| Bundle of His | conduction system of the heart is within the interventricular septum |
| capillaries | smallest blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and remove waste |
| cardiac stent | wire mesh tube placed in artery to prevent plaque from expanding |
| congestive heart failure | condition is the heart unable to pump out all of the blood it receives |
| controllable cardiac risk factors | weight, exercise, smoking, BP, stress |
| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) | blood clot attached to the wall of a large vein primarily in the leg |
| Defibrillation | electrical shock to restore the hearts normal rhythm |
| diastole | relaxation of the chambers of the heart |
| embolism | Obstruction of a vessel by a blood clot, air bubble, fat or amniotic fluid |
| endocardium | inner layer of the heart |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| Hemoglobin | iron containing pigment of the red blood cell |
| hypovolemic shock | causes decreased cardiac output from loss of whole blood, plasma, or interstitial fluid |
| left atrium | receives oxygen rich blood from pulmonary veins |
| left ventricle | pushes blood into the body |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| myocardial infarction | condition involves occlusion of one or more coronary arteries |
| myocardium | middle, muscular layer of the heart |
| noncontrollable risk factors | age, gender, heredity |
| pacemaker | electronic device to regulate the heartbeat |
| pericardium | outermost layer of the heart |
| primary function of the cardiovascular system | transportation of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and hormones |
| pulmonary circulation | flow of blood between the heart and lungs |
| pulmonary valve | valve is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery |
| Purkinje fibers | conductive fibers in the walls of the ventricles |
| right atrium | part of the heart receives the oxygen poor blood from the vena cava |
| right ventricle | part of the heart pushes blood into the lungs |
| SA node | natural pacemaker of the heart |
| systemic circulation | the flow of blood between the heart and all body parts except the lungs |
| Systole | contraction of the chambers of the heart |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| Thrombocytes | medical term for platelets |
| tricuspid valve | valve in between the right atrium and right ventricle |
| varicose veins | distended veins from damaged valves |
| veins | peripheral blood vessel has one way valves |
| veins | blood vessel carry blood toward the heart |
| vena cava | largest vein |
| venules | smallest vein |
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