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