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cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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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) |