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Vet. Terminology
Respiratory & Cardiovascular Systems ?'s
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ______________is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle is contracting. | systole |
| The medical term for the heart muscle is _______________. | myocardium |
| Absence of breathing is medically termed_______________________. | apnea |
| Pertaining to the membrane that lines the chest cavity | pleural |
| Blood vessels traveling away from the heart (most commonly carrying oxygenated blood). | arteries |
| cardi(o) | heart |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | within |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| vas(o) | vessel |
| A "blue" color to the mucous membranes associated with hypoxia | cyanosis |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG) evaluates the heart by _______________. | recording electrical activity |
| Oxygen moves into the bloodstream in the | alveolus |
| A-spirat-ion | the act of breathing. Clinically refers to the inspiration of foreign materials in the lungs. |
| Trache-o-bronch-itis | inflammation of the trachea and bronchi |
| Cardi-o-my-o-pathy | a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body |
| Pneumothorax and pneumonia refer to different disease processes. | true |
| Intra-ven-ous | "within a vein." Most often it refers to giving medicines or fluids through a needle or tube inserted into a vein. |
| mediastinum | a membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ, especially that between the lungs |
| atelectasis | collapse of lung tissue with loss of volume |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing |
| hemiplegia | the arytenoid cartilage in the larynx becomes paralyzed and interferes with the flow of air from the trachea |
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