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ANEURYSM LOCAL WIDENING OF AN ARTERY
ANGINA PECTORIS EPISODE OF CHEST PAIN DUE TO DECREASE IN OXYGEN SUPPLY TO THE HEART MUSCLE
AORTA LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY
ARTERIOLE SMALL ARTERY
ARTERY CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY
ATRIUMATRIA UPPER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
CAPILLARY SMALLEST BLOOD VESSEL
CARBON DIOXIDECO2 GAS RELEASED AS A METABOLIC WASTE IN THE BODY CELLS
CORONARY ARTERY THE BLOOD VESSELS THAT BRANCH FROM THE AORTA & CARRY OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES
ENDOCARDIUM INNER LINING OF THE HEART
HEART MURMUR EXTRA HEART SOUND HEARD BETWEEN NORMAL HEART SOUNDS
BICUSPID/MITRAL VALVE VALVE LOCATED BETWEEN THE LEFT ATRIUM & LEFT VENTRICLE
MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSEMVP IMPROPER CLOSURE OF THE MITRAL VALVE WHEN THE HEART IS PUMPING BLOOD
MYOCARDIUM MUSCULAR WALL OF THE HEART
PERICARDIUM SAC-LIKE MEMBRANE SURROUNDING THE HEART
PULMONARY ARTERY ARTERY CARRYING OXYGEN-POOR BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE LUNGS
PULMONARY CIRCULATION THE FLOW OF BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE LUNGS & BACK TO THE HEART
PULMONARY VEIN VEIN CARRYING OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS TO THE HEART
SEPTUMSEPTA PARTITION
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION THE FLOW OF BLOOD FROM BODY CELLS TO THE HEART & THAN BACK OUT FROM THE HEART TO THE CELLS
TRICUSPID VALVE VALVE LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIGHT ATRIUM & RIGHT VENTRICLE
VALVE STRUCTURE THAT TEMPORARILY CLOSES AN OPENING TO MAKE SURE THAT FLUID FLOWS IN ONE DIRECTION
VEIN THIN-WALLED BLOOD VESSEL THAT CARRIES BLOOD FROM THE BODY TISSUE TO THE HEART
VENA CAVAVENA CAVAE LARGEST VEIN(S) IN THE BODY
VENTRICLE LARGER & LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
VENULE SMALL VEIN
ANGI/O VESSEL
ARTERI/O ARTERY
ARTERIOL/O ARTERIOLESMALL ARTERY
ATHER/O YELLOW PLAQUEFATTY SUBSTANCE
ATRI/O ATRIUMATRIA
CARDI/O HEART
CORON/O HEART
CYAN/O BLUE
OX/O OXYGEN
PHLEB/O VEIN
SPHYGM/O PULSE
STETH/O CHEST
VALV/O VALVE
VAS/O VESSEL
VEN/O VEIN
VENTRICUL/O VENTRICLE
VENUL/O VENULESMALL VEIN
MI MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
PVC PREMATURE VENTRICLE CONTRACTION
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