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CNHP 2010 Chapter 9
CHAPTER NINE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Question | Answer |
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1. arteri/o | artery |
2. ather/o | fatty (lipid) paste |
3. atri/o | atrium |
4. cardi/o | heart |
5. coron/o | circle or crown |
6. my/o | muscle |
7. pector/o | chest |
8. phleb/o | vein |
9. sphygm/o | pulse |
10. steth/o | chest |
11. thromb/o | clot |
12. varic/o | swollen, twisted vein |
13. vas/o | vessel |
14. vascul/o | vessel |
15. ven/o | vein |
16. ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
17. atrium | upper right or left chamber of the heart |
18. endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
19. epicardium | membrane forming the outer layer of the heart |
20. interatrial septum | partition between the right and left atria |
21. interventricular septum | partition between the right and left ventricles |
22. myocardium | heart muscle |
23. ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
24. ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
25. ASD | atrial septal defect |
26. AV | atrioventricular |
27. BP | blood pressure |
28. CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
29. CAD | coronary artery disease |
30. CCU | coronary care unit, critical care unit |