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CNHP 2010 Chapter 10

CHAPTER TEN - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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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. pericardium protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between
24. visceral pericardium layer of the pericardium closest to the heart (visceral = pertaining to organ)
25. diuretic drug that increases the secretion of urine; commonly prescribed in treating hypertension
26. hypolipidemic drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
27. vasoconstrictor a drug that causes a narrowing of blood vessels, thereby decreasing blood flow
28. Vasodilators drugs that cause dilation of the blood vessels, thereby increasing blood flow
29. defirillator device that delivers the electrical stimulus in defibrillation
30. ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme
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