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Chp.8

Cardiovascular System

TermDefinition
Myocardium thick, muscular layer
Epicardium outer membrane
Pericardium loose, protective sac that surrounds and encloses the heart 6Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved
ventricle lower right or left chamber of the heart
aortic valve heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
mitral valve heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
bicuspid valve heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
tricuspid valve valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
arteries vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
arterioles small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
capillaries tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
venules small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
veins vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
normotension normal blood pressure
hypotension low blood pressure
hypertension high blood pressure
polarization resting state of a myocardial cell
atrium heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
mitral valve heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
bicuspid valve heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
tricuspid valve valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
arteries vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
aorta large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle
arterioles small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
capillaries tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
veins vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
diastole to expand
systole to contract
normotension normal blood pressure
hypotension low blood pressure
hypertension high blood pressure
angi/o Vessel
aort/o aorta
atri/o atrium
cardi/o heart
pector/o chest
sphygm/o pulse
steth/o chest
ASD atrial septal defect
AV atrioventricular
BP blood pressure
CAD coronary artery disease
CXR chest x-ray
ECHO echocardiogram
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