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Chapter 9

QuestionAnswer
angi/o vessel
aort/o aorta
atri/o atrium
cardi/o heart
coron/o circle
my/o muscle
pector chest
phleb/o vein
steth/o chest
thromb/o clot
varic/o swollen
vas/o vessel
vascul/o vessel
ven/o vein
myocardium heart muscle
pericardial cavity fluid-filled cavity between the pericardial layers
ventricle lower right or left chamber of the heart
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
normotension normal blood pressure
hypotension low blood pressure
polarization resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
saccular aneurysm a sac-like bulge on one side of an artery
fusiform aneurysm a spindle-shaped bulge of an artery
dissecting aneurysm a split or tear of the arterial wal
diaphoresis profuse sweating (perspiration)
thrombus a stationary blood clot
occlusion plugging; an obstruction or a closing off
stenosis condition of narrowing of a part
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