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Cardiovascular Terms

Chapter 6

QuestionAnswer
Prefix that means across trans-
Suffix that means pressure -tension
Suffix that means process of recording -graphy
Combining form that means vein ven/i
Combining form that means plaque or fatty build up ather/o
Prefix that means in em-
Combining form that means contraction systol/0
Combining form that means to enlarge or expand dilat/o
Prefix that means reflected sound echo-
Suffix that means narrowing or tightening -stenosis
Combining form that means ventricle ventricul/o
Combing form that means heart coron/o
Prefix that means through or complete dia-
Suffix that means hardening or thickening -sclerosis
Combining form that means lung pulmon/o
Lowest part of the exterior of the heart apex (lower tip of the heart)
A fibroserous sac that encloses the heart pericardium
Upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body's veins atria
Lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the rest of the body ventricles
The structure that divides the heart into L and R sections, creating a double pump septum
Movement of blood from the heart to the lungs and back again pulmonary circulation
Small, thin walled blood vessels with semipermeable membranes that allow for gas exchange capillaries
Movement of blood from the heart to all parts and systems of the body systemic circulation
Largest artery of the human body aorta
Blood vessels that usually carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the organs, tissues, and cells of the body or is every vessel that leaves the heart arteries
Blood vessels that usually carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart or every vessel that goes to the heart veins
The structures responsible for electric current conduction in the heart nodal system (the nodes)
Measurement of blood pressure while the heart ventricles are contracting systolic pressure
Innermost layer of the heart endocardium
Measurement of blood pressure between heartbeats, allowing the ventricles to relax enough to fill back up with blood diastolic pressure
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