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Med Term #2
Chpt. 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to lungs | pulmonary artery |
| contraction phase of the heartbeat | systole |
| located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart | mitral valve |
| saclike membrane surrounding the heart | pericardium |
| sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat | sinoatrial node |
| blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle | renal arteries |
| disease of heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
| a local widening of an artery | arterial anastomosis |
| cyanosis | bluish coloration of the skin |
| ischemia | blood is held back from an area, can lead to myocardial infarction, can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel, may be a result of coronary artery disease |
| angina | chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin |
| cardiac arrhythmia | fibrillation |
| petechiae | small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
| blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel | deep-vein thrombosis |
| four seperate congenital heart defects | tetralogy of fallot |
| patent | open |
| the cause of essential hypertension | idiopathic |
| digoxin | drug used to strengthen the heartbeat |
| CK, LD, and AST (SGOT) are | serum enzymes |
| ECHO | high frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest |
| incision of a vein | phebotomy |
| removal of placque from inner lining of an artery | endarterectomy |
| a holter monitor is | an ekg taken during daily activity |
| angi/o | vessel |
| ather/o | artery |
| brachi/o | arm |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| aort/o | artery |
| axill/o | armpit |
| coron/o | heart |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| cyan/o | blue |
| thromb/o | clot |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| valvul/o | valve |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| vas/o | vessel |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
| ven/o | vein |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| constriction | narrowing |
| dilation | widening |
| graphy | process of recording |
| megaly | enlargement |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| slcerosis | hardening |
| stenosis | tightening |
| tomy | process of cutting |
| lysis | breakdown |
| emia | blood condition |
| brady | slow |
| hyper | excessive |
| hypo | deficient |
| endo | in, within |
| dys | bad, painful |
| inter | between |
| tri | three |
| tachy | fast |
| peri | surrounding |
| a, an | no, not, without |
Created by:
Greckin