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Vet 114

Ch6 the cardiovascular system

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Angi/o, vascular/o, vas/o vessels
Phleb/o, vascul/o, ven/o veins
Capillaries smallest of the vessels
arteries high pressure system
veins low pressure system
Heart contained in the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity
Atriums atri/o
ventricles ventricul/o
myocardium muscle layer
Endocardium inner layer
Occlusion partial or complete blockage of artery
Vena cava largest vein in the body
Stenosis The abnormal narrowing of a passageway, blood vessel,or space in the body
septum sept/o
Valves tricuspid, mitral/bicuspid
diastole relaxation phase
SA node pacemaker
ECK or EKG record of electrical activity in the heart muscle
Sphygm/o pulse
man/o pressure
Stethoscope instrument used to auscultate
Arther/o plaque, fatty substance
thrombus (Thrombi) stationary clot attached to the wall of a vessel
Embolism Blockage of a vessel by a clot or foreign material
Embolus (Emboli) detached moving clot
echo sound
Cardiac tamponade compression of the heart due to fluid or blood in the pericardial sac
Patent Something that remains open
Pulmonary artery Carried deoxygenated blood away from the heart
Perfusion Blood flow through a tissue
Created by: Merissawise0408
 

 



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