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Ch.11 Language of Medicine

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valve between left atrium and left ventricle   mitrial valve  
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valve located between right atrium and right ventricle   tricupid valve  
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second largest vein, returns blood to the right atrium of the hear from upper half of body   superior vena cava  
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propels blood throught aortic valve into aorta. one of tow lower chambers of the heart.   left ventricle  
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thin-walled upper chamber of the heart that recieves oxygen-poor blood from the vena cava   right artium  
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valve located between right atrium and right ventricle.   tricuspid valve  
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lower right chamber of heart   right ventricle  
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blood vessel carring oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs   pulmonary artery  
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one of two paire of vessels carring oxygenated blood from the lungs to the lft atrium of the heart.   pulmonary vein  
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oxgenated blood enter the heart from the pulmonary veins;contracts to force blood throught mitral valve   left atrium  
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pretaining to unknown cause of diease   idiopathic  
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instrument to measure BP   spygmomanometer  
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smallest blood vessel   capillary  
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affording free passage;being open and unobstruted   patent  
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incision of a vein for the removal of lood   phlebotomy  
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compact verson of a electrocrdiograph is worn during a 24 hour period to detct cardiac arrhythmias   holter monitor  
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drug that increases the strength and regularity of the hearbeat. treas arrhythmias   digoxin  
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swollen, twisted varicose veins in the rectal region   hemorrhoid  
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blood clot that is carried by the bloodstream from one area of the body to another where it blocks a blood vessel   embolus  
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chemicls measure i the blood as evidence of a heart attack   serum enzymes  
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congenital malformation of heart, four separate defects of the heart occurring at birth   tetralogy of Fallot  
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small artery   arteriole  
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condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue   ischemia  
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deep vien thrombosis- blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb   DVT  
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relaxtion phase of the heartbeat   distole  
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random, rapid, inefficient, irregular contractions of the artia on ventricles.   fibrillation  
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relating to, being the coronary arteries or viens of the heart   coronary  
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widening of a blood vessel;   vasodilation  
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echoes generated by high frequency sound waves produce images of heart;echocardiography   ECHO  
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snall pin-point hemorrhages under the skin   petechiae  
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inflammation of the vein   phlebitis  
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sac surrounding the heart   pericaradium  
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contraction phase of the heartbeat   systole  
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pain in the chest resulting from myocardial ischemia   angina  
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abnormal conditon of bluness of skin, caused by decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the blood   cyanosis  
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disease of the heart muscle   cardiomyopathy  
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specialize muscle fibers connecting the artia with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them   bundle of HIS (atrioventricular bundle)  
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sensitive nervous tissue in the wall of the right atrium;pacemaker of the heart   sinoatrial node (SA)  
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specialized tissure in the all between the atria, electrical impulsed pass from a pacemaker (SA node) through the AV node and the atrioventricular bundle of HIS toward the ventricles   stioventricular node(AV)  
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largest artey in the body   aorta  
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weakening of an arterial wall, wich may lead to hemorrhage and cerebrovaslular accident (strok)   aneurysm  
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