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Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch 12

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cardiovascular system   heart & blood vessels (arteries, veins, & capillaries)  
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arteries   carry blood away from the heart  
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veins   carry blood toward the heart  
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capillaries   tiny blood vessels that join the arterial & venous systems & carry blood to the organs  
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heart lies within   pericardium which is located in the thoracic cavity, posterior to the sternum & left of the midline  
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it is connected to the aorta   which is inferior & superior venae cavae, & pulmonary veins & arteries  
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heart have   four chambers (r&l atria, r&l ventricles)  
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septum   structure separates r&l sides of the heart  
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artioventricular valves   allow blood to flow from artria to ventricles  
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right artioventricular valve   tricuspid valve  
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left artioventricular valve   bicuspid or mitral valve  
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semilunar valves   allow blood to flow from the ventricles to arteries  
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pulmonary semilunar valve   allows blood to flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery  
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aortic semilunar valve   allows blood to flow from the left ventricle into the aorta  
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layers of the heart (in to out)   endocardium, myocardium, & epicardium  
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endocardium (thin inside)   is epithelial tissue  
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myocardium (thick middle layer)   consists of cardiac muscle tissue  
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epicardium (outer layer)   connective & epithelial tissue  
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pericardium is   sac filled w/pericardial fluid  
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parietal layer   outer covering of the pericardium  
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visceral layer (epicardium)   inner lining of the pericardium  
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conduction system   the heart's electrical system (if removed from body)  
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conduction system have 5 specialized network of muscle cells   sinoatrial node (SA node, pacemaker), artioventricular node (AV node), atrioventricular bundle (AV bundle, or bundle of His), r&l bundle branches, purkinje fibers  
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SA node   initiates an impulse  
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sent to AV node   causing atria to contract  
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then AV bundle & purkinje fibers   causing the ventricles to contract  
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electrocardiograph   instrument monitor & produce a written record of the electrical activity of the heart  
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electrocardiogram (ECG) consists   P waves(atrial contraction), QRS waves (ventricular contraction), & T waves (ventricular recovery)  
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heartbeat consists   systole (contraction phase) & diastole (resting phase)  
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pulse   dilation of the arteries during the systolic phase  
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sphygmomanometer   blood pressure is measured  
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systolic pressure   is higher (first number)  
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diastolic pressure   is lower (second number)  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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murmur   blowing sound indicative of abnormal blood flow  
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lupp (S1-first heat sound)   is sound of the artioventricular valves closing  
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dubb (S2-second heart sound)   is sound of semilunar valves closing  
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complete heartbeat   lupp-dubb  
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blood vessels consists   arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, & capillaries  
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capillary beds   are embedded in the organs  
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capillaries   feed the cells, take away waste, & connect the arterial & venous systems  
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heart is fed by   coronary arteries  
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collateral circulation   another route if one road is blocked off for repair (arterial system has parallel routes to allow blockages)  
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arteries & veins   usually named after organ thru which they pass (capillaries are not named)  
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constrict/o   to draw together  
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dilat/o   to expand  
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angi/o   vessel  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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angiography   process of recording a blood vessel using x-ray following injection of a contrast medium  
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angioplasty   surgical repair of stenosed (narrowed) blood vessels (pg.256)  
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angiospasm   sudden, involuntary contraction of a blood vessel; vasospasm  
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aort/o   aorta  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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aortostenosis   narrowing of the aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriography   process of recording the arteries using x-ray & following injection of a contrast medium  
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-ole   small  
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arteriole   small arteries  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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arteriosclerosis   hardening of the arteries due to the loss of elasticity of the arterial walls  
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arteriostenosis   narrowing of an artery  
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-ectomy   surgical removal; excision  
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endarterectomy   removal of the inner lining of the arterial wall (used to treat atherosclerosis)  
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ather/o   fatty debris; fatty plaque  
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atheroma   fatty mass or debris  
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atherosclerosis   accumulation of fatty debris on the arterial wall  
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atri/o   atrium (upper chamber of the heart)  
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inter   between  
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septum   wall  
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interatrial septum   wall b/w the atria  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cardiologist   specialist in the study of cardiology  
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cardiology   study of the heart, including the diagnosis & treatment of heart disorders  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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cardiomeagaly   enlarged heart  
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-gram   record  
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electr/o   electric  
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electrocardiogram   record of the electrical activity of the heart  
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my/o   muscle  
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myocardial   pertaining to the heart muscle  
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pan   all  
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pancarditis   inflammation of all the walls of the heart, including the epicardium, myocardium, & endocardium  
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peri   around  
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pericarditis   inflammation of the pericardium  
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-um   structure  
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pericardium   structure around the heart  
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coron/o   crown  
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coronary arteries   arteries that supply the heart w/blood (sit on top of the heart like a crown)  
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ech/o   sound  
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echocardiogram   record of the heart produced by sound waves  
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embol/o   plug  
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-us   condition; thing  
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embolus   plug of clotted blood that is transported thru bloodstream by the blood current  
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isch/o   hold back  
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myocardial ischemia   hold back of blood to the heart muscle  
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angina pectoris   severe chest pain  
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myocardial infarction   area of tissue that undergone necrosis (death) due to lack of blood supply to the heart  
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phleb/o   vein  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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phlebothrombosis   abnormal condition of clots in a vein  
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thromb/o   clot  
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thrombophlebitis   inflammation of a vein w/ clot formation  
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rhythm/o   rhythm  
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a(n)-   no; not  
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arrhythmia   deviation from the normal heart rhythm  
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scler/o   hardening  
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-therapy   treatment  
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sclerotherapy   injection of a soln into a vein for the purpose of destroying the vein inner lining by sclerosis  
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thrombus   blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel  
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valvul/o   valve  
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valvuloplasty   surgical repair of a valve  
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varic/o   twisted & swollen  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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varicose veins (pg 261)   twisted, swollen superficial veins, typically of the saphenous vein of the lower leg  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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avascular   pertaining to no blood vessels  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)   disturbance in the flow of blood to one or more parts of the brain (stroke)  
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vas/o   vein  
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extravasation   excape of fluid into the surrounding tissue  
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vasoconstriction   process of drawing together the walls of a vessel; narrowing of the lumen; vasospasm  
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vasodilation   process of vessel expansion; widening of the vessel  
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ven/o   vein  
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venous   pertaining to a vein  
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venule   small vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle (lower chamber of the heart)  
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interventricular septum   pertaining to the wall b/w the ventricles  
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-ectasis   dilation; dilation; stretching  
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angiectasis   dilation of a blood vessel  
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-brady   slow  
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bradycardia   slow heartbeat  
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-tachy   fast  
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tachycardia   fast heartbeat  
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BP   blood pressure  
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ASHD   arteriosclerotic heart diease (damage to the heart due to the obstruction of a coronary artery)  
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