Cardiovascular Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
2
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arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
3
Q
ather/o
A
plaque
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol (a lipid substance)
8
Q
coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
10
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
11
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
12
Q
pericardi/o
A
pericardium
13
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
14
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm
15
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
16
Q
steth/o
A
chest
17
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
18
Q
valv/o, valvul/o
A
valve
19
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
20
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel
21
Q
ven/o, ven/i
A
vein
22
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle (lower heart chamber)
23
Q
artery
A
vessel that moves blood away from heart to body tissue
24
Q
vein
A
vessel that brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart
25
aorta
largest artery in the body
26
arteriole
small artery
27
endocardium
inner lining of the heart
28
myocardium
muscular middle layer of the heart
29
pericardium
membrane surrounding the heart
30
septum
partition or wall dividing a cavity
31
venule
small vein
32
arrhythmias
abnormal heart rhythms
| e.g., bradycardia, flutter, fibrillation
33
congenital heart disease
abnormality in the heart at birth
34
CHF
congestive heart failure
35
CAD
coronary artery disease
36
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
| procedure replaces clogged coronary arteries
37
STEMI
ST elevation myocardial infarction
| bad kind of heart attack
38
NSTEMI
Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
| heart attack, but not the worst kind
39
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
40
HTN
hypertension (high blood pressure)
41
PAD
peripheral artery disease
42
angi/o
vessel
