Cardiovascular System Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
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receiving heart chambers
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atria
2
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sending heart chambers
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ventricles
3
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thick wall of muscle that divides the left and right side of muscle
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septum
4
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connects left atrium and ventricle
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mitral valve
5
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connects left atrium to aorta
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aortic valve
6
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valvul/o
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valve
7
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connects right atrium and ventricle
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tricuspid valve
8
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connects right atrium to pulmonary artery
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pulmonic valve
9
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atri/o
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atrium (upper chamber)
10
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sept/o
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septum
11
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (lower chamber)
12
Q
cardi/o, coron/o
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heart
13
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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vessel
14
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aort/o
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aorta
15
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arteri/o
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artery
16
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
17
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
18
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oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart
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angina pectoris
19
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irregular heartbeat
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arrhythmia (sometimes dysrhythmia)
20
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rapid or irregular beating of the heart
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palpitation
21
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chest pain
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pectoralgia
22
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pain in the aorta
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aortalgia
23
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profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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loss of blood
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hemorrhage
25
pain in a vein
phlebalgia
26
tissue lining the inside of the heart
endocardium
27
tissue lining the outside of the heart
epicardium
28
heart muscle tissue
myocardium
29
tissue around the heart
pericardium
30
large diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart
vena cava
31
slow heartbeat
bradycardia
32
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
33
abnormal heart sound
murmur
34
rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
35
narrowing of the aorta
aortic stenosis
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rupture of an artery
arteriorrhexis
37
hardening of an artery
arteriosclerosis
38
hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque
atherosclerosis
39
mass of matter present in blood
embolus
40
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolism
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blockage of blood flow due to an organ
ischemia
42
closing or blockage of a package
occlusion
43
blood clot
thrombus
44
enlarged, dilated veins toward surface of the skin
varicose veins
45
process of inserting a tube into the heart
cardiac catheterization
46
image of the heart produced using sound waves
echocardiogram
47
using sound waves to produce an image of the heart
echocardiography
48
record of the electrical currents of the heart
electrocardiogram
49
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus
transesophageal echocardiogram
50
record of blood vessels
angiogram
51
procedure to describe blood vessels
angiography
52
record of an artery
arteriogram
53
record of a vein
venogram
54
force exerted by blood on walls of blood vessels
blood pressure
55
heart specialist
cardiologist
56
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
57
flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
atrial septum defect (ASD)
58
cessation of functional circulation
cardiac arrest
59
disease of the heart muscle
cardiomyopathy
60
flaw in the structure of the heart present at birth
congenital heart defect
61
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself
congestive heart failure
62
inflammation of tissue lining the heart
endocarditits
63
death of heart muscle tissue
myocardial infarction (heart attack)
64
blockage of blood to the heart muscle
myocardial ischemia
65
inflammation of the heart muscle
myocarditis
66
inflammation of tissue around the heart
pericarditis
67
flaw in the septum that divide the two ventricles of the heart
ventricular septal defect (VSD)
68
bulge in a blood vessel
aneurysm
69
blood vessel tumor
angioma
70
disease of the arteries
arteriopathy
71
inflammation of the arteries
arteritis
72
formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
deep vein thrombosis
73
high blood pressure
hypertension
74
low blood pressure
hypotension
75
inflammation of the veins
phlebitis
76
inflammation of a vein caused by a clot
thrombophlebitis
77
drug that prevents/relieves symptoms of angina pectoris
antianginal
78
drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
antiarrhythmic
79
drug that opposes the coagulation of blood
anticoagulant
80
drug that opposes high blood pressure
antihypertensive
81
drug that breaks down clots
thrombolytic
82
drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
vasoconstrictor, vasopressor
83
drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel
vasodilator
84
procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient's blood during the portion of heart surgery in which the heart is stopped
cardiopulmonary bypass
85
basic life support
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
86
returning a heart to normal rhythm
cardioversion
87
borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
88
surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass surgery
89
alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessels into the heart
percutaneous coronary intervention
90
incision into a heart valve
valvotomy
91
surgical reconstruction of a heart valve
valvuloplasty
92
surgical reconstruction of a vessel
angioplasty
93
suture of a vessel
angiorrhaphy
94
suture of the aorta
aortorrhaphy
95
suture of an artery
arteriorrhaphy
96
surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
atherectomy
97
surgical removal of the inside of an artery
endarterectomy
98
surgical removal of a vein
phlebectomy
99
oxygen-poor
right side of the heart
100
oxygen-rich
left side of the heart
101
condition in which blood may appear more blue due to very poor circulation or low oxygen
cyanosis
102
when fluid collects around the heart
pericardial effusion
