Cardiovascular System Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
Largest artery in the body
A
Aorta
2
Q
Vessel
A
Angi/o
3
Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
4
Q
Artery
A
Arter/o
5
Q
Ather/o
A
Yellowish plaque
6
Q
Atrium, upper heart chamber
A
Atri/o
7
Q
Brachi/o
A
Arm
8
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
9
Q
Cholesterol/o
A
Cholesterol
10
Q
Heart
A
Coron/o
11
Q
Blue
A
Cyan/o
12
Q
Mucus
A
Myx/o
13
Q
Ox/o
A
Oxygen
14
Q
Pericardi/o
A
Pericardium
15
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
16
Q
Rhythm
A
Rhythm/0
17
Q
Sphygm/o
A
Pulse
18
Q
Steth/o
A
Chest
19
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
20
Q
Valvul/o
A
Valve
21
Q
Vas/o
A
Vessel
22
Q
Patent
A
Open
23
Q
Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat
A
Sinoatrial node
24
Q
Phlebitis
A
Inflammation of a vein
25
Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart
Mitral valve
26
The cause of essential hypertension
Idiopathic
27
Local widening of an artery
Aneurysm
28
Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle
Coronary arteries
29
Click murmur syndrome
Mitral valve prolapse
30
Cardiac arrhythmia
Fibrillation
31
A blood vessel that carries oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary artery
