Ch.2-Cardiovascular System Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
card/o, cardi/o
A
Heart
2
Q
angi/o, vas/o
A
Blood vessels
3
Q
arteri/o
A
Arteries
4
Q
capill/o
A
Capillaries
5
Q
phleb/o, ven/o
A
Veins
6
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
7
Q
angi/o
A
Blood or lymph vessel
8
Q
aort/o
A
Aorta
9
Q
ather/o
A
Plaque, fatty substance
10
Q
brady-
A
Slow
11
Q
cardi/o
A
Heart
12
Q
-crasia
A
Mixture of blending
13
Q
-emia
A
Blood, blood condition
14
Q
erythr/o
A
Red
15
Q
tachy-
A
Fast, rapid
16
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood, relating to blood
17
Q
thromb/o
A
Clot
18
Q
vascul
A
Blood vessels
19
Q
-ar
A
Pertaining to
20
Q
apex
A
Lower tip of the heart
21
Q
epi-
A
Upon
22
Q
-um
A
Singular noun ending
23
Q
end/o
A
Within
24
Q
Coronary arteries
A
Supply oxygen rich blood to the myocardium
25
Atria
Two upper chambers of the heart
26
Ventricles
Two lower chambers of the heart
27
Tricuspid valve
Controls the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle
28
Pulmonary arteries
Carry deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricle and into the lungs
29
Pulmonary veins
Carry the oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart
30
Systemic circulation
Includes the flow of blood to all parts of the body except the lungs
31
arteries
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to all regions of the body
32
peri-
Surrounding
