chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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Angi/o
A
Vessel
2
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Aort/o
A
Aorta
3
Q
Arter/o
A
Artery
4
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
5
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque (fatty substance)
6
Q
Atri/o
A
Atrium (atria)
7
Q
Capn/o
A
Carbon dioxide
8
Q
Cholesterol/o
A
Cholesterol
9
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
10
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart
11
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
12
Q
Electr/o
A
Electricity
13
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
14
Q
Isch/o
A
To hold back
Back
15
Q
Man/o
A
Pressure
16
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
17
Q
Necr/o
A
Death
18
Q
Ox/o
A
Oxygen
19
Q
Pericardi/o
A
Pericardium
20
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
21
Q
Sphygm/o
A
Pulse
22
Q
Steth/o
A
Chest
23
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
24
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
25
Valv/o
Valve
26
Valvul/o
Valve
27
Vascul/o
Vessel
28
Vas/o
Blood vessel
Vas deferens
Duct
29
Ven/i
Vein
30
Ven/o
Vein
31
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
32
Brady-
Slow
33
Endo-
In
| Within
34
Hyper-
Above
Excessive
Increased
35
Hypo-
```
Deficient
Below
Under
Less than normal
Decreased
```
36
Inter-
Between
37
Peri-
Surrounding
| Around
38
Tachy-
Fast
39
- al -ar
| - ic -ous
Pertaining to
40
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
41
-ectomy
Removal
Excision
Resection
42
-emia
Blood condition
43
-gram
Record
44
-graph
Instrument for recording
45
-ia
Condition
46
-itis
Inflammation
47
-lysis
Breakdown
Destruction
Separation
Loosening
48
-megaly
Enlargement
49
-meter
Measure
50
-ole
Small
| Little
51
-oma
Tumor
Mass
Collection of fluid
52
-osis
Abnormal condition
53
-oxia
Oxygen
54
-plasty
Surgical repair
55
-rrhaphy
Suture
56
-sclerosis
Hardening
57
-stenosis
Tightening
Narrow
Sticture
58
-tension
Pressure
59
-tomy
Incision
| Process of cutting
60
-ule
Small
| Little
61
Occlusion
Blockage
| Obstruction or closure of body passage
62
Ischemia
Lack of blood flow to tissues
63
Infarction
| Infarct
Area of dead tissue
64
Apex
Pointed end of heart
| always points left
65
Base
Cranial portion of the heart
66
Endocardium
Inner lining of heart
67
Myocardium
Muscle layer of heart
68
Pericardium
Membrane surrounding heart
69
Atrium
| plural: atria
Two upper heart chambers
70
Tricuspid valve
Right AV valve
| Right atrioventricular valve
71
Pulmonary valve
Valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
72
Bicuspid valve
Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
| Mitral valve
73
Aortic valve
Valve between the left ventricle and aorta
74
Capillaries
Smallest blood vessel
75
Vein
Thin-walled vessel that carries blood towards the heart
76
Vena cava
| Plural: vena cavae
Largest vein in the body
77
Pulmonary artery
Artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
78
Pulmonary veins
Veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
79
Artioventricular bundle
| Bundle of His
Carry electrical impulses to the ventricles
80
P wave
```
atrial depolarization (contracting)
(first bump)
```
81
QRS wave
```
ventricular depolarization (contracting)
(big spike)
```
82
T wave
```
Ventricular repolariztion (relaxing)
(bump after QRS wave)
```
83
Auscultation
Listening with a stethoscope to sounds within the body
84
Arrhythmia
| Dysrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm
85
Sinus rhythm
Normal heart rhythm
86
Lub
First heart sound
| Closure of tricuspid and bicuspid
87
Dub
Second heart sound
| Closure of aortic and pulmonary valves
88
Murmur
Turbulent blood flow
| swooshing noise
89
Vasodilation
Expansion of a vessel
90
Vasoconstriction
Narrowing of a vessel
91
Sphygmomanometer
Instrument that measures arterial blood pressure
92
Systole
Contraction phase of the heartbeat
93
Diastole
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat
94
Systolic pressure
1 number
95
Hypertension
Increased blood pressure
96
Hypotension
Decreased blood pressure
97
Aneurysm
Sac formed by weakening of blood vessel
98
Embolism
Blockage of a vessel by a clot or foreign material
99
Embolus
| Plural: Emboli
A detached moving clot
100
Thrombus
| Plural:Thrombi
Stationary clot attached to the wall of a vessel
101
Perfusion
Passage of fluid through the blood vessels of a specific organ
Blood flow through the tissue
102
Effusion
Escape of fluid and can occur anywhere in the body
103
Pericardial effusion
Escape of fluid into the pericardial sac leading to the cardiac tamponade
104
Defibrillation
Use of electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm
105
Flutter
Rapid but regular contractions of the atria and ventricles
106
AF
Atrial fibrillation
107
AS
Aortic stenosis
108
BP
Blood pressure
109
bpm
Beats per minute
| Breathes per minute
110
CHF
Congestive heart failure
111
CVS
Cardiovascular system
112
CVP
Central venous pressure
113
ECHO
Echocardiogram
114
EKG
| ECG
Electrocardiogram
115
HR
Heart rate
116
MI
Myocardial infarction
117
MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
118
PAC
Premature atrial contraction
119
PDA
Patent ductus arteriosus
120
PVC
Premature ventricular contraction
121
V fib
Ventricular fibrillation
122
VPC
Ventricular premature contraction
| Ventricular premature complexes
123
VSD
Ventricular septal defect
124
VT
| V tach
Ventricular tachycardia
125
-pathy
Disease condition
