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Health Science: What Do you remember from Med Term? Flashcards

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Coron/o

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heart

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Coagul/o

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Coagulation; Clotting

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Angi/o

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vessel (Blood)

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Ather/o

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Plaque; Fatty Buildup

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Phleb/o

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vein

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Son/o

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sound

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Thromb/o

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clot

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Brady

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Slow

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echo

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reflected sound

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tachy

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fast

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dia

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through; complete

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown

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-stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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-emic/-emia

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blood condition/pertaining to blood condition

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Body ->

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Superior & Inferior vena cava (superior and inferior) -> right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues.

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Superior & Inferior Vena cava ->

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right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior)

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Right atrium ->

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tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium

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tricuspid valve ->

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Right ventricle ->pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve

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Right ventricle ->

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pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle

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Pulmonary valve ->

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pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle ->pulmonary valve

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Pulmonary artery ->
lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery
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Lungs ->
pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs
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Pulmonary veins ->
left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins
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Left Atrium ->
mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium
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mitral Valve ->
left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve
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left ventricle ->
aortic valve -> aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle
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aortic valve ->
aorta -> body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aortic valve
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Aorta ->
body tissues -> vena cava (superior and inferior -> Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery -> lungs ->pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve ->left ventricle -> aortic valve -> aorta
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Pulmonary Circulation
Circulation from RT side of heart to Lungs & back, exchanges Co2 for O2 in lungs
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Systemic circulation
Circulation from LF side of heart to body exhanges O2 for Co2
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Diastole
Ventricular relaxation (bottom #)
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Systole
Ventricular Contraction (top #)
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Angina
Spasmodic chest pain caused by ischemia
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CHF
Congestive heart failure; reduced blood flow to the heart
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MI
Myocardial infraction; heart attack- blockage of coronary artery which results in death of myocardium
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PCTA (Ballon Angioplasty)
Uses balloon to open up clogged artery (PTCA- in med term, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) USU> preformed by an interventional cardiologist
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CABG
(Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) - bypassing the blocked artery with another artery taken from the patient from somewhere else
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Hypertension
Low BP
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Angiogram
used to locate blockage of the artery
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Echocardiogram
ultrasound of the heart
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Atherosclerosis
hardening of artery d/t plaque; causes arteriostenosis
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Arrhythmia
sa node -> atria -> AV node -> ventricles contract fibrillation
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Pacemaker
tx for abb.
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Functions of the Lymphatic system
Distribution, Body protection, Regulation
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Leukocyte
White blood cells
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Erythrocyte
Red blood cells
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thrombocyte
platelets
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Cyt/o
cell
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leuk/o
white
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hem/o, Hemat/o
blood
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erythr/o
red
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log/o
study
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morph/o
shape/form
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throb/o
clot
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tox/o
toxic
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phag/o
eat; Swallow; engulf
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-rrhage
rupture; bursting forth
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-cyte
cell
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A, an-
not; without
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mono
one; single
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poly
multiple
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pro
before; forward
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-emic
pertaining to blood condition
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-emia
blood condition
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trans
across
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macro
large
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-itis
inflammation
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-blast
developing cell
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-globulin
protein
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kary/o
nuecleus
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Neo
new
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-stasis
stoppage of flow
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-oma
tumor
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-pheresis
removal
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-phoresis
transmission
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-poiesis
formation
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-lysis
breakdown
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Meta -
change; beyond
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-plastic
pertaining to formation
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