Unit 9: The Circulatory System Flashcards
Parts of the CVS
Heart
Aorta
Veins
Heart
Cardi/o
Or
Coron/o
Aorta
Aort/o
Arteries
Arteri/o
Arterioles
Arteriol/o
Veins
Phleb/o
Or
Ven/o
Venules
Venul/o
Angi/o/graphy
Angi/o/graphy
X-ray examination of blood vessels after injection with an opaque dye so that they show up clearly on film.
Arteri/al
Referring to the arteries.
Arteri/o/sclerosis
Or
Ather/o/sclerosis
-sclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
Brady/card/ia
Slow heartbeat
*opposite: tachycardia
Cardi/ac
Referring to the heart.
Cardi/o/pathy
Any kind of heart disease
Cardi/o/graph
Instrument for recording the heartbeat
Coron/ary
Coron/o: crown
-ary: adjective marker
Arteries which supply blood to the heart muscles
Electr/o/cardi/o/graph
Instrument for measuring and recording the electrical impulses of the heart muscles
*electrocardiogram is produced by electrocardiograph
Electr/o/cardi/o/gram
Chart which records the electrical impulses in the heart muscles.
My/o/cardi/al
My/o: muscle
Referring to the heart muscle(myocardium)
*the patient has myocardial infarction(death of tissue)
Phleb/o/tom/ist
Phleb/o: vein
-tom: cut in or incision
Person who draws blood samples from patient.
Sphygm/o/man/o/meter
Sphygm/o: pulse
man/o: pressure
Instrument which measures blood pressure in the arteries.
Valvul/o/plasty
Valvul/o OR valv/o: valve
Surgical repair of a valve.
Vascul/ar
Vascul/o OR angi/o: vessels
Referring to blood vessels.
Ven/ous
Ven/o: vein
-ous: referring to
Referring to a vein.
BP
Blood pressure
