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50 Cards in this Set
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ANS
autonomic nervous system |
regulates involuntary actions
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leaflet
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leaf-shaped structures compose heart valve
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vasoconstriction
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narrowing of lumen of blood vessel
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vasodilation
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widening of lumen of blood vessel
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viscrosity
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sticky or gummy
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aneurysm/o
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widened blood vessel
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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vascul/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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atri/o
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atrium
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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electr/o
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electric
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embol/o
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embolus (plug)
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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my/o
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musscle
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phleb/o
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vein
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ven/o
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vein
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scler/o
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hardening
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sept/o
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septum
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing, stricture
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of heart or brain)
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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endo-
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within
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arrhythmia
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inability of heart to maintain normal rhythm
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bruit
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soft blowing sound on auscultation
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cardiomyopathy
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any disease or weakening of heart muscle
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coarctation
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narrowing of vessel
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DVT
deep vein thrombosis |
blood clot in deep veins, especially those in legs or thighs
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EF
ejection fraction |
calculation of how much blood a ventricle can eject in 1 contraction
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embolus
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mass of undisolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tissue, thrombus)
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fibrillation
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spontaneous muscle contraction
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hemostasis
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arrest of bleeding, circulation
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hyperlipidemia
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excessive fat in blood
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hypertension
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elevated blood pressure
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hypertensive heart disease
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heart disorder caused by prolonged hypertension
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ICD
implantable cardioverterdefibrillator |
implantable device- monitors and corrects ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation with electrical impulses
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infarct
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tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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ischemia
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local, temp, deficiency of blood supply- due to circulatory obstruction
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MVP
mitral valve prolapse |
leaflets of mitral valve prolapse into LA during systole
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radioisotope
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chemical radioactive material used as tracer- follows substance thru body
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patent ductus arteriosus
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failure of ductus arteriosus to close after birth
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perfusion
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circulation of blood thru tissues or passage of fluids thru vessels
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tetralogy of Fallot
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congenital anomaly
pulmonary artery stenosis interventricular septal defect transposition of aorta RV hypertrophy |
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stent
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slendor device- holds open vessels, tubes, obstructed arteries
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thrombus
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blood clot- obstructs vessels
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