Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, And Respiratory Systems

Front 1

heart

Back 1

cardiac muscle; hollow cone-shaped; 4 chambers

Front 2

pericardium

Back 2

tough fibrous external layer of the heart

Front 3

myocardium

Back 3

middle layer; the cardiac muscle itself

Front 4

endocardium

Back 4

inner layer; lines the chambers of the heart; covers the valves

Front 5

atrium

Back 5

the two cranial chambers of the heart

Front 6

ventricle

Back 6

the two ventral chambers of the heart

Front 7

valve

Back 7

between the atria and ventricle; mitral valve separates the left atria and ventricle; tricuspid valve separates the right atria and ventricle

Front 8

systole

Back 8

phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract

Front 9

diastole

Back 9

phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax

Front 10

arteries

Back 10

tubes that carry blood away from the heart

Front 11

arterioles

Back 11

small arteries; feeds blood to the capillaries

Front 12

capillaries

Back 12

thin walled vessels; communicate with other capillaries

Front 13

venules

Back 13

small veins; recieve blood from the capillaries to return to the heart

Front 14

veins

Back 14

hollow tubes; thin elastic walls; take deoxygenated blood to the heart

Front 15

plasma

Back 15

liquid portion of the blood including the clotting elements

Front 16

serum

Back 16

liquid portion of blood without the clotting factors

Front 17

erythrocyte

Back 17

red blood cell; small nonnucleated cell

Front 18

hemoglobin

Back 18

iron-containing pigment; gives blood the red color along with oxygen

Front 19

leukocyte

Back 19

white blood cell; colorless; nuclei

Front 20

platelet (thrombocyte)

Back 20

function in clotting mechanism; contracts blood vessles and hasten clotting

Front 21

lymph

Back 21

almost colorless fluid; rich in WBC; circulated by lymphatic vessles

Front 22

lymph vessles

Back 22

transport lymph throughout the body

Front 23

lymph glands

Back 23

filters; remove bacteria from the lymph

Front 24

spleen

Back 24

large flattened oval-shaped organ; dark red; stores whole blood

Front 25

tonsils

Back 25

3 pairs; small round masses; filter out bacteria

Front 26

thymus

Back 26

grayish pink structure; production of immune cells; from lympocytes

Front 27

ascultation

Back 27

listening to the sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis

Front 28

anemia

Back 28

deficiency of hemoglobin and red blood cells causing pallor and weakness

Front 29

arrhythmia

Back 29

disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat

Front 30

ascites

Back 30

accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Front 31

cardiac murmur

Back 31

murmur produced within the heart because of a leaky valve

Front 32

edema

Back 32

effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells

Front 33

transfusion

Back 33

direct transferring of blood, plasm or the like into blood vessles

Front 34

venipuncture

Back 34

puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes or for collecting blood specimens

Front 35

CBC

Back 35

complete blood count

Front 36

CHF

Back 36

congestive heart failure

Front 37

CRT

Back 37

capillary refill time

Front 38

diff

Back 38

differential

Front 39

ECG/ EKG

Back 39

electrocardiogram

Front 40

Hct, crit

Back 40

hematocrit

Front 41

HW

Back 41

heartworm

Front 42

IV

Back 42

intravenous

Front 43

IC

Back 43

intracardiac

Front 44

PCV

Back 44

packed cell volume

Front 45

RBC

Back 45

red blood cell/ red blood count

Front 46

WBC

Back 46

white blood cell/ white blood count

Front 47

nose

Back 47

entrance for air; exit for CO2

Front 48

Nostrils

Back 48

paired external openings to the airways

Front 49

nares

Back 49

paired external openings to the airways

Front 50

pharynx

Back 50

throat; attached to the base of the skull and esophagus

Front 51

larynx

Back 51

voice box; passage way for air

Front 52

trachea

Back 52

windpipes; smooth muscular tube; larynx to bronchi

Front 53

bronchi

Back 53

bronchus- takesair into the lungs

Front 54

lungs

Back 54

primary structures of the respiratory system

Front 55

alveolus

Back 55

tiny air sacs in the lungs and at the ends of the bronchioles

Front 56

pleura

Back 56

serous membrane lining thoracic cavity and the organs within

Front 57

pleural cavity

Back 57

narrow, fluid filled space between pleural membranes

Front 58

thorax

Back 58

chest cavity

Front 59

mediastinum

Back 59

space between the lungs that contains the heart and blood vessels

Front 60

diaphragm

Back 60

muscular, membranous, or ligametous wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Front 61

respiration

Back 61

inhalation and exhalation of air

Front 62

inspiration

Back 62

intake of breath

Front 63

expiration

Back 63

exhalation of breath

Front 64

rest

Back 64

resting part of respiration process

Front 65

atelectasis

Back 65

collapse of the lungs

Front 66

epistaxis

Back 66

nose bleed

Front 67

pleural effusion

Back 67

accumulaton of watery fluid in the pleural cavity

Front 68

pneumonia

Back 68

inflammation of the lungs with congestion

Front 69

pulmonary edema

Back 69

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs

Front 70

CO2

Back 70

carbon dioxide

Front 71

COPD

Back 71

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Front 72

EIPH

Back 72

exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage

Front 73

ENT

Back 73

ear, nose, and throat

Front 74

O2

Back 74

oxygen

Front 75

URI

Back 75

upper respiratory infection