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46 Cards in this Set
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aorta
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largest artery in the body
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arteriole
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small artery (ateri/o: artery; -ole: small)
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atrium (pl: atria)
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one of two upper chambers of the heart
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diastole
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relaxation phase of the heartbeat. When ventricles (lower chambers) are filling with blood
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endocardium
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inner lining of the heart (endo- + cardium)
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myocardium
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muscle layer which is between the endocardium and pericardium (middle layer) (my/o + cardi + -ium)
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pacemaker
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sensitive tissue that begins the heartbeat. Aka SA node or sino-atrial node
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pericardium
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sac that surrounds the heart (peri- + cardi + -ium)
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septum (pl: septa)
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a partition or a wall separating two structures
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systole
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contraction phase of the heartbeat. Happens when ventricles contract and force blood through the valves and out of the ventricles
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ventricle
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one of two lower chambers of the heart
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venule
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small vein (ven/o + -ule)
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angina pectoris
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chest pain (resulting from difference between supply and demand of oxygen to the heart muscle)
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bruit
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a murmur
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auscultation
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listening with a stethoscope
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claudication
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pain, tension and weakness in a leg after walking has begun, but absence of pain at rest
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embolus (pl: emboli)
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travelling clot. Will eventually occlude vessel when it gets to a narrower space
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patent
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open
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petechiae
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small, pinpoint hemorrhages
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AV node
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atrioventricular node
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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ECG, EKG
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electrocardiogram
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MVP
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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SA node
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Sino-atrial node. Located: upper right atrium where veins enter the heart. Is primary pacemaker. Contracts 60-100 beats/min
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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yellowish fplaque, fatty substance
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atri/o
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atrium, upper heart chamber
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol (a lipid substance)
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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myx/o
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mucus
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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phleb/o
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vein
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valvul/o, valv/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ven/o, veni
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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