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31 Cards in this Set
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/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 plaque, 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, muc/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, ven/o, ven/i
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vein
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o, pector/o, thorac/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, ven/i
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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A normal sinus rhythm is a heart rhythm originating in the _________ node with a resting rate of _____ to ____ beats per minute.
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A _______ _______ _______ is a heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a resting rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute.
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Another name for atrioventricular bundle is ______ of ______.
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Another name for __________ ________ is bundle of His.
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The atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) are specialized _______ _______ connecting the ______ with the ________ and transmitting ______ _______ between them.
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The _________ _________ are specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them.
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The atrioventricular node (AV node) is a specialized ________ in the wall between the ________.
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The ________ _______ is specialized tissue in the wall between the atria.
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The atrium is one of the two _______ chambers of the heart. The ventricle is one of the two ________ chambers of the heart.
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The ________ is one of the two upper chambers of the heart. The ________ is one of the two lower chambers of the heart.
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A small artery is called an ________.
A small vein is called a __________. |
A ______ _______ is called an arteriole.
A _______ ________ is called a venule. |
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The inner lining of the heart is called the ___________.
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The ________ _______ of the heart is called the endocardium.
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The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is called _________. The contracting phase of the heartbeat is called _________.
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The _________ phase of the heartbeat is called diastole. The ___________ phase of the heartbeat is called systole.
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