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24 Cards in this Set
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angio, vaso, vasculo
aorto artero, arterio arteriolo cardio phlebo, veni, veno venulo |
vessel
aorta artery arteriole heart vein venule |
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endocardio
myocardio pericardio |
endocardium
myocardium pericardium |
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arti
corono mediastino |
atrium
crown mediastinum |
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oxi
pulmono septo |
oxygen
lung septum; partition |
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sino
stetho, thoraco valvo, valvulo ventriculo |
sinus
chest valve ventricle |
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-ole
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small or little
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venipuncture + phlebotomy
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opening of a vein to draw blood for lab analysis
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mediastinum
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an area in the chest cavity btwn the lungs and contains the heart and its large vessels, the trachea, the esophagusm and nearby structures like lymph nodes
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coronary
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encircling like a crown; blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart encircle it in a crownlike fashion so they are called coronary arteries
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sinus
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cavity or channel
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hypertension
hypotension |
increased BP
decreased BP |
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sphygmomanometer
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measures BP
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systole
diastole |
blood pressure at its highest point which is when the ventricles contract
relaxation of the ventricles |
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tachycardia
bradycardia |
pulse rate greater than 100 beats a min
pulse rate less than 60 beats a min |
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echocardiography
echocardiogram |
use of ultrasonography in diagnosing heart disease
record of the heart obtained by directing ultrasonic waves through the cehst wall and shows the chambers of the heart and large thrombus |
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rhythmo, rrhythmo
de- -stenosis |
rhythm
down, from, or reversing narrowing; stricture |
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hypovelmia
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an abnormally low circulation blood volume
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aneurysmo
athero embolo |
aneurysm
yellowish, fatty plaque embolus |
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sclerosis/stricture
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constriction or narrowing of a passage of orifice
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aneurysm
embolus |
localized dialtion or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel
foreign matter that circulates the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a smaller vessel (embolism) |
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hemorrhoids
phlebostasis |
type of varicose veins in the lower rectum or auns
may be a spontaneous slowing down of blood flow in a vein or the result of a deliberate act in which one compresses the vein to control the flow of blood temporarily |
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endarterectomy
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surgical excision of arteriosclerotic plaque from the inner wall of an obstructed artery
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adeno
adenoido lympho lymphadeno lymphangio lymphato |
gland
adenoids lymph, lymphatics lymph node lymph vessel lymphatics |
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spleno
thymo tonsillo |
spleen
thymus tonsil |
