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25 Cards in this Set
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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Aneurysm/o |
Widening or widened blood vessel |
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Aneurysmorrhaphy |
Surture of a blood vessel |
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Aort/o |
Aorta |
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Aortostenosis |
Narrowing of the aorta |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Ather/o |
Fatty plaque |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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What is the largest blood vessel in the body? |
The aorta |
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What conveys the blood from the upper portion of the body? |
Superior vena cava |
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What conveys blood from the lower portion of the body? |
Inferior vena cava |
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A wall or partition dividing a body space or cavity is known as a what? |
Septum |
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Blood flows from the ____ atrium to the ____ _____ to the ___ _____ |
Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle |
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What carries the oxygen deficient blood to the lungs? |
The pulomonary artieries |
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What is situated betweem the upper and lower chambers(the left aortic ventricle) ? |
The mitral(bicuspid) valve |
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EKG or ECG |
Electrocardiogram(evaluates abnormal cardiac rhythm) |
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Megalocardia and cardiomegaly means what? |
Enlarged heart |
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A thickening, hardening , and loss of elasticity of arterial walls |
Arteriosclerosis |
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What is the most common form of arteriosclerosis and is characterized by an accumulatiom of plaque withing the arterial wall? |
Atherosclerosis |
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Abnormal blowing sound heard on auscultation and caused by tubulent blood flow through an artery |
Bruit |
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What is a mass of undissolved matter, commonly a clot , fatty plaque, or air bubble that travels through a blood stream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel |
Embolus |
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What is a defiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue due to circulatory obstruction? |
Ischemia |
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What is a streptococcal infectiom that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle, most commonly in children and young adults? |
Rheumatic heart disease |
