Module 5 Lecture A Terms

Front 1

angi(o)

Back 1

blood vessel

Front 2

aort(o)

Back 2

aorta

Front 3

arteri(o)

Back 3

artery

Front 4

ather(o)

Back 4

fatty matter

Front 5

atri(o)

Back 5

atrium

Front 6

cardi(o)

Back 6

heart

Front 7

hemangi(o)

Back 7

blood vessel

Front 8

pericardi(o)

Back 8

pericardium

Front 9

phleb(o)

Back 9

vein

Front 10

sphygm(o)

Back 10

pulse

Front 11

thromb(o)

Back 11

blood clot

Front 12

vas(o)

Back 12

blood vessel

Front 13

ven(o)

Back 13

vein

Front 14

thrombophlebitis

Back 14

inflammation and clots within a vein

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pericardiolysis

Back 15

destruction of the pericardium

Front 16

vasogenic

Back 16

creating new blood vessels

Front 17

aorta

Back 17

largest artery in the body

exits the heart

Front 18

aortic valve

Back 18

between LV and aorta

Front 19

arteriole

Back 19

tiny artery connecting to capillaries

Front 20

artery

Back 20

thick-walled vessel in systemic circulation carries oxygen

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AV-Node

Back 21

specialized part of septum which conducts electrical signal

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carbon dioxide

Back 22

waste material transported in venous vessels

Front 23

depolarization

Back 23

contracting state of myocardial tissue in heart's conducting system

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endothelium

Back 24

inner lining of arteries

Front 25

lumen

Back 25

channel inside an artery through which blood flows

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myocardium

Back 26

muscular layer of heart

Front 27

pacemaker

Back 27

SA node

regulates heart rhythm

Front 28

polarization

Back 28

resting state of myocardial tissue

Front 29

repolarization

Back 29

recharging state

Front 30

saphenous vein

Back 30

vein in leg which drains blood from leg toward vena cava

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venule

Back 31

small vein connecting to capillary and vein

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AF

Back 32

Atrial Fibrillation

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AMI

Back 33

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Front 34

AS

Back 34

Aortic Stenosis

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ASCVD

Back 35

AtheroSclerotic CardioVascular Disease

Front 36

AV

Back 36

AtrioVentricular

Front 37

BP

Back 37

Blood Pressure

Front 38

CABG

Back 38

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Front 39

CAD

Back 39

Coronary Artery Disease

Front 40

CCU

Back 40

Coronary Care Unit

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CHF

Back 41

Congestive Heart Failure

Front 42

CO

Back 42

Cardiac Output

-how efficient the heart is pumping

-volume of blood ejected from ventricle per minute

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CPK

Back 43

Creatine PhosphoKinase

Front 44

CPR

Back 44

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation

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CVA

Back 45

CerebroVascular Accident

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DIC

Back 46

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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DVT

Back 47

Deep Venous Thrombosis

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ECG/EKG

Back 48

ElectroCardioGram

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ECHO

Back 49

Echocardiogram

-ultrasound of the heart

-sounds waves off of deep structures

-measures CO and ejection fraction (EF)

-looks at valve anatomy and chamber size

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ETT

Back 50

Exercise Tolerance Test

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HDL

Back 51

High Density Lipoprotein

Front 52

LDH

Back 52

Lactate DeHydrogenase

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MR

Back 53

Mitral Regurgitation

Front 54

MUGA

Back 54

"heart scan"

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PAC

Back 55

Premature Atrial Contraction

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PVC

Back 56

Premature Ventricle Contraction

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VT

Back 57

Ventricular Tachycardia

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TPA

Back 58

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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EF

Back 59

Ejection Fraction

-percentage of volume ejected from ventricle with each contraction