Owens Lesson 10 Flashcards

Front 1

Amyl-

Back 1

Combining Form
starch

Front 2

Angin-

Back 2

Combining Form
choking pain, angina pectoris

Front 3

Aort-

Back 3

Combining Form
aorta

Front 4

Acrt(at)-

Back 4

Combining Form
compress

Front 5

Ather-

Back 5

Combining Form
[soup] fatty deposit

Front 6

Atri-

Back 6

Combining Form
[entrance hall] atrium

Front 7

Bol-

Back 7

Combining Form
a throwing

Front 8

Capill-

Back 8

Combining Form
[hair] capillary

Front 9

Cirs-

Back 9

Combining Form
dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 10

-clud-, -clus-

Back 10

Combining Form
close

Front 11

Cor, Cord-

Back 11

Combining Form
heart

Front 12

Coron-

Back 12

combining Form
crown

Front 13

Cusp, -cuspid

Back 13

Combining Form
point

Front 14

Dextr-

Back 14

Combining Form
right (side)

Front 15

-form

Back 15

Combining Form
shape

Front 16

Gurgit-, Gurgitat-

Back 16

Combining Form
flood, flow

Front 17

Pector-

Back 17

Combining Form
breast, chest

Front 18

Phleb-

Back 18

Combining Form
vein

Front 19

Pulm(on)-

Back 19

Combining Form
lung, pulmonary action

Front 20

Rhythm-

Back 20

Combining Form
[steady motion] heartbeat

Front 21

Sept-

Back 21

combining form
wall, partition

Front 22

Sin-, Sinus-

Back 22

Combining Form
[curve, hollow] sinus

Front 23

Sinistr-

Back 23

Combining Form
left (side)

Front 24

Sphygm-

Back 24

Combining Form
pulse

Front 25

Stal-, Stol-

Back 25

Combining Form
send, contraction

Front 26

Tens(i)-

Back 26

Combining Form
stretch

Front 27

Thromb-

Back 27

Combining Form
blood clot

Front 28

Top-

Back 28

combining form
place

Front 29

Vag-

Back 29

Combining Form
[wandering] the vagus nerve

Front 30

Varic-, Varix-

Back 30

Combining Form
dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 31

Vas-

Back 31

combining form
(blood) vessel; vas deferens

Front 32

Ven-

Back 32

Combining Form
vein

Front 33

Ventr-

Back 33

Combining Form
belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

Front 34

Systole

Back 34

refers to the period of contraction of the heart when the blood is sent through the aorta and the pulmonary artery

Front 35

Diastole

Back 35

period of expansion when the heart dilates and the atria and ventricles fill with blood from the venae cavae and the pulmonary vein

Front 36

Sphygmomanometer

Back 36

Inflatable cloth cuff that takes blood pressure

Front 37

Mitral valve

Back 37

of the heart; lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle and allows passage of blood from the atrium into the ventricle

Front 38

Mitral regurgitation

Back 38

backflowing of the blood

Front 39

Facies mitralis

Back 39

facial appearance of a person afflicted with mitral malfunction

Front 40

Aneurysm

Back 40

local distention of the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery, and often the aorta

Front 41

Apoplexy

Back 41

stroke

Front 42

Embolism

Back 42

blockage of a blood vessel by any mass of nondissolved matter, a blood clot, or an air bubble