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32 Cards in this Set
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right atrium
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1 of the 4 chambers of the heart; upper chamber
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left atrium
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1 of 4 chamber; upper
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right ventricle
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1 of 4 chambers; lower chamber
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left ventricle
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1 of 4 chambers; lower
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interatrial septum
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right portion of the heart
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interventricular septum
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left portion of the heart
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endocardium
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1 of the 3 layers of the heart; lines the interior cavities of the heart.
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myocardium
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1 of 3 layers of the heart; thick, muscular layer.
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epicardium
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1 of 3 layers of the heart; outer membrane.
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pericardium
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loose protective sac that encloses the heart.
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angi/o
vas/o vascul/o |
vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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fatty (lipid) paste
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atrio/o
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atrium
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coron/o
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circle or crown
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pector/o
steth/o |
chest
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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thromb/o
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clot
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ven/o
phleb/o |
vein
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varic/o
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swollen, twisted vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (belly or pouch)
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angiogram
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x-ray record of a blood vessel.
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vasospasm
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involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
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-ium
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structure or tissue
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atria
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plural form of atrium
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peri-
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around
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visceral pericardium
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layer closest to the heart
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small
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tricuspid valve
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valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
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systole
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to contract; period during the cardiac cycle when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary vein.
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diastole
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to expand; period during the cardiac cycle when the blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria.
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