Western Medical Terminology Chapter 10 And 11

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Heart

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muscular organ the size of a fist, located behind the sternum (breast bone) and between the lungs. The pumping action of the heart circulates blood throughout the body. The heart consists of two upper chambers, the right atrium and the left atrium and the two lower chambers, the right ventricle and the left ventricle. Valves of the heart keep the blood flowing in one direction. The cardiac septum separates the right and left sides of the heart

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tricuspid valve

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located between the right atrium and right ventricle

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bicuspid valve

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located between the left atrium and left ventricle also called mitral valve

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arteries

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blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary artery, carry oxygen and other nutrients from the heart to the body cells. The pulmonary artery, in contrast, carries carbon dioxide and other waste products from the heart to the lungs,

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aorta

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largest artery in the body, originating at the left ventricle and descending through the thorax and abdomen

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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bradycardia

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condition of a slow heart (rate less than 60 beats per minute)

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cardiodynia

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pain in the heart

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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endocarditis (hint)

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inflammation of the inner (lining) of the heart (particularly heart valves)

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ischemia

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deficiency of blood (flow)

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myocarditis (hint)

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inflammation of the muscle of the heart

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pericarditis (hint)

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inflammation of the outer sac of the heart

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phlebitis (hint)

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inflammation of the vein

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hematoma

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tumor of blood (mass of blood resulting from a broken vessel)

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lymphadenitis

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inflammation of the lymph glands

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lymphoma

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tumor of lymphatic tissue (malignant)

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splenomegaly

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enlargement of the spleen

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thrombus

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blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

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anemia

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reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells

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aneurysm

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ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

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cardiac arrest

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sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation, which requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

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dysrhythmia

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any disturbance or abnormality in the heart's normal rhythmic pattern (arrhythmia)

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fibrillation

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rapid, quivering noncoordinated contractions of the atria or ventricles

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hodgkin disease

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malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually beginning in the cervical nodes

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leukemia

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malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells formed in the bone marrow

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mitral valve stenosis

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a narrowing of the mitral (bicuspid) valve from scarrig, usually caused by episodes of rheumatic fever

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Myocardial infarction (MI)

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death (necrosis) of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen resulting from an interrupted blood supply (also called heart attack)

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sickle cell anemia

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a hereditary, chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent- or sickle-shaped red blood cells ( incurable disease)

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varicose veins (varicosities)

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distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities

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mouth

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opening through which food passes into the body; breakds food into small particles by mastication (chewing) ad mixing with saliva

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tongue

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consists mostly of skeletal muscles; attached in the posterior region of the mouth. It provides movement of food for mastication, directs food to the pharynx for swallowing, and is a major organ for taste and speech

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palate

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separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

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pharynx, throat

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performs the swallowing action that passes food from the mouth into the esophagus

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esophagus

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10 inch tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach

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stomach

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J-shaped sac that mixes and stores food. It secretes chemicals for digestion and hormones for local communication control

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look at pic of stomach on pg

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bile ducts

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passageways that carry bile: the hepatic duct is a passageway for bile from the liver, and the cystic duct carries bile from the gallbladder. They join to form the common bile duct, which conveys bile to the duodenum

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pancreas

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produces pancreatic juice, which helps digest all types of food and secretes insulin for carbohydrate metabolism

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an/o

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anus

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stomat/o

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mouth

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rect/o

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rectum

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know where the pyloric sphincter, jejunum and ileum are on page

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lapar/o

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abdomen (abdominal cavity)

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appendic/o

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appendix

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cheil/o

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lip

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the appendix

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cholangioma

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tumor of the bile duct

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choledocholithiasis

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condition of stones in the common bile duct
Chole=gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

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condition of gallstones

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barium enema (BE)

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series of x-ray images taken of the large intestine after a barium enema has been administered