Chapter 5 Cardiovascular And Lymphatic Systems

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Angi/o

Back 1

Vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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Aneurysm/o

Back 2

Widening, widened blood vessel

Front 3

Aort/o

Back 3

Aorta

Front 4

Arteri/o

Back 4

Artery

Front 5

Arteriol/o

Back 5

Arteriole

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Ather/o

Back 6

Fatty plaque

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Atri/o

Back 7

Atrium

Front 8

Cardi/o

Coron/o

Back 8

Heart

Front 9

Phleb/o

Ven/o

Back 9

Vein

Front 10

Thromb/o

Back 10

Blood clot

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Varic/o

Back 11

Dilated veins

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Vas/o

Back 12

Vessel; vas deferens; duct

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Vascul/o

Back 13

Vessel

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Ventricul/o

Back 14

Ventricle (of heart or brain)

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-cardia

Back 15

Heart condition

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-gram

Back 16

Record, writing

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-um

Back 17

structure, thing

IE: endocardium

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Endocardium

Back 18

Inner membranous layer

Lines the interior of the heart and heart valves

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Myocardium

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Middle muscular layer

Composed of a special type of muscle arranged that contraction of muscle bundles results from squeezing or wringing of the heart chambers to eject blood from the chambers

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Pericardium

Back 20

Fibrous sac surrounds and encloses the entire heart

Front 21

Peri-

Back 21

Around

Front 22

Aorta

Back 22

Largest blood vessel in the body and main trunk of systemic circulation

Front 23

Right lung has ______ lobes?

Back 23

Three

Front 24

Left lung has _______ lobes?

Back 24

Two

Front 25

-ole, -ule

Back 25

Small minute

Front 26

Damaged and healthy?

Back 26

incompetent

competent

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Aden/o

Back 27

Gland

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Agglutin/o

Back 28

Clumping, gluing

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Immun/o

Back 29

Immune, immunity, safe

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Lymph/o

Back 30

Lymph

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Lymphaden/o

Back 31

Lymph gland (node)

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Lymphangi/o

Back 32

Lymph vessel

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Phag/o

Back 33

swallowing, eating

Front 34

Splen/o

Back 34

Spleen

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Thym/o

Back 35

Thymus gland

Front 36

-phylaxis

Back 36

Protection

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Angina Pectoris

Back 37

Mild to severe pain or pressure in the chest caused by ischemia; also called angina

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Embolus

Back 38

Mass of undissolved matter - commonly a blood clot, fatty plaque, or air bubble - that travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel

EMB- embolus (PLUG)

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Heart Block

Back 39

Interference with normal conduction of electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle

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First-degree heart block

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AV block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles

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Second-Degree Heart Block

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AV block in which occasional electrical impulses from the SA node fail to be conducted to the ventricles

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Third-degree heart block

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AV block in which electrical impulses from the atria fail to reach the ventricles; also called complete heart block (CHB)

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Heart failure

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Condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirement of body tissues; formerly called congestive heart failure (CHF)

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Consistently Elevated blood pressure that is higher than 119/79 mm Hg causing damage to the blood vessels and ultimately the heart

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Hypertension

Front 45

Inadequate supply of O2 blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow

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Ischemia

isch: to hold, back

-emia: blood

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Condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood

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Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)

Front 47

Abnormal sound heard on ausculation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart

Back 47

Murmur

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Necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries (also called a heart attack)

Back 48

Myocardial Infarction (MI)

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Failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth resulting in abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and aorta

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Front 50

Numbness in fingers or toes due to intermittent constriction of arterioles in the skin

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Raynaud phenomenon

Front 51

Streptococcal infection that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle most commonly in children and young adults

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Damage to part of the brain due to interruption of its blood supply caused by bleeding within brain tissue or more commonly blockage of an artery also called cerebrovascular accident

Back 52

Stroke

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Aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery sometimes occuluding the lumen of the vessel (BLOOD CLOT)

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Thrombus

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Temporary interference in the blood supply to the brain that causes no permanent brain damage

Back 54

Transient ischemic attach (TIA)

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Swollen superficial veins that are visible through the skin and usually occur in the legs

Back 55

Varicose Veins

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Malignant disease characterized by painless progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue (usually first evident in cervical lymph nodes) splenomegaly and the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells in the nodes

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Hodgkin Disease

Front 57

Inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as result of infection

Back 57

Lymphadenitis

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Acute infection caused by the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes

Back 58

Mononucleosis

Front 59

Any of a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue except for Hodgkn diseasel previously called lyphosarcoma

Back 59

non-hodgkin lymphoma

Front 60

Insertion of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery, usually of an arm (brachial approach) or leg (femoral approach) to provide evaluation of the heart

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Cardiac Catheterization

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Battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage

Back 61

Cardiac enzyme studies

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Use of ultrasound to evaluate the heart and great vessels and diagnose cardiovascular lesions

Back 62

Echocardiography

Echo: repeated sound

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Monitoring worn by a patient that records prolonged EKG readings (24 hours) on a portble tape recorder while the patient conducts normal daily activities

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Holter monitor

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ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions while monitoring the amount of oxygen consumption

Back 64

Stress Test

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ECG that utilizes radioisotope to evaluate coronoary blood flow

Back 65

Nuclear

Front 66

Blood test that measures protein released into the blood by damaged heart muscle (not skeletal)

Back 66

Troponin I

Front 67

Removal of living bone marrow, usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest for microscopic exam

Back 67

Bone Marrow Aspiration Biopsy

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Blood test used to screen for an antibody to the AIDS virus

Back 68

ELISA

Front 69

Radiographic exam of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium

Back 69

Lymphangiography

Front 70

Technique used to determine the histocompatibility of tissues used in grafts and transplants with the receipient's tissues and cells (HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING)

Back 70

Tissue typing

Front 71

Any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores blood flow, usually using balloon dilation

Back 71

Angioplasty

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Procedure removal of one of more of patients peripheral veins and sutures each end of the vein onto a coronary artery to route blood flow around a blockage in a coronary artery thus increasing blood flow to the heart

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

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Delivery of brief discharges of electricity that pass across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia and restore normal sinus rhythm (defib)

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Cardioversion

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Surgical removal of the lining of an artery

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Endarterectomy

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Surgical removal of plaque and thromboses from an occluded carotid artery

Back 75

Carotid Endarterectomy

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Chemical injection into a varicose vein that causes inflammation and formation of fibrous tissue, which closes the vein

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Sclerotherapy

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Plastic or restorative surgery on a valve, especially a cardiac valve

Back 77

Valvuloplasty

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Removal of a lymph vessel

Back 78

Lympangiectomy

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Drugs that reduce cholesterol levels by decreasing levels of LDLS and triglycerides and slightly increasing levels of HDLS

Back 79

Statins

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Administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot

Back 80

Thrombolytic Therapy