Cl C 2414: Lesson 10: Cardiovascular System

Front 1

aortic regurgitation

Back 1

the act to the aortic valve in preventing the blood from flowing back into the ventricle

Front 2

coronary arteries

Back 2

the two arteries which supply blood to the muscle of the heart

Front 3

myocardial infarction (MI)

Back 3

the loss of living heart muscle as a result of coronary artery occlusion; usually occurs when an atheromatous plaque in a coronary artery ruptures and the resulting clot obstructs the injured blood vessel

Front 4

amyl-

Back 4

Combining Form

starch

Front 5

angin-

Back 5

Combining Form

chocking pain, angina pectoris

Front 6

aort-

Back 6

Combining Form

aorta

Front 7

arct(at)-

Back 7

Combining Form

compress

Front 8

ather-

Back 8

Combining Form

fatty deposit

Front 9

atri-

Back 9

Combining Form

atrium

Front 10

bol-

Back 10

Combining Form

a throwing

Front 11

capill-

Back 11

Combining Form

capillary

Front 12

cirs-

Back 12

Combining Form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 13

-clud-, -clus-

Back 13

Combining Form

close

Front 14

cor, cord-

Back 14

Combining Form

heart

Front 15

coron-

Back 15

Combining Form

crown

Front 16

cusp, -cuspid

Back 16

Combining Form

point

Front 17

dextr-

Back 17

Combining Form

right (side)

Front 18

-form

Back 18

Combining Form

shape

Front 19

gurgit-, gurgitat-

Back 19

Combining Form

flood, flow

Front 20

pector-

Back 20

Combining Form

breast, chest

Front 21

phleb-

Back 21

Combining Form

vein

Front 22

pulm(on)-

Back 22

Combining Form

lung, pulmonary artery

Front 23

rhythm-

Back 23

Combining Form

heartbeat

Front 24

sept-

Back 24

Combining Form

wall, partition

Front 25

sin-, sinus-

Back 25

Combining Form

sinus

Front 26

sinistr-

Back 26

Combining Form

left (side)

Front 27

sphygm-

Back 27

Combining Form

pulse

Front 28

stal-, stol-

Back 28

Combining Form

send, contraction

Front 29

tens(i)-

Back 29

Combining Form

stretch

Front 30

thromb-

Back 30

Combining Form

blood clot

Front 31

top-

Back 31

Combining Form

place

Front 32

vag-

Back 32

Combining Form

the vagus nerve

Front 33

varic-, varix

Back 33

Combining Form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 34

vas-

Back 34

Combining Form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

Front 35

ven-

Back 35

Combining Form

vein

Front 36

ventr-

Back 36

Combining Form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

Front 37

systole

Back 37

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

Front 38

diastole

Back 38

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

Front 39

sphygmomanometer

Back 39

instrument with which blood pressure is taken

Front 40

mitral valve

Back 40

lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle and allows passage of blood from the atrium into the ventricle; one-way valve

Front 41

mitral regurgitation

Back 41

a backflowing of blood as a result of a mitral defect in the mitral valve of the heart

Front 42

facies mitralis

Back 42

the facial appearance of a person afflicted with mitral malfunction: distended capillaries and cyanosis

Front 43

atherosclerosis; thrombus; embolus

Back 43

all causes of the narrowing or closing of the coronary arteries, resulting in coronary artery disease

Front 44

coronary occlusion; coronary thrombosis

Back 44

the result of the artery's inability to carry the blood that is pumped into it by the cardiac muscle

Front 45

aneurysm

Back 45

the local distention of the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery, and often the aorta; caused by weakening of the vascular wall

Front 46

cerebral apoplexy

Back 46

stroke; caused by intracerebral hemorrhage (often resulting from an aneurysm)

Front 47

digitalis

Back 47

a heart stimulant that acts by increasing the force of muscular contractions

Front 48

ballistics

Back 48

the science of projectiles

Front 49

embolism

Back 49

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

Front 50

metabolism

Back 50

the sum of the processes of anabolism, the process by which the blood supplies the material for growth and repair of tissues

Front 51

catabolism

Back 51

the process by which complex compounds are reduced to simpler ones, usually accompanied by the release of energy

Front 52

diabolic

Back 52

devilish