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LOM Ch 11 Cardiovascular System Set 2
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Cardiovascular System
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05/23/2010

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pericardium
Definition
double layered membrane surrounding the heart
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pulmonary artery
Definition
artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
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pulmonary circulation
Definition
flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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pulmonary valve
Definition
valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
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pulmonary vein
Definition
one of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
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pulse
Definition
beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
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septum
Definition
singular of septa
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septum
Definition
partition or wall dividing a cavity--such as between the right and left atria and right and left ventricles
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interatrial septum
Definition
division between the right and left atria
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interventricular septum
Definition
division between the right and left ventricles
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sinoatrial node
Definition
What does SA node stand for?
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sphygmomanometer
Definition
instrument to measure blood pressure
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systemic circulation
Definition
flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and then from the heart back to body tissues
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systole
Definition
contraction phase of the heartbeat
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contracting
Definition
The Greek word systole means ________
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tricuspid valve
Definition
located between the right atrium and the right ventricle--it has three cusps
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valve
Definition
structure in veins or in the heart taht temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction
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vein
Definition
thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart
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valves
Definition
What do veins contain to prevent backflow of blood?
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vena cava
Definition
largest vein in the body
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atrium
Definition
The superior and inferior venae cavae return blood to the right _______ of the heart
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ventricle
Definition
one of two lower chambers of the heart
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venule
Definition
small vein
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angi/o
Definition
combined form meaning vessel--starts with an "a"
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angiogram
Definition
record of a vessel
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angioplasty
Definition
repair of a vessel
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aort/o
Definition
combined form meaning aorta
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aortic stenosis
Definition
narrowing of the aorta
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arter/o, arteri/o
Definition
two combined forms meaning artery
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arteriosclerosis
Definition
hardening of the arteries
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