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CLA 131 Chapter 10
The Cardivascular System
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Undergraduate 1
04/01/2008

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brady-
Definition
slow
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endo-
Definition
within, inner
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epi-
Definition
upon
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inter-
Definition
between
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peri-
Definition
around, about
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tachy-
Definition
rapid, fast
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angi, angin
Definition
blood vessel
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aort
Definition
aorta
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arter, arteri
Definition
windpipe, artery
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ather
Definition
fat
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atri
Definition
atrium
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card, cardi
Definition
heart
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coron
Definition
crown and circle
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cyan
Definition
blue
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ech
Definition
to bounce
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electr
Definition
electricity
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isch
Definition
to hold back
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my, myos
Definition
muscle
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occlus
Definition
to close up
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pector
Definition
chest
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phleb
Definition
vein
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pulmon
Definition
lung
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sphygm
Definition
pulse
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sten
Definition
narrowness, construction
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steth
Definition
chest
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thromb
Definition
clot of blood
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valvul
Definition
little valve
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varic
Definition
dilated vein
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vas
Definition
blood vessel
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vascul
Definition
little blood vessel
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ven
Definition
vein
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ventricul
Definition
little belly or cavity
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-ac
Definition
pertaining to
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-aphresis
Definition
removal
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-gram
Definition
recording
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-graph
Definition
instrument used to record
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-is
Definition
pertaining to
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-lytic
Definition
pertaining to dissolution
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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cardiovascular

 

cardi

 

vascul 

Definition

cardi= heart

 

vascul= little blood vessels 

Term
Arteries
Definition

carry blood to body parts from heart

 

(away form heart) 

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Veins
Definition
Carry blood back into the heart
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Capillaries
Definition
microscopic bllod vessels located between the veins and arteries
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myocardium
Definition
cardiac muscle
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endocardium
Definition
inner lining to the myocardium
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atria
Definition
recieves incoming blood
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ventricles
Definition
push blood out of heart
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vena cavae
Definition
feeds blood into right atrium
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coronary sinus
Definition
drains the heart
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Course of Blood
Definition
Out of Right Ventricle -> Lungs (Blood is Oxygenated) -> Into Left Atrium -> Out to the Rest of the Body
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Atrioventricular Valves (AV)
Definition
maintains one-way bloodflow through the heart
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bicuspid valve
Definition
AV on the left side
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tricuspid valve
Definition
AV valve on the right
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Semilunar Valves (SL)
Definition
marks the junction between the two ventricles and the major arteries
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Major Arteries
Definition
L- Pulmonary Trunk                  R- Aorta
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Pulmonary Circulation
Definition
blood circulation associated with teh lungs
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Aorta
Definition

largest vessel in the body

 

carries blood to all parts of the body except lungs 

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Systemic Circulation
Definition
the distribution of the blood from the aorta and the return to the heart by way of the veins
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Cardiac Output (CO)
Definition
the amount of blood that enters the systemic circulation
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Sinoatrial Node (SA)
Definition
a cluster of cells in the right atrium that serve as the pacemaker of the heart
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Atrioventricular Node (AV)
Definition
a cluster of cells that relay the signal to the ventricles
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systole
Definition
ventricular contraction
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diastole
Definition
ventricular relaxation
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arterioles
Definition
little arteries
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venules
Definition
little veins
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interstitial fluid
Definition
the fluid through which nutrients pass from the blood to the cells
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endothelium
Definition
the lining of the heart chambers an blood vessels
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blood vessels
Definition
tube shaped organs that carry blood
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angina pectoris
Definition
chest pains caused by lack of bloodflow to the heart
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angioplasm
Definition
abnormal contractions (spasms) of  a blood vessel wall
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angiostenosis
Definition
narrowing of a blood vessel
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arrythmia
Definition
the loss of heart rhythm
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bradycardia
Definition
slow beating heart
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cardiodynia
Definition
a sensation of pain in the heart
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cardiogenic
Definition
a condidtion originating in the heart
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tachycardia
Definition
a fast heartbeat
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aneurysm
Definition
bulging of an arterial wall
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angioma
Definition
tumor arising from a blood vessel
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cardicarditis
Definition
inflammation of the heart and blood vessels
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arteriorrhexis
Definition
rupture of an artery
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cardiac arrest
Definition
cessation of heart activity
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cardiomyopathy
Definition
general disease of the heart muscle
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claudication
Definition
a pain in a limb, usually a lower leg, casued by poor circulation
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fillibration
Definition
uncoordinated, rapid contraction of the ventricles or atria, resulting in circulatory collapse
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hemorrhoid
Definition
varicose vein in the anal region, which prouces symptoms of local pain and itching
Term
phlebitis
Definition
inflammation of a vein
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varicosis
Definition
a condition of a normally dilated vein
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aneurysmectomy
Definition
surgical removal of  an aneurysm (bulging wall)
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angioplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a blood vessel
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Stent
Definition
a plastic scaffold to prevent closing of an artery
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phlebectomy
Definition
surgical removal of a vein
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phlebotomy
Definition
incision into a vein, usually to remove blood
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sphygomomanometry
Definition
the procedure taht measures your blood pressure
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