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Medical Terminology-Cardiovascular system
Med Terms-Cariovascular system
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04/28/2010

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blood leaves heart by the
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arteries
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whats the flow order for blood leaving the heart
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arteries-->arterioles->capillaries->veinules->veins
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site where osygen & waste CO2 are exchanged
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capillaries
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blood returns to heart through
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venules
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tricuspid valve
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between right atrium/ventricle
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bicuspid aka mitral valve
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between left atrium and ventricle
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pulmonary & aortic valves?
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semilunar valves
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Pulmonary circulation?
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oxygen difficient blood to lungs
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systemic circulation
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oxygen rich blood from heart through aorta which routes to body
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sac that encloses the heart
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pericardium
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innermost layer of pericardium
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visceral pericd or epicardium
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lining inside the heart
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endocardium
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heart muscle
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myocardium
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blood vessels that supply oxygen to heart
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coronary arteries
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healthy bp
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120/80-1st#-max pressire pm artery/2nd#amount of pressure that still exists when heart is relaxed
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inflammation caused by infectious microorganisms
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pericarditis
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inflammation in general
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due to infectious microorganisms
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stress test occurs when
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blockage of coronary artery is suspected
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electrical current of heart recorded by
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electrocardiograph
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passage of flexible tube into heart chambers via vein in leg or arm
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cardiac catheterization
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allows collection of blood samples from inside heart & determines pressure differences in chambers
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catheter
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endoscope
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allows internal viewing of a hollow organ
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especially helpful in examining blood flow in heart and blood vessels;pt injected with radioactive isotop
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pet
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angina pectoris
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severe chest pain due to insufficient supply of blood to heart."angina"=pain of a particular part
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arrythmia
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irregularity/loss of hb..aka...dysrhythmia
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cardiac abnormalities present at birth
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congenital heart defects
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abnormal openings between atria and ventricles
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atrialseptal defects/ventricular defects
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condition of wekness, breathlessness, edema in lower portion of body
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congestive heart failure (CHF)work demanded is greater than ability to perform
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pathologic effects: reduced blood flow to myocardium
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CAD-artery disease
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heart damage from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in coronary arteries
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coronary heart disease(CHD)
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rapid/uncoordinated contractions
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fibrillation;causes ineffective blood circulation
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clinical condition: resulting from failure of the heart to pump blood effectively to maintain adequate circulation
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heart failure
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soft rasping/blowing sound
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heart murmur
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necrosis of localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to area
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infarction; results from onclusion or stenosis
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deficiency of blood supply to myocardium
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myocardial ischemia
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply to body part
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tumors consisting of blood vessells
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angioma
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ballooning out of wall fo vessel
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aneurysm
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blood clot
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thrombus
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embolism
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sudden blocking of artery or lymph vessel by foreign material brought to site of blockage by circulating blood
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bits of foreign matter (emboli)
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thrombotic embolus (if a blood clot)
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blood clot broken loose from place of origin; brought to an artery or lymph vessel by circulating blood
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thrombotic embollus
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blood clot broken loose from place of origin; brought to an artery or lymph vessel by circulating blood
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thrombotic embollus
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