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HLHS CH 9&10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What parts of the heart receive blood | atria |
| what parts of the heart send blood | ventricles |
| what side handles oxygen-rich blood? | left |
| what side handles oxygen-poor blood | right |
| what divides the heart | septum, a thick muscle |
| what connects the left atrium and ventricle? | mitral valve |
| what is the left outgoing blood vessel? | aorta |
| what connects the left ventricle and the aorta? | aortic valve |
| what connects the right atrium and ventricle? | tricuspid valve |
| What is the right outgoing blood vessel? | pulmonary artery |
| what connects the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery? | pulmonary valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| cardi/o coron/o | heart |
| capillaries | tiny vessels |
| angi/o vas/o vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| ateri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o ven/o | vein |
| pector | chest |
| phoresis | to carry |
| endocardium | tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| vena cava | large diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart |
| inferior vena cava | the part of vena cava that gathers it from lower portion of the body |
| superior vena cava | gathers from upper portion of the body |
| angiogenesis | development of blood vessels |
| angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessels |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a blood vessel |
| aortectasia | dilation of the aorta |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| occlusion | closing or blockage of a passage |
| venostasis | trapping of a blood in an extremity due to compression |
| angiogram | record of the blood vessels |
| angiography | procedure to describe the blood vessels |
| amgioscope | device for looking into a blocked vessel |
| diastolic pressure | pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed |
| systolic pressure | pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting |
| systemic circulation | circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium |
| ASD atrial septal defect | flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscles |
| congestive cardiomyopathy/dilated cardiomyopathy | heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself (congestive) and becomes stretched (dilated), which causes weak/slow pumping of blood |
| hypertrophic cadiomyopathy | heart muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow |
| restrictive cardiomyopathy | heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart, thus limiting the amount of blood it can pump to the rest of the body |
| MI myocardial infarction | death of heart muscle tissue |
| pericardial effusion | fluid pouring out into the tissue of the heart |
| aneurysm | bulge in a blood vessel |
| aortic regurgitation | flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve |
| antianginal | drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris |
| angina | to chock |
| antiarrhythmic | drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat |
| cardiotonic | drug that increases the strength of heart contractions |
| thrombolytic | drug that breaks down clots |
| vasopressor/vasoconstrictor | drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel |
| coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart |
| percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) | alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient’s blood vessels into the heart |
| phlebophlebostomy | procedure to create an opening between two veins |
| endarterectomy | surgical removal of the inside of an artery |
| embolectomy | surgical removal of an embolus |
| HTN | hypertension |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis-formation of a blood clot deep in the body, most commonly in the leg |
| HTN | high blood pressure |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| SV | stroke volume |
| NSR | natural sinus rhythm, NOT a diagnostic procedure |
| phlebology | study of veins |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| vasospasm | involuntary contraction of a blood vessel |
| phren | diaphragm |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| spir/o | breathing |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| hemoptysis | coughing/spitting up blood |
| hypercarbia | excessive carbon dioxide |
| pectoriloquy | speaking from the chest |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura |
| rhinorrhagia | excessive blood flow from the nose |
| The term used to indicate a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood is | hypoxemia |
| the passageway for food and air is the | pharynx |
| split up the word pneumoconiosis | pneumo/coni/osis |
| eupnea | good breathing |
| paralysis of the diaphragm | phrenoplegia |
| new growth in the lung | pulmonary neoplasm |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| empyema | em (in) + py (pus) + ema (condition) = pus inside the chest |
| phrenospasm | "involuntary contraction of the diaphragm" (also known as the hiccups). |
| OSA | a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep. |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o sinus/o | sinus |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| stern/o | sternum |
| cost/o | rib |
| thorac/o pector/o steth/o | chest |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| spir/o -pnea | breathing |
| orthopnea | able to breathe only in an upright position |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| auscultation | listening to chest |
| spirometry | strength of breathing |
| ventilation–perfusion scan (VQ) | how effectively oxygen and blood reach different parts of the lungs. |
| pectus carinatum | chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship |
| pectus excavatum | chest that is hollowed out |
| percussion | striking the body surface |
| retraction | the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation, happens when someone is in respiratory distress |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| caseous necrosis | death of tissue with a cheese like appearance |
| chylothorax | chyle in the chest |
| empyema | pus inside the chest |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages |
| diaphragmatocele | hernia of diaphragm |
| pneumoconiosis | lung condition caused by dust |
| mesothelioma | cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells in lung |
| antitussive | stops coughs |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| CTA | clear to auscultation when an examination reveals nothing abnormal about a patient’s lung |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels? angi, vascul, arteri, ven | THEY ALL DO! |
| The term venogram is pronounced | VEE-noh-gram |
| The force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels is | ALL of these: called blood pressure, determined by both diastolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed, and systolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracted, abbreviated BP. |
| Which statement is true about the root sept/o? | It stands for "septum," comes from a Latin word meaning "partition or dividing structure," and can refer to any wall dividing two cavities. |
| Translate the term rhinitis as literally as possible | Nasal inflammation |
| Which term refers to the main branches from the trachea into each lung? | bronch/o |
| Which is the correct translation and definition for the abbreviation CT? | computed tomography |
| Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the root alveol/o? | It is a term that describes the lung. |
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