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Cardiovascular System

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The heart is divided into _ chambers.   4  
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The ___ and ____ are receiving rooms of the heart.   Left and Right  
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The _____ and ____ are sending rooms of the Heart   Left and Right  
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Vavul/o   Valve  
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The Heart has _______ Valves   4  
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The heart has 4 valves, 2 __________ valves and 2 valves between the _______ and ______.   Atrioventricular; Ventricles and Arteries  
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In a normal heart, there is no ____ ___ between the left and right ventricles   Blood Flow  
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On the left side of the heart the ______ valve connects the left atrium and the ventricle.   Mitral  
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The ____ valve connects the left ventricle to the outgoing blood vessel, the aorta.   Aortic Valve  
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On the right side, the connector between the atrium and the ventricle is the ______ _______   Tricuspid Valve  
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The _________ ______ connects the right ventricle and the outgoing blood vessel, the _________ artery.   Pulmonary; pulmonary  
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When the heart compresses, the ventricles force the blood out into the outgoing blood vessels called _______   Arteries  
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The right ventricle sends blood to the _______ to get fresh ______ and to discard excess ______ _______.   1. Lungs 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon Dioxide  
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The fresh _____ is sent out from the heart by the left ventricle to the rest of the body to provide _______ and collect the body's _____ _____ waste   1. Blood 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon Dioxide  
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Atri/o   Atrium  
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Sept/o   Septum (Plueral= Septa)  
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Ventricul/o   Ventricle (Lower layer)  
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Cardi/o   Heart  
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The Aotra branches into smaller ______   Arteries  
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The blood flowing in tiny vessels knows as _________.   Capillaries  
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Smaller veins collect into larger veins, which collect into the upper (Superior) and lower (Inferior) _______ ______.   Vena Cava  
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The main veins return blood into the _____ Atrium.   Right  
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Coron/o   Heart  
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Term used to refer specifically to the heart's blood supply ________.   Coronary  
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Angi/o   Vessel  
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Vas/o   Vessel  
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Vascul/o   Vessel  
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Aort/o   Aorta  
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Ateri/o   Artery  
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Ather/o   Fatty Plaque  
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Atherosclerosis   Hardening of an artery  
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Arteriosclerosis   Hardening of an artery due specifically to fatty plaque  
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Phleb/o   Vein  
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Ven/o   Vein  
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Phlebotomy means to   Phleb/o-Vein Tomy- Incision  
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Lobotomy   Lob/o- Lobe tomy-Incision  
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Oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart.   Angina Pectoris  
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Irregular Heartbeat   Arrhythmia Dysrhythmia  
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Palpitation   Rapid or irregular beating of the heart  
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Pectoralgia   Chest Pain  
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Aortalgia   Pain in the Aorta  
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Profuse Sweating   Diaphoresis  
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Loss of Blood   Hemorrhage  
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Pain in vein   Phlebalgia  
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What does blood pressure measure?   How strong the flow of blood is in the body.  
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When a Patient's heart muscle fibers are contracting and sending blood out of the Ventricles, the pressure in the arteries is at its ________.   Highest  
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The Arterial pressure is called the _______   Systole  
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The systole is the ____ number in a blood pressure reading.   First  
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The Pressure on the vessels when the heart is relaxed and filled with blood is call the _______   Diastole  
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The Diastole is the _____ number in a blood pressure reading.   Second  
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When a Patient's blood vessels are caked with hard deposits, _____ pressure is needed to force blood through them.   Higher  
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High blood pressure is called ____________.   Hypertension  
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2 Common tests that are used to observe the heart   Electrocardiograms and echocardiograms  
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Decreased blood flow to the heart is called   Ischemia  
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Three Layers of the heart   1. Pericardium 2. Myocardium 3. Endocardium  
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What is it called with the blood in the heart flows back in the wrong direction?   Regurgitation  
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What is it called when the blood flow through the valves are tight?   Stenosis  
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What is it called when a floating object is blocking blood flow in the blood vessles?   Embolus  
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What is it called when there is a cutoff of blood flow in the blood vessels?   Occlusion  
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What is it called when there is a dilation of a blood vessel?   Ectasia  
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Tissue lining the outside of the Heart   Epicardium  
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Heart Muscle tissue   Myocardium  
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Tissue around the heart   Tissue around the heart  
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Tissue lining the inside of the heart   Endocardium  
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Bradycardia   Slow Heartbeat  
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Enlarged Heart   Cardiomegaly  
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Bluish appearance to the skin; sign the tissue is not receiving enough oxygen   Cyanosis  
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Abnormal heart sound   Murmur  
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Rapid Heartbeat   Tachycardia  
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Large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart   Vena Cava  
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Portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body.   Inferior Vena Cava  
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Portion of the Vena Cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (Head and Arms)   Superior Vena Cava  
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Angiogenesis   Development of Blood Vessels  
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Angiolith   Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel  
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Angiopoiesis   Formation of blood vessels  
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Angiosclerosis   Hardening of blood vessels  
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Aortectasia   Dilation of the Aorta  
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Aortic Stenosis   Narrowing of the Aorta  
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Aortolith   Stone deposit in the wall fo the aorta  
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Arteriolith   Stone in Artery  
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Arteriorrhhexis   Rupture of an Artery  
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Arteriosclerosis   Hardening of an artery  
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Atherogenesis   Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery  
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Atherosclerosis   Hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque  
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Blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus   Embolism  
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Blockage of blood flow to an organ   Ischemia  
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Phlebosclerosis   Hardening of a vein  
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Blood Clot   Thrombus  
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An enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin.   Varicose veins  
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Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel   Vasospasm and venospasm  
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Venosclerosis   Hardening of a Vein  
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Trapping of Blood in an extremity due to compression   Venostasis  
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Record of the blood vessel   Angiogram  
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Procedure to describe the blood vessel   Angiography  
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Record of the Aorta   Aortogram  
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Arteriogram   Record of an artery  
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Record of a vein   Venogram  
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Angioscope   Device for looking into a blood vessel  
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Cardiac Catheterization   Process of inserting a tube (Catheter) into the heart  
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Image of the heart produced using sound waves   Echocardiogram  
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Use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart   Echocardiography  
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Record of electrical currents of the heart   Electrocardiogram  
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Sonography   Use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images  
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Stress Electrocardiogram   Records electrical signals of the heart while the Patient experiences increases of exercise stress  
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Transesophageal Echocardiogram   Record of the heart using sound waves performedby inserting the transducer into the esophagus  
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Vascular Endoscopy   Procedure to look inside a blood vessel  
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Pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting   Systolic Pressure  
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Pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed   Diastolic Pressure  
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The force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels   Blood Pressure  
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Pertaining to the Heart and Blood Vessels   Cardiovascular  
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Moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart   Coronary Circulation  
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Circulation of blood from the heart and lungs (to oxygenate)   Pulmonary Circulation  
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Circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body   Systemic Circulation  
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Specialist in veins   Phlebologist  
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Study of veins   Phlebogoly  
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Poisonous to the heart   Cardiotoxic  
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