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Cardiovascular System

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Definition
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show Left and Right  
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show Left and Right  
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Vavul/o   show
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show 4  
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The heart has 4 valves, 2 __________ valves and 2 valves between the _______ and ______.   show
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show Blood Flow  
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show Mitral  
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The ____ valve connects the left ventricle to the outgoing blood vessel, the aorta.   show
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On the right side, the connector between the atrium and the ventricle is the ______ _______   show
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show Pulmonary; pulmonary  
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show Arteries  
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The right ventricle sends blood to the _______ to get fresh ______ and to discard excess ______ _______.   show
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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   show
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show Atrium  
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Sept/o   show
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Ventricul/o   show
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Cardi/o   show
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The Aotra branches into smaller ______   show
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The blood flowing in tiny vessels knows as _________.   show
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show Vena Cava  
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The main veins return blood into the _____ Atrium.   show
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show Heart  
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Term used to refer specifically to the heart's blood supply ________.   show
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show Vessel  
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Vas/o   show
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show Vessel  
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show Aorta  
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show Artery  
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Ather/o   show
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Atherosclerosis   show
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show Hardening of an artery due specifically to fatty plaque  
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show Vein  
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Ven/o   show
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show Phleb/o-Vein Tomy- Incision  
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show Lob/o- Lobe tomy-Incision  
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Oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart.   show
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show Arrhythmia Dysrhythmia  
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show Rapid or irregular beating of the heart  
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show Chest Pain  
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Aortalgia   show
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Profuse Sweating   show
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show Hemorrhage  
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Pain in vein   show
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show 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 ________.   show
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show Systole  
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show First  
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show Diastole  
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The Diastole is the _____ number in a blood pressure reading.   show
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show Higher  
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show Hypertension  
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show Electrocardiograms and echocardiograms  
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Decreased blood flow to the heart is called   show
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Three Layers of the heart   show
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show Regurgitation  
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show Stenosis  
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What is it called when a floating object is blocking blood flow in the blood vessles?   show
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What is it called when there is a cutoff of blood flow in the blood vessels?   show
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What is it called when there is a dilation of a blood vessel?   show
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show Epicardium  
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Heart Muscle tissue   show
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Tissue around the heart   show
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Tissue lining the inside of the heart   show
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show Slow Heartbeat  
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show Cardiomegaly  
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show Cyanosis  
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show Murmur  
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Rapid Heartbeat   show
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show Vena Cava  
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Portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body.   show
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show Superior Vena Cava  
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Angiogenesis   show
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show Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel  
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show Formation of blood vessels  
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show Hardening of blood vessels  
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Aortectasia   show
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show Narrowing of the Aorta  
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Aortolith   show
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show Stone in Artery  
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show Rupture of an Artery  
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show Hardening of an artery  
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Atherogenesis   show
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show Hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque  
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show Embolism  
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show Ischemia  
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Phlebosclerosis   show
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Blood Clot   show
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show Varicose veins  
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Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel   show
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Venosclerosis   show
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show Venostasis  
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show Angiogram  
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Procedure to describe the blood vessel   show
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Record of the Aorta   show
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Arteriogram   show
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show Venogram  
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show Device for looking into a blood vessel  
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show Process of inserting a tube (Catheter) into the heart  
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Image of the heart produced using sound waves   show
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show Echocardiography  
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Record of electrical currents of the heart   show
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show Use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images  
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show Records electrical signals of the heart while the Patient experiences increases of exercise stress  
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Transesophageal Echocardiogram   show
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Vascular Endoscopy   show
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Pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting   show
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show Diastolic Pressure  
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The force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels   show
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show Cardiovascular  
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Moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart   show
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Circulation of blood from the heart and lungs (to oxygenate)   show
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Circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body   show
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show Phlebologist  
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show Phlebogoly  
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show Cardiotoxic  
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