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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 11 Cardiovascular System

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A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs   show
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Contraction phase of the heartbeat   show
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show mitral valve (aka: bicuspid)  
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show pericardium  
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sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat   show
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Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood *to the heart muscle*   show
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disease of heart muscle   show
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show inflammation of a vein  
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show sphygmomanometer (say: sphygmo - man - ometer)  
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local widening of an artery   show
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show bluish coloration of the skin (cyan means blue)  
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show ischemia  
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Angina is... ?   show
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Cardiac arrhythmia (is called?)   show
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show small, pinpoint hemorrhages  
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click-murmur syndrome (is found with?)   show
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show tetraology of Fallot (can you name them?)  
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"patent" means...?   show
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show idiopathic (essential/idopathic = unknown origin)  
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"Digitalis" (is a type of ___ used to ___?)   show
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show serum enzymes  
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show high frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest  
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show phlebotomy (phleb/o = vein, -tomy = incision) A phlebotomy is the letting of blood for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures  
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show endarterectomy (surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)  
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A Holter monitor is   show
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smallest blood vessel   show
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show Aorta  
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show ventricle(s)  
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Valve between the RIGHT atrium and RIGHT ventricle   show
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Carries blood FROM the lungs TO the heart   show
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Brings blood TO the heart from UPPER parts of the body   show
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upper chamber of the heart   show
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Valve between the LEFT atrium and ventricle (is the?)   show
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carries blood TO the lungs FROM the heart   show
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show arteriole  
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show flutter  
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show mitral valve prolapse  
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show CAD - Coronary Artery Disease  
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high blood pressure affecting the heart   show
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show coarctation of the Aorta  
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show Fibrillation  
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show congestive heart failure  
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show Tetralogy of Fallot  
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(the act of) listening with a stethoscope (is called?)   show
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lesions that form on heart valves after damage by infection   show
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show small, pinpoint hemorrhages  
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high blood pressure DUE TO kidney disease   show
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show essential hypertension (idiopathic means the cause is not known)  
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show aneurysm  
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pain, tension, and weakness in a limb after walking has begun   show
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show emboli (embolism)  
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Describe Tetralogy of Fallot (not on study guide)   show
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