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Cardiovascular and Lymphatic System terminology

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Cardiovascular System   show
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The cardiovasular system delivers __ and ___ to all cells and carries away ______ ______.   show
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show drains fluid and proteins left in tissues and returns them to vessels. It also help with digestion and immunity.  
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show located between the lungs  
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show apex  
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show inferior and left  
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show a fibrous sac containing the heart. Anchors the heart to the surrounding structures.  
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Atrium   show
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Ventricle   show
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Septum   show
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show The side of the heart blood is pumped to the lungs to be oxygenated  
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Systemic Circuit   show
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show thing membrane that lines the chambers and vlves (prefix endo- means "withing"  
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show the thick muscle layer that makes up most of the heart wall (the root my/o means "muscle")  
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Epicardium   show
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superior vena cava and inferior vena cava   show
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show Boods enters the left ventricle and is forcefully pumped intothe _____ to be distributed to all tissues.  
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Valves   show
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functional murmur   show
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show describes an abnormal sound when regarding the heart.  
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show located in the upper right atrium and calle the pacemaker because it sets the rate of the heartbeat  
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bundle branches,   show
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show each contraction of the heart  
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eponym   show
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Vascular System consists of:   show
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Arteries   show
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Venules   show
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Veins   show
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show blood pressure cuff  
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aortic valve   show
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Arteriole   show
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Atrioventricular (AV) node   show
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show a band of fibers that transmit impulses from the artioventricular (AV) node to the top of the interventricular septum. It divides into the right and left bundle branches, which descend along the two sides of the septum; the bundle of His.  
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show A microscopic blood vessel through which materials are exhanged between the blood and the tissue.  
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diastole   show
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inferior vena cava   show
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show The valve at the entrance to the pulmonary artery  
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percardium   show
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myocardium   show
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show The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; the left AV valve or biscuspid valve.  
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show A small mass in the upper part of the right atrium that initiates the impulsew for each heartbeat; the pacemaker.  
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superior vena cave   show
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show MEANING heart EXAMPLE cardiomyopathy - any disease of the heart muscle  
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show MEANING atrium EXAMPLE interatrial - between the atria  
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ROOT ventricul/o   show
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show MEANING valve EXAMPLE valvuloplasty - plastic repair of a valve  
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show originating in the heart  
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show an instrument for incising a valve.  
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show ateriole  
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show enlargement of the heart  
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ROOT angi/o   show
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show MEANING vein EXAMPLE phlebotomy - incision of a vein to withdraw blood  
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show sudden contraction of a vessel  
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show MEANING vessel, duct EXAMPLE vasoconstriction - narrowing of a blood vessel  
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Angioedema   show
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show inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct  
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show Inflammation of a vessel of the body  
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valvuloplasty   show
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show rupture of an artery  
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arteriotomy   show
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show Coronary Artery Disease  
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show an enzyme normal to muscle cells  
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How is a MI diagnosed?   show
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Congenital Defect   show
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show a localized abnormal dilation of blood vessel, usually an atery, caused by weakness of the vessel wall; may eventually burst  
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angina pectoris   show
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show any abnormality in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat (literally "without rhythm"; note double r). Also called dysrhythmia  
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atherosclerosis   show
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vradycardia   show
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)   show
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show Blue discoloration of the skin cuased by lack of oxygen  
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diaphoresis   show
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show difficult or labored breathing (-pnea)  
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embolism   show
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show a mass carried in the circulation. Usually a blood clot, but also may be air fat, bacteria, or other solid matter from within or from outside the body.  
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heart failure   show
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ischemia   show
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murmur   show
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show localized necrosis (death) of cardiac muscle tissue resulting from blockage or narrowing of the ccoronary artery that supplies that area. Myocardial infarction is usally caused by formation of a thombus (clot) in a vessel.  
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show Persistence of the ductus arteriosus after birth. The ductus arteriosus is a vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta in the fetus to bypass the lungs  
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phlebitis   show
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rhematic heart disease   show
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septal defect   show
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show Constriction or narrowing of an opening  
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show an abnormally rapid heart reate, usually over 100 beats per minute.  
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show development of a blood clot within a vessel  
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thrombus   show
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show A twisted and swollen vein resulting from breakdown of the valves, pooling of blood, and chronic dilation of the vessel (root: varic/o; also called varix or varicosity.  
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)   show
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show The thin plasmalike fluid that drains from the tissues and is transported in lymphatic vessels (root: lymph/o)  
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show The system that drains fluid and proteins from the tissues and returns them to the bloodstream. This system also particpates in immunity and aids in absorption of fats from the digestive tract  
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right lymphatic duct   show
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thoracic duct   show
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show MEANING lymph, lymphatic system EXAMPLE Lymphoid - resembling lymph or lymphatic tissue  
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ROOT splen/o   show
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show swelling caused by obstruction of the flow of lymph.  
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What is the root of tonsillectomy and the meaning of the root?   show
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show any disease of the lymph nodes  
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show Enlargement of the spleen  
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tonsillitis   show
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bruit   show
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show Premature contraction of the heart that occurs separately from the normal beat and originates from a part of the heart other than the SA node.  
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phonocardiography   show
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beta-adrenergic blocking agent   show
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calcium-channel blocker   show
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digitalis   show
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show A drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris to dilate coronary vessels.  
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vasodilator   show
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show BloodPresure  
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ECG (EKG)   show
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show Hpertension  
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show Myocardial inarction  
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show fainting  
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show local death of a tissue  
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aneurysm   show
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show inflammation of the heart muscle  
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ventricles   show
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show The heart muscle  
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show Blood returning to the heart from the lungs enters this chamber  
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show pertains to a  
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show lower-than average heart rate  
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Left ventricle   show
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show suture of an artery  
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aortagram   show
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adjective form of sclerosis   show
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show varices  
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show Permanent dilation of small blood vessels causing small, local red lessions (tel-) end, (angi/o) vessel, (-ectasia) dilation  
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