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Pericardium |
Encloses the heart; Innermost layer is the visceral pericardium (or epicardium); |
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Endocardium |
Forms the lining inside the heart |
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Myocardium |
Heart muscle itself; thickest tissue of the heart, composed of muscle fibers that contract to pump blood from the heart with each heart beat |
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Coronary Arteries |
Blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart Coronary means encircling, like a crown |
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Angi/o Vas/o Vascul/o |
Vessel Angiotensinogen, vasodilation, vascular |
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Aort/o |
Aorta Aortic |
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Arter/o Arteri/o |
Artery Arterial, arteriosclerosis |
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Arteriol/o |
Arteriole |
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Ather/o |
Yellow fatty plate Atherosclerosis |
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Phleb/o Ven/o |
Vein Phlebotomist, venous |
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Venul/o |
Venule |
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Cardiomyopathy |
General diagnostic term to designate primary disease of the heart muscle itself Myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle); endocarditis (infective microorganisms invade the endocardium, heart valves can be affected); pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium) |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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cervic/o |
neck (or the uterine cervix) |
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home/o |
sameness |
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lymphat/o |
lymphatics |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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thromb/o |
thrombus, blood clot |
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lymphangitis |
acute or chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels and can be cause by various microorganisms |
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lymphangiography |
radiography of the lymphatic vessels and nodes after injection of a radiopaque substance has made them visible on x-ray film |
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lymphedema |
swelling caused by accumulation of lymph in tissue |
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lymphangiograms |
useful for checking the integrity of the lymphatic system in lymphedema and for investigating the spread of malignant tumors |
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5 types of blood vessels |
ARTERY ARTERIOLES CAPILLARIES VENULES VEINS |
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2 BODY SYSTEMS THAT MAKE UP THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHATIC SYSTEM |
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ANGINA PECTORIS |
severe chest pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart itself. |
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arrhythmia |
irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat; dysrhythmia is more correct |
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cardiomegaly |
enlarged size of the heart |
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congenital heart defects |
abnormalities present in the heart at birth; often involves the interatrial and interventricular septum (abnormal openings between the atria or the ventricles) |
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congestive heart failure (CHF) |
condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body; the work demanded of the heart is greater than its ability to perform |
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coronary artery disease (CAD) |
abnormal condition that affects the heart's arteries and produces various pathologic effects, especially the reduced flow of blood to the myocardium |
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coronary heart disease (CHD) |
heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in the coronary arteries |
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fibrillation |
severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation. |
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heart murmur |
soft blowing or rasping sound that may be heard when listening to the heart with a sthethoscope; not necessarily pathologic |
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infarction |
necrosis of a localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to that area. myocardial infarction = death of an area of the myocardium that occurs as a result of oxygen deprivation |
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necrosis |
death of tissue |
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ischemia |
deficiency of blood supply |
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tachycardia |
high heart rate; elevated pulse rate |
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cerebrovascular |
pertaining to the blood vessels in the brain |
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thrombophlebitis |
inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot |
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beta blockers in the heart |
medications given after myocardial infarction to allow the heart to work less (slow down) |
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nitroglycerin |
vasodilator often used in angina pectoris |
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digoxin |
drug often used in CHF and certain arrhythmias |
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cardioversion |
restoring the heart's normal rhythm using electrical shock |
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cardiopulmonary bypass |
method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs during heart surgery |
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cardiopulmonary ressucitation |
emergency first aid procedure used to reestablish heart and lung action |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft; surgery that uses venous or arterial grafts to bypass blocked coronary arteries |