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Chapter 5 Cardiovascular SystemKey Terms
Means vessel
necrosis◦ tissue death
Angionecrosis ◦ death of the walls of the blood vessels.
Angi/o
Aorta Having to do with the aorta
Aort/o
Means artery Having to do with arteries
-sclerosis ◦ abnormal hardening
◦ Arteriosclerosis?
Arteri/o
Means plaque Or fatty substance
Atherosclerosis ◦ hardening and narrowing of the arteries due
to a buildup of cholesterol plaques.
Ather/o
Slow
Card – heart
Bradycardia ◦ abnormally slow heart beat
Brady-
Means heart Having to do with the heart
Cardi/o
Coronary Crown
Coron/o or Cor/o
Blood Blood condition Having to do with the blood
Isch – to hold back
Ischemia ◦ a deficiency in blood supply due to either the
constriction or the obstruction of a blood vessel.
-emia
Means red
Cyte ◦ means cell
Erythrocyte ◦ red blood cell
Erythr/o
Means blood Having to do with the blood
Hem/a, Hem/o, Hemat/o
Means white
Cyte – cell
Leukocyte ◦ white blood cell
Leuk/o
Means vein Having to do with the veins
Phlebitis ◦ inflammation of a vein.
Phleb/o
Means rapid
Tachycardia ◦ abnormally fast heartbeat
Tachy-
Clot Having to do with a clot
Osis ◦ abnormal condition
Thrombosis ◦ abnormal blood clot in a blood vessel
Thromb/o
Aneurysm-widening Angina-choking pain Atri/o-atrium Plasm/a, plasm/o-plasma (form, mold) Valv/o-valve (leaf)
New Terms
Vein Having to do with the veins
Ven/o, Vas/o
Cardiovascular SystemKey terms 2
Something inserted -us
◦ Singular noun ending -ism
◦ Condition, state of Embolus
◦ A foreign object, such as a blood clot, quantity of air or gas, or a bit of tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood
Embolism◦ Blockage of a vessel by an embolus.
Embol
The flow of blood through the vessels of an organ
The adequate delivery of oxygen and glucose to tissues
Hypoperfusion
Perfusion
Vessel Vas deferens
Vasoconstrictor Vasodilator
Vas/o
Also known as dysrhythmia An irregularity or the loss of normal rhythm
of the heartbeat.
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart◦ Atrial fibrillation - AF◦ Ventricular fibrillation – V fib or VF
Fibrillation
a cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are rapid but regular.
Flutter
An immature erythrocyte Characterized by a meshlike pattern of
threads
Reticulocytes
A type of leukocyte Formed in red bone marrow Promote the inflammatory response
Basophils
Control Maintenance of a constant level
Hemostasis◦ To control bleeding
-stasis
A localized area of necrosis caused by an interruption of the blood supply
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Infarct