Anatomy
What is the inner most heart layer tissue?
Endocardium
Aort/o
Aorta
What is the term for inflammation of the muscle layer of heart wall?
Myocarditis
The suffix -cardia is in reference to?
heart condition
The vessel with a thick smooth muscle layer is?
arteries
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle
Angi/o
Vessel
What is the general term for disease of the myocardium?
Cardiomyopathy
The meaning of the suffix in cardiomegaly — (-megaly)
enlarged
This is the largest artery in the body
aorta
What divides the left and right chambers of the heart?
Septum
Fibrin/o
Fibers
What is the definition of a cardiac arrest?
the complete stopping of heart activity
Identify the meaning of the prefix in tachycardia
fast
This structure sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation
pulmonary arteries
Which system carries blood from the heart to the body and from the body to the heart?
Systemic circulation
Sphygm/o
Pulse
What is Cardiomegaly?
enlarged heart
-lytic
The valves that separate the chambers from arteries are?
the semilunar pulmonary valve and the semilunar aortic valve
What is the term that describes the networks of tiny thin-walled blood vessels that connect arteries and veins?
Capillaries
Thromb/o
clot
Define coronary artery disease
Poor blood supply to heart muscle due to obstruction of coronary arteries
What is the meaning of the prefix ultra?
Beyond
The left atria and ventricle contain what kind of blood?
oxygenated blood