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Anatomy and Physiology 1
Anatomy and Physiology 2
Anatomy and Physiology 3
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Prefix/Suffix 2
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tubular hollow space or channel within an organ or or structure of the body; space within artery or vein
What is lumen
100
vessels carrying blood to the heart
What is vein
100
inner layer of the heart
What is endocardium
100
extra-
What is outside
100
brady-
What is slow
200
backflow or ejection of contents through an opening
What is regurgitation
200
microscopic vessels that join the arterial system with the venous system;exchange of water, gases, metabolites, molecules, waste occurs here
What is capillaries
200
transmits electrical impulses the the ventricles, causing them to contract
What is purkinje fibers
200
-gram
What is record;writing
200
-stenosis
What is narrowing;stricture
300
narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel that limits blood flow
What is vasoconstriction
300
small structures within veins that prevent backflow
What is valve
300
outermost layer of the heart
What is epicardium
300
-cardia
What is heart
300
endo-
What is in;within
400
state of being sticky or gummy
What is viscosity
400
vessels carrying blood away from the heart
What is artery
400
QRS complex on an EKG/ECG represents this
What is contraction (depolarization) of the ventricles
400
tachy-
What isfast;rapid
400
trans-
What is across
500
widening of the lumen of the blood vessel
What is vasodilation
500
the muscle layer of the heart
What is myocardium
500
located in the upper portion of the atrium; initiates and propagates each heartbeat; pacemaker of the heart
What is sinoatrial node
500
peri-
What is around
500
-graph
What isinstrument for recording