Combining Form
Vein
Angiogram
Record of a blood vessel
Where do arteries carry blood?
Away from the heart
Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
Brachi/o
Arm
Cardiomyopathy
Disease of heart muscle
Where do veins cary blood?
Toward the heart
Vessel
Vein
Sphygm/o
Phlebotomy
Incision of a vein
Where is the tricuspid valve?
Between the right atrium and right ventricle
Hypercholesterolemia
Condition of excessive cholesterol in the blood
Angioplasty
Surgical repair of a blood vessel
Mucus
Venous
Pertaining to veins
Where is the mitral valve?
Ather/o
Yellowish plaque, fatty substance
What valves are closed during diastole?
Pulmonary and aortic
Coron/o
Artherectomy
Removal of fatty mass in a vessel
Which valves are open during systole?
Pulmonary and aortic
What valves are closed during systole?
Tricuspid and mitral
Atrioventricular
Pertaining to an atrium and ventricle