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CV terminology I
CV terminology II
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aort/o
What is the prefix meaning: aorta
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arteri/o
What is a suffix meaning: artery
100
cardi/o
What is the root word for: heart
100
atria
What are the upper chambers of the heart called?
100
Ventricles
What are the lower chambers of the heart called?
200
leuk/o
What is the prefix meaning: white
200
erythr/o
What is a suffix meaning: red
200
ven/o
What is the root word for: vein
200
Septum
What is the common wall between the right and left side of the heart called?
200
Myocardium
The middle, muscular layer of the heart is called what?
300
brady-
What is the prefix meaning: slow
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tachy-
What is a suffix meaning: fast
300
hemat/o
What is the root word for: blood
300
systole
What is the contraction phase of the heart called?
300
diastole
What is the relaxation phase of the heart called?
400
angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
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-emia
What is a suffix meaning: blood condition
400
thromb/o
What is the root word for: clot
400
blood pressure
What is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries called?
400
sinoatrial node
What is the pacemaker of the heart called?
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phleb/o
What is the prefix meaning: vein
500
-crasia
What is a suffix meaning: a mixture or blending
500
ather/o
What is the root word for: plaque
500
popliteal
What is the pulse called that is located behind the knee?
500
sphygmomanometer
What is a blood pressure cuff?