| A | B |
|---|
| Muscle layer of the heart | myocardium |
| recieves deoxygenated blood from the body cells | right atrium |
| largest artery in the body | aorta |
| two systems that make up the circulatory system | systemic and pulmonary |
| Name the four chambers of the heart | right and left atria right and left ventricles |
| congenital heart disease with four anomalies | tetrology of fallot |
| inflamation of a vein with formation of a clot | thrombophlebitis |
| blood test done to rule out heart attack | cardiac enzymes |
| thickeneing and hardening of arteries | arterioschlerosis |
| term for high blood pressure | hypertension |
| term for low blood pressure | hypotension |
| sudden drop in blood pressure when standing | orthostatic hypotension |
| blockage in coronary arteries causing chest pain leads to | myocardial infarction |
| backflow of fluid into lungs resulting in dyspnea and swelling | congestive heart failure |
| arrythmia characterized by quivering of the heart just before cardiac arrest | ventricular fibrillation |
| inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
| surgical repair of a vessel | angioplasty |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart disease |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| combining form meaning heart | cardi/o |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
| combining form meaning vessel | angi/o |
| sphygmo/o | pulse |
| hemagi/o | blood vessel |
| -tension | pressure |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| thromb/o | clot |
| itis | inflammation |
| bradycardia | low heart rate |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
