Cardiovascular System: Key Terms and Structures for Chapter 5

aorta

aort/o

artery

arteri/o

plaque, fatty substance

ather/o

relating to blood or lymph vessels

angi/o

slow

Brady.

blood or blood condition

Emia.

heart

Cardio.

mixture or blending

Crasia.

red

Erythlo.

vein

phleb/o

white

leuk/o

fast, rapid

Tachy.

clot

Thromb/o

blood, relating to blood

Hem/o.

The term meaning white blood cells

Leukocytes.

Commonly known as the natural pacemaker

Sinoatrial node.

The myocardium receives its blood supply from the

Coronary arteries.

These blood cells destroy parasitic organisms

Eosinophils.

The bicuspid valve is also known as the

Mitral valve.

The __ pumps blood into the pulmonary artery Which carries it to the lungs.

right ventricle

The thrombocytes are the smallest formed elements in the blood And they play an important role in blood clotting.

thrombocytes

A foreign object circulating in the blood

Embolism.

The right ventricle carries blood to all parts of the body except the lungs

True.

The most common type of white blood cell

Neutrophils.

a hollow, muscular organ

Heart.

cardiac muscle

Myocardium.

external layer of the heart

Epicardium.

inner lining of the heart

Endocardium.

sac enclosing the heart

Pericardium.