Ch. 5: Into to Med Term

Cardiovascular system

Primary structures in cardiovascular system

arteries, capillaries, veins, heart

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

artheriol/o

arteriole

ather/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

coron/o 2

heart 2

corpor/o

body

cutane/o

skin

duct/o

to lead

electro/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

esophag/o

esophagus

fibrin/o

fibers

hem/o

blood

infer/o

below

isch/o

to hold back

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

ortho/o

straight

ox/o

oxygen

pector/o

chest

peripher/o

away from center

phleb/o

vein

pulmon/o

lung

scler/o

hard

sept/o

wall

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o 2

chest 2

super/o

above

system/o

system

tele/o

distant

thromb/o

clot

valv/o

valve

valvul/o 2

valve 2

varic/o

dilated vein

vas/o 2

vessel 2

vascul/o

blood vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule

-cardia

heart condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-manometer

instrument to measure pressure

-megaly

enlarged

-metry

process of measuring

-ole

small

-oma

mass

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-pressor

to press down

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

narrowing

-tension

pressure

-therapy

treatment

-tonic

pertaining to tone

-ule 2

small 2

a-

without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

de- 2

without 2

di-

two

endo-

inner

extra-

outside of

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

inter-

between

intra-

within

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many

pre-

before

re-

again

semi-

partial

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

circulatory system

another term for cardiovascular system

The circulatory system is made up of two parts. What are they?

pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation

Pulmonary circulation

transports deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to lungs where O2 and CO2 are exchanged; then carries oxygenated blood back to left side of heart

Systemic circulation

carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues and cells and then back to the heart

Apex

directional term meaning tip or summit; an area of lungs and heart

pariet/o

cavity wall