Cardiovascular System

Cards (62)

  • located between the right atrium and right ventricle
    Tricuspid valve
  • located between the left atrium and left ventricle
    bicuspid valve
  • located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
    Bicuspid valve
  • between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and between the left ventricle and the aorta
    Semilunar Valves
  • Pericardium, visceral layer, and parietal layer
    three layers of the heart
  • two-layer sac covering the heart that is filled with pericardial fluid.
    Pericardium
  • lies closest to the myocardium
    Visceral layer
  • lies in pericardium
    Parietal layer
  • middle, thick, muscular layer
    myocardium
  • inner lining of the heart
    endocardium
  • tube-like structures that carry blood throughout the body
    blood vessles
  • carry blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away to the heart from the cell
    arteries
  • smallest arteries
    arterioles
  • largest artery in the body
    aorta
  • carry blood containing carbon dioxide and other waste products to the heart
    veins
  • smallest veins
    venules
  • largest veins in the body
    capillaries
  • outer layer of the heart
    epicardium
  • separates the two atria
    interatrial septum
  • separates the two ventricle chambers
    interventricular septum
  • pertaining to the atria
    atrial
  • study of the heart
    cardiology
  • examination of the pulse
    sphygmoscopy
  • inflammation of a valve
    valvulitis
  • pertaining to the ventricles
    ventricular
  • visualization of the blood vessels
    angiography
  • pertaining to the aorta
    aortic
  • narrowing of the arteries
    arteriostenosis
  • pertaining to the arterioles
    arteriolar
  • inflammation of a vein
    phlebitis
  • acting on the blood vessels
    vasoactive
  • pertaining to the blood vessels
    vascular
  • pertaining to the veins
    venous
  • pertaining to the venules
    venular
  • fatty deposit
    atheroma
  • blockage due to an embolus
    embolism
  • process of dissolving a clot
    thrombolysis
  • having three points
    tricuspid
  • having the shape of a half moon
    semilunar
  • hardening of the arteries
    arteriosclerosis