aorta - major systemic artery that receives blood from left ventricle artery - blood vessel that transports

blood away from the heart Arterioles-A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. (smaller arteries) Atherosclerosis- A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls. Atrioventricular- Relating to the atrial and ventricular chambers of the heart. nodes: nerves in heart muscles

Atrium- upper chamber

Biscuspid (mitral) valve: valve in the heart that lies between the left atrium (LA) and the left ventricle (LV). Cardiac Tamponade- fluid or blood collected in pericardial sac Cardina tendaestrands running from papillary muscles on free margins on cusp of bi-tri valves. capillaries - small vessels that connect atrioles and venules, site of exchange, simple squamous epithelium cardiac cycle - a series of myocardial contractions and relaxations that constitutes a complete heartbeat cardiac veins - vessels that drain blood from the heart muscle and carry it to the coronary sinus, which empties into the right atrium cardiac output: volume of blood pumped by either ventricle per minute coronary arteries - arteries that supply blood to muscles of the heart cinatrial nodes- pacemaker of the heart, located in RA (right atrium) diastole relaxation of heart chamber, fill with blood Endocardium- Innermost layer of heart Epicardium- A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.

Heart rate: pulse: the rate at which the heart beat Murmur: soft heart beat Myocardium: middle layer of heart , composed of cardiac muscle Papillary muscle: raised cardiac muscle attached to cardiac tendons pericardium sac that encloses the heart; pericardial fluid pulmonary circuit - sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen Pericardisis- inflammation of pericardium septum - a solid wall-like structure that separates ventricles of the heart Circle of Willis: a ring of arteries, supply most of the blood to the brain, at the base of the brain. syn- - together systemic circuit - a circuit that sends oxygenated blood and nutrients to all body cells and removes waste semilunar valve- prevents backflow into ventricles systole - phase of the cardiac cycles when a heart chamber wall contracts, blood leaves chamber systole- - contraction tricuspid valve- between the right atrium and ventricle Thrombus: clot within cardiovascular system stroke volume: volume of blood ejected from either ventricle with each heartbeat vasoconstriction - a decrease in blood vessel diameter vasodilation - an increase in blood vessel diameter veins - vessels that carry blood toward the heart (away from organs/capillaries) ventricles - lower chambers that receive blood from atria and contract to force blood into arteries venules: Smaller veins

STEMS: Angio- blood or lymph vessels Brady: slow Cardio- heart Diastole- dilation Embol- stopper Endo- within Epi- upon/ onsurrounding Leuko- white Myo- muscle Fleb- vein Tachy- fast Throm- clot Vas- vessel