CLA 3381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Atrioventricular Node, Pulmonary Circulation, Heart
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Circulation of the blood occurs through two different pathways; systemic and pulmonary circulation: circulat/o- movement in a circular rout. Systemic : blood vessels everywhere in the body, except in the lungs: system/o- the body as a whole. Pulmonary : blood vessels going to, within, and coming from the lungs. Conduction system of the heart : conduct/o- carrying, conveying. Two heartbeat phases: systole (contraction) systol/o- contracting, diastole (resting period between contractions, diastole/o- dilating. Emia condition of the blood, substance in the blood: condition of the blood flow being blocked. Angina pectoris: angin/o- angina, from the latin word angina, meaning sore throat" or from the latin word angere, meaning. To choke": pector/o- chest, mid-to-severe chest pain that radiates to the throat and neck cause by ischemia of the myocardium. Cardiomyopathy: cardi/o- heart, my/o- muscle, any disease of the heart muscle, includes heart enlargement and heart failure. Congestive heart failure: congest/o- accumulation of fluid.
