Cardiovascular System Supplementary Information
Cardiovascular System Supplementary Information
Additional Terms Not Listed in Textbook
| Term | Definition | Example |
| capill/o | capillaries | capillary |
| brachi/o | arm | brachial artery |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol, a lipid substance | hypercholesterolemia |
| cyan/o | blue | cyanosis |
| myx/o | mucus | myxoma |
| ox/o | oxygen | hypoxia |
| pericardi/o | pericardium | pericardiocentesis |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm | arrhythmia |
| steth/o | chest | stethoscope |
| vas/o | vessel | vasoconstriction |
Cardiovascular System Information Video
This video discusses the basics of the heart:
This video discusses the basics of the circulatory system, and it talks about a few common disorders!
Areas of Clarification
This chapter focuses on the terms that relate to the Cardiovascular System. This includes combining forms and suffixes that are pertinent to this system. You will use the prefixes, suffixes, and additional combining forms you have learned in chapters 1-7 and apply them here to create medical terms pertaining to the cardiovascular system.
Most of the information in the textbook is fairly straightforward, but to learn more about the structure and function of the cardiovascular system watch this video:
(starts at 3:23)