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Cardiovascular

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CARDIOVASCULAR

  • A disease that involves:
  • The heart
  • Blood vessels
  • Arteries,veins, or capillaries

DEFINITION

  • Cause the heart to beat faster
  • and harder for a period of time

CARDIO/VASCULAR

  • Cardio: heart
  • Vascular: blood veins

ETYMOLOGY

  • Cardio- pertaining to the heart
  • from Latinized form of Greek kardia "heart"
  • Vascular-pertaining to conveyance or circulation of fluids
  • of or pertaining to vessels or tubes," from Latin vasculum
  • "A small blood vessel"

HOW TO REMEMBER

  • Cardio: heart
  • Vascular: veins can go on for a vast amount of time
  • "Vas and vast"