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QUICK MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Before you begin Unit 6, take the time to complete the Review Sheet for Unit 5. It will refresh your memory of the terms and word parts you studied. Find out how much you've learned.

Figure 6.1. Coronary Arteries—Nourishment to the Heart

The heart is the pump of the circulatory system Lipitor / Lipitor for less. It's hollow and cone-shaped, with its apex at the bottom Stop Smoking / Stop smoking gum, tissues, and organs Levaquin / Levaquin and amiodarone. The heart then pumps oxygen deficient blood to the lungs where it becomes oxygen enriched and returns to the heart for another circulatory round.

The coronary arteries are so-named because they form an upside down "crown" on the surface of the heart Both left and right arteries arise from small openings in the aorta just beyond the left side of