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Chapter 5 & 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an abnormal increase in the number or red blood cells in the blood | Polycythemia |
| the abnormal hardening of an artery | Atherosclerosis |
| the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood | Embolis |
| type of medication is administered to lower high blood pressure | Antihypertensive |
| means inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
| an abnormally slow heartbeat | Bradycardia |
| medication controls irregularities of the heartbeat | Antiarrhythmic |
| high blood pressure | Hypertension |
| rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles | Ventricular fibrillation |
| which condition is a genetic disorder in which the intestines absorb too much iron | Hemochromatosis |
| the blocking of an artery by a clot | Thrombotic occlusion |
| to stop or control bleeding | Hemostasis |
| diagnostic technique records the patient's heart rates and rhythms over a 24-hour period | Pericarditis |
| a localized, balloon like enlargement of an artery | Aneurysm |
| describes a deficiency of blood flowing through an organ | Hypoperfusion |
| is the name of the inner layer of the heart | pericaditis |
| medication that is a clot-dissolving drug | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| which term describes a localized, balloon like enlargement an artery | aneurysm |
| which term means elevated plasma concentrations of cholesterol | hyperlipidemia |
| Which condition is also known as iron overload disease | hemochromatosis |
| Which term descrived any blood disorder in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets | thrombocytopenia |
| Which types of immunity developes from having had a contagious disease | acquired |
| Which term describes a benign tumor made up of abnormal lymphatic ves | lymphangioma |
| which term means a malignant new growth of epithelial cells | sarcoma |
| which organ plays important roles in both the immune and cardiovascular system | sleen |
| which term means a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue | adenocarcinoma |
| which term means a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue ` | myelosarcoma |
| which organ or structure has a major hemolytic function | spleen |
| which term refers to the state of being resistanct to a specific disease | immunity |
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