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A Chabner 11

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A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs.   Pulmonary artery  
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Contraction phase of the heartbeat   systole  
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Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart.   Mitral valve  
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Saclike membrane surrounding the heart   pericardium  
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Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat   sinoatrial node  
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Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle   coronary arteries  
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Disease of heart muscle   cardiomyopathy  
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Inflammation of a vein   Phlebitis  
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Instrument to measure blood pressure   sphygmomanometer  
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A local widening of an artery   aneurysm  
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Bluish coloration of the skin   Cyanosis  
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Can lead to myocardial infarction. Blood is held back from an area. Can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel. May be a result of coronary artery disease.   Ischemia  
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Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin.   Angina  
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Cardiac arrhythmia   fibrillation  
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Petechiae   small, pinpoint hemorrahages  
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Click-murmur syndrome   mitral valve prolapse  
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Four separate congenital heart defects   tetralogy of Fallot  
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Patent means   open  
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The cause of essential hypertension is   idiopathic  
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Digitalis   drug used to strengthen the heartbeat  
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CK, LD, and AST (SGOT) are   serum enzymes  
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ECHO   high frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest  
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Incision of a vein   phlebotomy  
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Removal of plaque from an artery   endarterectomy  
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A Holter monitor is   An EKG taken during daily activity  
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The pacemaker of the heart is the   sinoatrial node  
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The sac-like membrane surrounding the heart is the   pericardium  
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The contractive phase of the heartbeat is called   systole  
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The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is called   diastole  
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Abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of heart valves is   murmur  
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Hardening of arteries   arteriosclerosis  
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Enlargement of the heart   cardiamegaly  
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Inflammation of a vein with a clot   thrombophlebitis  
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Disease condition of heart muscle   cardiomyopathy  
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Condition of rapid heart beat   tachycardia  
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Smallest blood vessel   capillary  
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Largest artery in the body   aorta  
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lower chamber of the heart   ventricle  
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Carries blood from the lungs to the heart   pulmonary vein  
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Brings blood to heart from upper parts of the body   superior vena cava  
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Upper chamber of the heart   atrium  
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Valve between the left atrium and ventricle   mitral valve  
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Carries blood to the lungs from the heart   pulmonary artery  
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Small artery   arteriole  
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Valve between the right atrium and ventricle   tricuspid valve  
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Bluish coloration of the skin   cyanosis  
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Suture (repair) of an aneurysm   aneurysmorrhaphy  
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Failure of condiction of impulses from the AV node to bundle of His   heart block  
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Blood is held back from tissues   ischemia  
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Mass of plaque (cholesterol)   atheroma  
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Narrowing of a vessel   vasoconstriction  
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Dead tissue in heart muscle   myocardial infarction  
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Chest pain   angina  
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Blockage of a vessel due to a clot   thrombotic occlusion  
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High density lipoproteins   HDL  
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Treatment to dissolve clots in blood vessels   thrombolytic theraphy  
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Tube is introduced into a vessel and guided into the heart to detect pressures and blood flow   cardiac catheterization  
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Sinoatrial node (pacemaker)   SA node  
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Electrocardiogram   ECG  
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