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ECG Glossary Quiz 4 M - P

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General term to designate all chemical changes which occur to substances within the body   Metabolism  
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Improper closing of the valve between the left atrail and left ventricle   Mitral insufficiency  
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Narrowing of the valve between the left atrail and left ventricle   Mitral stenosis  
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Of valve of two cusps or triangular segments, located between the left atrail and left ventricle   Mitral valve  
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An operation to widen the opening in the valve between the left atrail and the left ventricle   Mitral valvulotomy  
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An abnormal heart sound heard between the normol lub-dub heart sounds   Murmur  
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Damaging or death of an area of the heart muscle resulting from a reduction in the blood supply reaching that area   Myocardial infarction  
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An inability of the heart muscle to maintain normal circulation   Myocardial insufficiency  
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Inflammation of the heart muscle   Myocarditis  
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The muscular wall of the heart. The thickest of the three layers of the heart wall it lies the middle.   Myocardium  
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A drug which relaxes the muscles in the blood vessels. It is one of the vasodilators   Nitroglycerin  
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An organic compound which produces a rise in blood pressure by constricting the small blood vessels. saometimes used in treatment of shock. Also called noradrenalin & levarterenol   Norepinephrine  
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Surgery performed on the opened heart while the blood stream is diverted through a heart-lung machine   Open Heart Surgery  
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A small mass of specialized cells in the right upper chamber of the heart which give rise to the electrical impulses that initiate contractions of the heart   Pacemaker  
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A fluttering of the heart or abnormal rate of rhythm of the heart experienced by the person himself.   Palpitation  
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Inflammation of the whole heart   Pancarditis  
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Small bundles of muscles in the wall of the lower chambers of the heart to which the cord leading to the cusps of the valves are attched. These contract to hold the valve shut.   Papillary muscles  
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A think membrane sac which surround the heart and roots of the great vessels. It is the outer layer   Parietal pericardium  
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A period of rapid heart beats which begins and ends suddenly   Paroxysmal tachycardia  
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A congenital heart defect in which a small duct does not close after birth.   Patent ductus arteriosus  
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An oval hole between the left & right upper chambers of the heart   Patent foramen ovale  
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Study of the essential nature of disease & the structural & functional changes it causes   Pathology  
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Inflammation of the thin membrane sac which surrounds the heart   Pericarditis  
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A thick membrane sac which surrounds the heart & roots of the great vessels   Pericardium  
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Inflammation of a vein, often in the leg. Sometimes a blood clot is formed in the inflamed vein   Phlebitis  
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The cell-free liquid portion of uncoagulated blood.   Plasma  
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Pertaining to the influence of the mind, emotions, fears etc. upon the functions of the body, especially in relation to disease   Psychosomatic  
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Large artery that conveys unoxgenated (venous) blood from the lower right chamber of the heart of the lungs   Pulmonary artery  
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Valve at the junction of the __________ artery & the right lower chamber of the heart   Pulmonary valve  
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Four veins which conduct oxygenated blood   Pulmonary veins  
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The expansion & contraction of an artery which may be felt with the finger   Pulse  
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The difference between the BP in the arteries when the heart is in contraction (systole) & when it is in relaxation (diastole)   Pulse pressure  
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A pulse in which there is regular alternation of weak & strong beats   Pulsus Alternans  
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Specialized muscular fibers believed to be involved in conducting electrical impulses to the muscle walls of the lower chambers. These electrical impulses are responsible for the contractions of the heart.   Purkinje fibers  
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