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Question | Answer |
Palpitation | Pounding or raising of the heart |
Pulmonary Artery | One of a pair of arteries that transports deoxygeneted blood from the right ventrical of the heart |
Pulmonary Circulation | Circulation of deoxygenated blood from the right ventrical of the heart |
Systemic Circulation | The circulation of blood from left ventricle of the heart throughout the body and back to the right atrium of the heart |
Systole | The contraction phase of the hearbeat forcing blood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries |
Vasoconstriction | Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel |
Vegetation | Abnormal growth of tissue around a valve |
Aneurysm | Localized dilation of a weakend area of the wall of an artery |
Atherosclerosis | A form of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) characterized by fatty deposits within the inner layer of walls. |
Bruit | Abnormal sound or murmur heard with a stethoscope |
Coronary Artery | One of a pair of arteries that branch from the aorta |
Cusp | Small flaps on the valves |
Diastole | Period of relaxation of the heart (systole) |
Dysrhythmia | Abnormal rhythm |
Endocarditis | Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
Hypertension | Elevated blood pressure |
Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
Infarction | Localized area of necrosis(death) in tissue resulting from lack of oxygen |
Mediastinum | Area between the lungs in the chest cavity |
Pacemaker | The SA node of the heart located in the right atrium |
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