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med term wk 5
Medical Terminology a living language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the four primary structures of the cardiovascular system? | Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atheri/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| corpor/o | body |
| embol/o | plug |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| pect/o | chest |
| -manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| -ole | small |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tonic | pertaining to tone |
| -ule | small |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | dialated vein |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| vetricul/o | ventricle |
| what is the function of the heart? | pumps blood through blood vessels |
| what is the function of the artery? | carries blood away from the heart |
| what is the function of the vein? | carries blood towards the heart |
| what is the function of the capillary? | exchange site between blood and tissue |
| what is another name for the cardiovascular system? | circulatory system |
| what are the two parts of the circulatory system? | pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation |
| in the pulmonary circulation________ blood is transported to the lungs but whn it is being transported back it is called________. | Deoxygenated blood, oxygenated blood |
| in systemic circulation _________ is transported away from the heart towards the ____ and ______ then back to the heart | oxygenated blood, cells, tissue |
| in addition to distributing oxygen and other nutrients the cardiovascular system collects ___ from the cells and transports them to the lung, liver and kidneys where they are ____ from the body. | waste, eliminated |
| what type of fibers make up the heart? | cardiac muscle fibers |
| how many chambers/cavities are in the heart? | four |
| how many times would a heart beat in a minute? | between 60 and 100 |
| how many times does the heart beat in a day? | one hundred thousand |
| where is the heart located? | in the mediastinum |
| the apex of the heart is located at the ___ part of the sternum | lower |
| what would you call the inner layer of the heart which serves to reduce friction as the blood passes through the heart chambers? | endocardium |
| what would you call the thick muscular middle layer of the heart? | myocardium |
| what purpose does the myocardium serve? | contracts creating the pressure required to pump blood |
| what would you call the visceral layer of the outer layer of the heart? | epicardium, visceral pericardium |
| what would you call the absolute outer layer of the heart? | parietal pericardium |
| what are the upper chambers of the heart called? | atria |
| what are the lower chambers of the heart called? | ventricles |
| interatrial septum separates the left and right___ | atria |
| interventricular septum separates the left and right_____ | ventricles |
| which sections of the heart perform the pumping action? | ventricles |
| what type of valve is the tricuspid valve? | atrioventricular valve |
| the atrioventricular valve controls the opening between the ____and the ____ | atrium, ventricle |
| what type of valve is the pulmonary valve? | semilunar valve |
| the pulmonary valve controls the opening between the ____ and the____ | right ventricle, pulmonary artery |
| what is another name for the mitral valve? | bicuspid valve |
| what type of valve is the mitral valve? | atrioventricular valve |
| which side of the heart does is the mitral valve located? | left |
| which side of the heart is the tricuspid valve located? | right |
| what type of valve is the aortic valve? | semilunar valve |
| where is the aortic valve located? | between the left ventricle and the aorta |
| what are the names of the veins that attach to the right atrium? | superior vena cava, inferior vena cava |
| which section of the heart is connected to the pulmonary artery? | right ventricle |
| which section of the heart is connected to the pulmonary veins? | left atrium |
| what is the largest artery in the body? | aorta |
| which part of the heart is attached to the aorta? | left ventricle |
| the relaxed phase in which a heart chamber collects blood is called? | diastole |
| the contracted state in which a heart chamber pushes blood from the chamber is called? | systole |
| what happens in the sinatrial node? | electrical impulses begin causing the atria to contract. |
| after the sinoatrial node is stimulated which node is stimulated? | atrioventricular node |
| after the atrioventricular node is stimulated what is the next thing to be stimulated? | atrioventricular bundle |
| what is another name for the atrioventricular bundle? | bindle of His |
| where would an electrical signal travel after the bundle of His? | down the bundle branches within the ventricular septum |
| after the electrical impulse travels down the bundle branches what is stimulated? | the purkinje fibers |
| what do the purkinje fibers do when stimulated? | contract the ventricles |
| what are the three types of blood vessels? | arteries, capillaries, veins |
| what is the lumen? | the channel within the blood vessels through which the blood flows |
| where does the coronary artery come from and what does it provide blood for? | the aorta, myocardium |
| what are the smallest type of arteries called? | arterioles |
| where do the arterioles deliver blood? | capillaries |
| what would you call a network of tiny blood vessels? | capillary bed |
| where does blood go once it exits a capillary bed? | venules |
| what are the smallest veins called? | venules |
| what is the purpose of the valve in the veins? | to control the direction of blood flow |
| what is blood pressure? | a measurement of the force exerted by blood against the wall of a blood vessel |
| what is the instrument used to measure blood pressure called? | sphygmomanmeter |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| -manometer | instrument used to measure pressure |
| what is the normal systolic pressure for an adult? | less than 120 |
| what is the normal diastolic pressure for an adult? | less than 80 |
| duct/o | to bring |
| orth/o | strait |
| sept/o | wall |
| son/o | sound |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -inter | between |
| -intra | within |
| inflamation of a vessel | angiitis |
| embolus | blood clot |
| an area of tissue which is dying because of loss of blood supply | infarct |
| a temporary localized deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction | ischemia |
| the sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person stands suddenly | orthostatic hypotension |
| a racing heartbeat | palpitations |
| what would you call backflow of blood through a valve? | regurgitation |
| what would you call a blood clot forming within blood vessels? | thrombus |
| what would you call it when an electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down the bundle branches? | bundle branch block |
| what would you call a hole present at birth in the septum between two heart chambers? | congenital septal defect |
| what would you call a condition in which there is reduced outflow from the left side of the heart because of weakness in the myocardia? | congestive heart failure |
| what would you call a condition where there is insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle due to an obstruction? | coronary artery disease |
| what would you call a serious quivering or contraction of the heart muscles | fibrillation |
| what would you call a condition in which the atria beat too rapidly but to a regular pattern? | flutter |
| what would you call a condition in which the flaps of the heart are too loose resulting in blood backflow? | hert valve prolapse |
| what would you call a condition in whic the valves of the heart are too stiff allowing for limited flow and do not shut tightly allowing backflow of blood? | heart valve stenosis |
| what would you call a condition caused by the partial or complete closing of one or more coronary arteries? | myocardial infarction |
| what would you call a combination of four congenital anomalies: pulmonary stenosis, an interventricular septal defect, improper placement of the aorta, hypertrophy of the right ventricle? | tetralogy of fallot |
| what would you call weakness in the wall of an artery resulting in localized widening of the artery? | aneurysm |
| what would you call a ruptured artery? | arteriorrhexis |
| what would you call a deposit of a fatty substance in the wall of an artery? | atheroma |
| what would you call a congenital narrowing of the aorta? | coarctation of the aorta |
| what would you call a vericous vein found in the anal region? | hemorrhoid |
| what's another name for high blood pressure? | hypertension |
| what's another name for low blood pressure? | hypotension |
| what would you call a congenital heart anomoly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and aorta fail to close at birth? | patent ductus arteriosus |
| what would you call periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body in which the extremities become cyanotic and painful? | raynauds phenomenon |
| what would you call the process of listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope? | auscultation |
| what would you call a blood test to determine the level of enzymes specific to heart muscles in the blood? | cardiac enzymes |
| what would you call a blood test to measure the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood? | serum lipoprotein level |
| what would you call an x-ray of a vessel taken during an angiography? | angiogram |
| what would you call an x-ray of a blood vessel after the injection of an opaque material is injected? | angiography |
| what would you use to measure the velocity of blood moving through vessels and to check for blood clots? | doppler ultrasanography |
| what is a noninvasive diagnostic method using ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures? | echocardiography |
| what would you call a portable ecg monitor which assesses the heart and pulse activity | holter monitor |
| what does CPR stand for? | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| what would you call it when blood is routed to a heart-lung machine during surgery? | extracorporeal circulation |
| what would you call the surgical joining together of two arteries? | arterial anastomosis |
| what would you call the removal of diseased or damaged inner lining of an artery? | endraterectomy |
| what would you call the surgical treatment for varicose veins in which the vein is tied off and removed? | ligation and stripping |
| what would you call the process for treating localized coronary artery narrowing by inserting a balloon catheter and dilating the blood vessel? | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| what would you call a stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel to widen the lumen? | stent |
| what is the abbreviation for automated external defibrillator? | AED |
| what is the abbreviation for atrial Defibrillation | AF |
| what is the abbreviation for Acute myocardial infarction? | AMI |
| what is the abbreviation for arteriosclerosis? | AS |
| what is the abbreviation for Atrial septal defect? | ASD |
| what is the abbreviation for arteriosclerotic heart disease? | ASHD |
| what is the abbreviation for Atrioventricular? | AV, A-V |
| what is the abbreviation for bundle branch block? | BBB |
| what is the abbreviation for blood pressure? | BP |
| what is the abbreviation for beats per minute? | BPM |
| what is the abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft? | CABG |
| what is the abbreviation for coronary artery disease? | CAD |
| what is the abbreviation for catheterization? | Cath |
| what is the abbreviation for Cardiac catheterization or chief complaint? | CC |
| what is the abbreviation for coronary care unit? | CCU |
| what is the abbreviation for congestive heart failure? | CHF |
| what is the abbreviation for coarctation of the aorta? | CoA |
| what is the abbreviation for chest pain? | CP |
| what is the abbreviation for congenital septal defect? | CSD |
| what is the abbreviation for cardiovascular? | CV |
| what is the abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis? | DVT |
| what is the abbreviation for extra corporeal circulation? | ECC |
| what is the abbreviation for electrocardiogram? | ECG, EKG |
| what is the abbreviation for echocardiogram? | ECHO |
| what is the abbreviation for glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase? | GOT |
| what is the abbreviation for hypertension? | HTN |
| what is the abbreviation for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator? | ICD |
| what is the abbreviation for intensive care unit? | ICU |
| what is the abbreviation for intravenous? | IV |
| what is the abbreviation for left ventricular assist device? | LVAD |
| what is the abbreviation for left ventricular hypertrophy? | LVH |
| what is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction or mitral insufficiency? | MI |
| what is the abbreviation for millimeters of mercury? | mm Hg |
| what is the abbreviation for mitral regurgitation? | MR |
| what is the abbreviation for mitral stenosis? | MS |
| what is the abbreviation for mitral valve prolapse? | MVP |
| what is the abbreviation for pulse? | P |
| what is the abbreviation for premature atrial contraction? | PAC |
| what is the abbreviation for patient ductus arteriosus? | PDA |
| what is the abbreviation for peracutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty? | PTCA |
| what is the abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction? | PVC |
| what is the abbreviation for the first heart sound? | S1 |
| what is the abbreviation for the second heart sound? | S2 |
| what is the abbreviation for sinoatrial? | SA, S-A |
| what is the abbreviation for streptokinase? | SK |
| what is the abbreviation for tissue-type plasminogen activator? | tPA |
| what is the abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation? | V fib |
| what is the abbreviation for ventricular septal defect? | VSD |
| what is the abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia? | VT |
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