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Exam 3
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myocardium | Muscular layer of the heart |
| Sympathetic | nerves of the ANS that originate from the thoracolumar portion of the spinal cord; active when the body is under stress |
| Parasympathetic | active when the body is a rest or trying to restore body energy and function |
| Acetylcholine (ACH) | neurotransmitter of parasympathetic nerves; stimulates the cholinergic receptor; excitatory neurotransmitter in the basal ganglia |
| Norepinephrine (NE) | nerves that stimulate adrenergic receptors |
| CHF | chronic heart failure |
| Edema | swelling caused by fluid in body tissue |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls. |
| Myocardial Infarction | heart attack |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure |
| Arrhythmia | disorder of cardiac conduction and electrical impulse formation |
| Cholesterol | fat normally synthesized by the liver; essential for the structure and function of cells |
| Anticoagulant | inhibiting the coagulation of the blood |
| Thrombocyte | cell in the blood; platelet, necessary for coagulation |
| Antichloinergic | drugs or effects that reduce the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system |
| Cholinergic | nerves that release acetycholine; drugs that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system |
| Hyperlipidemia | high fat levels in the plasma |
| Exogenous | originating or produced outside the organism or body |
| Endogenous | occurring within the body; originating or produced within an organism, tissue, or cell |
| Afferent | transmits sensory information from peripheral organs to the brain and CNS |
| Efferent | carries motor response from the brain and spinal cord to the peripheral organs |
| Sedative | drug used for mental relaxation and desire for physical activity |
| Hypnotic | drug used to induce and maintain sleep |
| Psychosis | mental illness that produces bizarre behavior and deterioration of the personality |
| Neurosis | mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality |
| Anxiety | state and anxiousness and hyperemotionalism |
| Depression | depressed mood with feelings of hopelessness and frustration |
| Parkinsonism | symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. tremors, balance. |
| Neurotransmitter | stimulates internal organs to produce characteristic changes associated with sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions |
| Stimulant | a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body |
| Depressant | drug reducing functional or nervous activity |
| Seizure disorder | abnormal discharge of brain neurons that cause alteration of behavior and /or motor activity |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| PNS | parasympathetic nervous system |
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