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Exam 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atelectasis | collapsed lung |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
| hypoxemia | deficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
| pneumothorax | air in the pleural cavity |
| pulmonary edema | fluid in the lungs |
| pulmonary hypertension | elevated pulmonary pressure resulting from an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance to blood flow through small arteries and arterioles. |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hematopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| coagulation | process of blood clotting |
| plasma | plasma proteins |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| hemoglobin | An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen. |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| erythropoiesis | production of red blood cells |
| erythropoietin | A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow. |
| anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| polycythemia | excess of red blood cells |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| leukocytosis | Abnormally high WBC count |
| leukopenia | Abnormally low white blood cell count |
| neutropenia | deficiency of neutrophils |
| thrombocytes | blood platelets |
| thrombocytosis | abnormally high platelet count |
| thrombocytopenia | low platelet count |
| pancytopenia | deficiency of all types of blood cells |
| endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
| myocardium | muscular |
| pericardium | Membrane surrounding the heart |
| systole and diastole | contraction and relaxation |
| preload | afterload |
| cardiac contractility | the ability of the heart to contract |
| the strength of the heart's contractions. | |
| cardiac output | The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute. |
| ejection fraction | measurement of the volume percentage of left ventricular contents ejected with each contraction |
| stroke volume | the volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each heartbeat |
| aneurysm | ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall |
| angina | chest pain |
| atherosclerosis | condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| dyslipidemia | Abnormally elevated cholesterol or fats (lipids) in the blood. |
| embolus | A clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream. |
| hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| infarction | death of tissue |
| regurgitation | backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| thrombus | a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein |
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