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Chapter 11

Heart

QuestionAnswer
A blood vessel that carries oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs Pulmonary artery
Contraction phase of the heartbeat Systole
Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart Mitral valve
Saclike membrane surrounding the heart Percardium
Sensitive tissue in the righ atrium wall that begins the heartbeat Sinoatrial node
Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle Coronary arteries
Disease of heart muscle Cardiomyopathy
Phelbitis Inflammation of a vein
Instrument to measure blood pressure Sphygmomanometer
A local widening of an artery Anerurysm
Cyanosis Bluish coloration of the skin
Ischemia Can lead to myocardial, blood is held back from and area, can be caused by thrombotic occulusion of a blood vessel, may be a result of coronary artery disease (ALL)
Angina is Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin
Cardiac arrhythmia Fibrillation
Petechiae Small pinpoint hemorrhages
Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel Deep-vein thrombosis
Four separate congenital heart defects Tetralogy of Fallot
Patent means Open
The cause of essential hypertension is Idiopathic
Digoxin Drug used to strengthen the heart beat
Pertaining to the heart Coronary *
Relaxation phase of the heart beat Diastole*
Pain Angina*
Abnormal rapid heart rhythm Fibrillation*
Swollen blood vessels in the rectal region hemorrhoids*
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