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Medical Terminology

Cardiovascular Part 2

TermDefinition
The name of the muscular wall separating the left and right sides of the heart is the ______. Septum
A patient's heart muscle fibers are contracting and sending blood out of the ventricles. This phase is called __________. Systole
Septum, Ventricles, and Atria are parts of what organ? Heart
A vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle is called a _________. Coronary artery
What heart chamber receives oxygen-poor blood? Right atrium
Oppressive Pain in the Heart Angina Pectoris
Irregular Heartbeat Arrhythmia
Rapid Beating of the heart Palpitation
Cava Hollow
Vena Vein
Inferior Lower
A patient's heart muscle fibers are relaxed and the heart is filling with blood. This phase is called ______. Diastole
Which of the following is the term for a large diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart? Vena Cava
The heart chamber that sends oxygen-rich blood out of the heart is the _________ ventricle Left
A vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle is called a _______. Coronary artery
The root scler in the term angiosclerosis means ______. Hard
This structure gathers blood from the lower portion of the body and returns it to the heart. Inferior vena cava
Dilation of the aorta is ______. Aortectasia
Cephalic veins, Ulnar veins, Median antebrachial vein, Radial Vein, Axillary vein, Brachial vein, Basilic Vein. are located where? In the Upper extremeties
The term that describes a closing or blockage of a passage is _______. Occlusion
Record of the Bramlood Vessels Angiogram
Record of Aorta Aortogram
Record of an Artery Arteriogram
The portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body is called _________. Superior vena cava
The condition that involves the heart muscle being too thick is known as _____________ Hypertrophic, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM
Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery is called ______. Atherogenesis
Pericardiocentensis Puncture of the tissue around the heart
Valvectomy Surgical removal of a heart valve
Valvotomy Incision into a heart valve
Valvuloplasty Surgical reconstruction of a heart valve
Which of the following is the definition of a mass of matter present in the blood? Embolus
MRA CABG PCI Referring to treatments or procedures
In the heart condition atrial _______ defect, there is a flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart. Septal
CHF, HTN,SCA Diagnoses
Inflammation of the heart vessels Angiocarditis
Quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium Atrial fibrillation
Flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart Atrial septal defect
Cessation of functional circulation Cardiac arrest
Heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself and becomes stretched Congestive cardiomyopathy
In this heart problem, the heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself. Congestive cardiomyopathy
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