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cardiovascular-HED
Question | Answer |
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atherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries; occurs when fats build up in the walls |
angina | chest pain or discomfort wen heart muscle does not get enough blood |
arrhythmia | problem with rate or rhythm of heartbeat |
CHF | heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body |
congenital heart disease CHD | problem with hearts structurea nd function due to abn heart development |
rheumatic HD | permanent damage to heart valve is caused by rheumatic fever |
stoke | interruption of blood supply to any part of the brain |
coronary vessels | supply the muscles of the heart itself |
heart attack | occurs wen blood flow to part of the heart is blokced for a long enough time that part of heart muscle is damaged or dies |
thrombus | solid mass of platelets and/or fibirin that from locally in a vessel |
cholesterol | waxy, fat-like substance made in liver and other cells |
LDL | "bad" cholesterol, cause buildup of plaque on walls of arteries increase in LDL increase HD |
HDL | "good" cholesterol, helps the body get rid of bad cholesterol in blood higher HDL the better |
triglycerides | fat carried in blood by VLDL |
hyperlipidemia | means high lipid levels; High cholesterol and triglycerides |
embolism | blockage in one of the arteries of the body due to a blood lot that has broken off |
metabolic syndrome | group of risk factors that raise risk for HD |
aneurysm | ballon-like bulge in an artery |
C reactive protein | produced by liver; CRP level rises wen inflammation is in the body |
arteries (blood vessel) | transport O2 blood away from the L side of the heart |
veins (blood vessel) | transport used blood from all over the body back to heart and lungs |
capillaries | exchange poitns where the nutrients cross into the tissue cells rom arterioles |
RBC | rich in hemoglobin(protein bind to O2) recover CO2 produced waste |
WBC | bodys defense system move in and out of bloodstream to reach affected tissue |
platelets | stop the loss of blood from wounds |
placque | semi-hardened accumulation of substance from fluids that bathe an area |
edema | swelling caused by fluid in ur bodys tissues |
pacemaker | device placed in chest or abdomen to help control abn heart rhythms |
right atrium | push de-oxygenated blood into r ventricle |
left atrium | push O2 rich blood into the l ventricle |
right ventricle | push de-xygenated blood into the lungs via the pulmonary trunk |
left ventricle | push O2 rich blood to entire body via the aorta supplies the myocardium itself via the coronary arteries |
atria | squeexe blood past IV valves into ventricle |
ventricles | squeeze blood into lungs and around the entire body |