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Chapter 11 worksheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pacemaker of the heart | SA node or sinoatrial node |
| saclike membrane surrounding the heart | pericardium |
| contractive phase of the heartbeat | systole |
| relaxation phase of the heartbeat | diastole |
| abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of heart valves | mumur |
| instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
| hardening of arteries | arteriosclerosis |
| enlargement of the heart | cardiomegaly |
| inflammation of a vein with a clot | thrombophlebitis |
| disease condition of heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
| condition of rapid heartbeat | tachycardia |
| small vein | venule |
| improper closure of the valve between the left atrium and ventricle during systole | mitral valve prolapse |
| blockage of the arteries surrounding the heart leading to ischemia | coronary artery disease |
| high blood pressure affecting the heart | hypertensive heart disease |
| congenital narrowing of large artery leading from the heart | coarctation of the aorta |
| rapid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contractions of the heart | fibrillation |
| inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood | congestive heart failure |
| congenital malformation involving four separate heart defects | tetralogy of Fallot |
| rapid but regular atrial or ventricular contractions | flutter |
| inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
| slow heartbeat | bradycardia |
| removal of the inner lining of an artery | endarterectomy |
| condition of abnormal heart rhythm | arrhythm |
| abnormal condition of blue coloration of the skin | cyanosis |
| high levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream | hypercholesterolemia |
| muscle layer of the heart | myocardium |
| widening of a blood vessel | vasodialation |
| destruction of clots | thrombolysis |
| decreased oxygen condition | hypoxia |
| listening with a stethoscope | auscultation |
| small, pinpoint hemorrhages | petechiae |
| high blood pressure with idiopathic etiology | essential hypertension |
| high blood pressure due to kidney disease | secondary hypertension |
| local widening of an artery | aneurysm |
| pain, tension, and weakness in a limb after walking has begun | claudication |
| clots that travel to and suddenly block a blood vessel | emboli |
| record of the electricity flowing through the heart | electrocardiogram |
| muscular, middle layer of the heart | myocardium |
| positioned between the left upper and lower heart chambers | mitral valve |
| vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs | pulmonary artery |
| resting rate of 60-100 beats per minute | normal sinus rhythm |
| located between the lower right chamber and the vessel carrying blood to the lungs | pulmonary valve |
| blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle | coronary arteries |
| abnormal heart sound | murmur |
| specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat | pacemaker |
| located between the upper and lower right heart chambers | tricuspid valve |
| lower chamber of the heart | ventricle |
| one of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart | pulmonary vein |
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