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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute myocardial infarction-heart attack | ami |
| cutting off of a body part | amputation |
| chest pain | angina |
| fatty build up of plaque in the lining of the arteries | arteriosclerosis |
| arteriorsclerortic heart disease | ASHD |
| affecting both sides of the body | bilateral |
| the fluid that circulates through the heart, areteries, veins, and capillaries. it carries food and oxygen to the tissues and takes away waste matter and carbon dioxide | blood |
| coronary artery disease (same as ASHD) | CAD |
| heart muscle stops beating | cardiac arrest |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| abnormal amounts of blood or fluid in a body part such as the lungs | congestion |
| connects, anchors, and supports other body tissue | connective tissue |
| muscle between the chest cavity and the abd cavity; assists with breathing | diaphragm |
| fracture; broken bone | Fx |
| hypertension; high B/P | HTN |
| where two bones come together | joint |
| thin layer of tissue | membrane |
| a part of the body made of several types of tissues grouped together | organ |
| chest cavity, thoracic cavity; contains the heart and lungs | pleural cavity |
| blood clots | thrombi |