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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 12
Question | Answer |
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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 |