Question | Answer |
arm | brachi/o |
chest | steth/o |
pulse | sphygm/o |
heart | cardio |
artery | arteri/o |
blue | cyan/o |
vein | phleb/o |
passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth | patent ductus arteriosus |
disease of the heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
local widening of an arterial wall | aneurism |
the obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue | infarction |
condition of fast heart beat | tachycardia |
inflammation of the heart muscle | myocarditis |
specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat | pacemaker of the heart |
contraction phase of the heartbeat | systole |
inner lining of the heart | endocardium |
relaxation phase of the heartbeat | diastole |
a condition marked by severe pain in the chest | angina |
heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood | congestive heart failure |
high blood preesure | essential hypertension |
catheterization with balloons and stents opens clogged coronary arteries | percutaneus coronary intervention |
failure of proper condition of impulses from the SA made through the AV mode to the atrioventricular bundle | heart block |
a vessel that divides into 2; leading to the left lung and to the right lung | pulmonary artery |
abnormally fast heartbeat | cardioversion |
hardening of the arteries with deposit of fatty substance | atherosclerosis |
condition of excessive cholesterol on the blood | hypercholesteremia |
pertaining to the upper chamber of the heart | atrial |
condition of decreased oxygen in inspired air | hypoxia |
uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias, such as premature ventricular contractions | palpitations |
rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria | flutter |
very rapid, inefficient and irregular contractions of the heart | fibrillation |
brain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking has began, but absence of pain at rest | claudication |
instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
improper closure of the mitral valve | mitral valve prolapse |
a blood clot formed within the blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin. | thrombus |
extra heart sound, heard between normal heartbeats | murmur |