| Question | Answer |
| The heart chamber to which the blood returns | Atrium |
| The condition of a slow heart rate | bradycardia |
| Pertaining to an agent that influences the myocardium | Inotropic |
| The smallest vessel of the body | capillary |
| The large artery carrying blood from the left ventricle | Aorta |
| Reduction of vessel lumen size from muscular contraction of the vessel wall | Vasoconstriction |
| The process of vessel dilation | Vasodilation |
| A condition of a fast heart rate | tachycardia |
| The transmitter of heart worm disease | Mosquito |
| An artery used as a pulse point, found on the ventral tail | Coccygeal artery |
| Puncture of the sac that surrounds the heart for removal of fluid | Pericardiocentitis |
| What does CRT stand for? | Capillary refill time |
| An abnormal heart sound charachterized by a swooshing sound from blood turbulence | murmer |
| The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is relaxed and filling | Diastole |
| A state of abnormally low blood pressure | Hypotension |
| Inflammation and clotting of a vein | Thrombophlebitis |
| A valve found between an atrium and the next chamber | atrioventricular valve |
| A condition without rhythm | Arrhythmia |
| A vein used for blood collection that is found in the ventrolateral neck | Juluar vein |
| Collecting blood from a vein | Phlebotomy |
| A state of abnormally low blood volume | Hypovolemia |
| First heart sound | "lub" |
| Second heart sound | "dub" |
| Another word for the heart muscle | Myocardium |
| Edematous fluid accumulating in the abdominal cavity | Ascites |
| The large vein carrying blood to the right atrium | Vena Cava |
| A diagnostic procedure using sound waves to evaluate heart function | Echocardiography |
| A common name for the left AV valve | Mitral valve |
| The sum of heart rate plus stroke volume | Cardiac output |
| The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is contracting | Systole |
| The complex, seen on ECG that indicates venticular depolarization | QRS |
| A forecast for the outcome of a disease | Prognosis |
| An instrument used to measure blood pressure | Sphygmomanometer |
| The vein used for phlebotomy found on the distal rear limb | Saphenous vein |
| What does ECG stand for? | Electrocardiogram |
| The valve that leads to the artery that carries blood to the lungs | Pulmonic valve |
| Excessive development | Hypertrophy |
| A clinician specializing in the heart | Cardiologist |
| The absence of cardiac activity | Asystole |
| Disease of the heart muscle | Cardiomyopathy |
| The terminal fibers of the cardiac conduction system | Purkinge fibers |
| A condition of narrowing | Stenosis |
| Suppressed blood flow to an area | Ischemia |
| The enlargement of the heart | Cardiomegaly |
| A tiny vein | Venule |
| Deficient in oxygen | Hypoxia |
| Water in the chest | Hydrothorax |
| A disease an animal is born with | Congenital |
| The vein in the fore limbs | Chephalic vein |
| The artery in the neck | Carotid artery |
| The tissue membrane surrounding the heart | Pericardial |
| Thin moist superficial layer of the heart | Epicardium |
| Tissue layer lining the inside of the heart | Endocardium |
| A small artery | Arteriole |
| Another word for vein or veins? | Venous |
| Inflammation of the vein | Phlebitis |
| Radiographic procedure in which radiopaque dye is injected into the vasculature for better visualization of the vessels | Angiogram |
| Pertaining to within a vein | Intravenous |
| Around a vessel | Perivascular |
| Between the atria | Interatrial |
| Between the ventricles | Interventricular |
| Inflammation within the heart | Endocarditis |
| Condition of a clot | Thrombosis |
| "The act of stuffing" or interuption of the aterial blood supply to the area | Infarction |
