Cardiovascular Word Scramble
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Dilation of a blood vessel wall; caused by weakness or damage to its structure | Aneurysm |
A large artery that carries oxygen & nutrients out of the heart | Aorta |
An irregular heart beat | Arrhythmia |
The smallest blood vessel; located between arterioles & veins. They allow the exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products occur between the blood and cells | Capillary |
The general term meaning "hardening of the arteries"; refers to arteries that have lost their elasticity | Arteriosclerosis |
Transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body or deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs | Artery |
The most common type of Arteriosclerosis- fatty plaque is deposited in medium & large arteries | Atherosclerosis |
The 2 superior chambers of the heart | Atria |
Liquid connective tissue; consists of cellular elements & blood plasma | Blood |
The force exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels | Blood Pressure |
The synchronized sequence of events that takes place during one full heartbeat is known as | Cardiac Cycle |
The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in 1 minute | Cardiac Output |
Veins that return deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium. | Coronary |
Function of the Coronary Artery | Supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle itself. |
Another term for red blood cell | Erythrocyte |
The actual pump of the cardiovascular system | Myocardium |
What keeps blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart? a. Septums b. Atria c. Valves d. Ventricles | C- Valves |
The oxygen-carrying molecule found in red blood cells | Hemoglobin |
The term for an increase in systolic & diastolic pressure | Hypertension |
The term for an decrease in systolic & diastolic pressure | Hypotension |
The temporary deficiency or deminished supply of blood to a tissue | Ischemia |
Another term for white blood cells | Leukocytes |
Type WBC that protect the body from pathogens, remove dead cells and substances | Lymphocytes |
Large artery- carries blood from the heart to the lungs | Pulmonary Trunk |
A double membrane, serous sac that surrounding the heart | Pericardium |
Straw colored fluid that makes up 55% of the blood | Plasma |
Large vessel- returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium of the heart | Vena-cava |
Inferior Chambers of the heart | Ventricles |
Clotting in an unbroken blood vessel | Thrombosis |
insufficient pumping of blood in the heart due to weak myocardium | (Congestive) Heart Failure |
Disorder when the blood leaks backwards into the left atrium | Mitral Valve prolapse |
Pathology: The inadequate supply of blood causing a diminished function to the vital organ associated. | Shock |
Blood clotting cells, or platelets | Thrombocytes |
Another term used for a heart attack | Myocardial Infarction |
A decrease in the normal number of of RBC or amount of hemaglobin in the blood | Anemia |
Type of shock caused by the loss of blood or other bodily fluids | Hypovolemic Shock |
Type of shock caused by a bacterial infection | Septic Shock |
Type of shock caused by an allergy or an overreaction by the immune system | Anaphylactic shock |
Type of shock that occurs when the heart does not pump sufficient blood | Cardiogenic shock |
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