AP Ch-11 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
A blood vessel that carries oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs | Pulmonary artery |
Contraction phase of the heartbeat | Systole |
Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart | Mitral valve |
Saclike membrane surrounding the heart | Pericardium |
Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins in the heartbeat | Sinoatrial node |
Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle | Coronary arterties |
Disease of heart muscle | Cardiomyopathy |
Phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein |
Instrument to measure blood pressure | Sphygmomanometer |
A local widening of an artery | Aneurysm |
Cyanosis | Bluish coloration of skin |
Ischemia | Can lead to myocardial infarction; Blood is held back from area; Can be caused by thrombotic occlusion; May be result of coronary artery disease |
Angina | chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin |
Cardiac arrhythmia | Fibrillation |
Petechiae | Small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
Click-Murmur syndrome | Mitral valve prolapse |
Four separate congenital heart defects (1 term) | Tetralogy of Fallot |
Patent means | Open |
The cause of essential hypertension | Idiopathic |
Digitalis | Drug used to strengthen the heartbeat |
CK, LD, and AST are | Fatty acids |
ECHO | High frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest |
Incision of a vein | Phlebotomy |
Removal of plaque from an artery | Endartecrectomy |
A Holter monitor is | An EKG taken during daily activity |
The pacemaker of the heart | SA Node |
sac-like membrane surrounding heart | pericardium |
The wall of the heart between the right and left atria | Interatrial septum |
relaxation phase of the heartbeat | diastole |
specialized conductive tissue in the wall between the ventricles | bundle of His (or) atrioventricular bundle |
inner lining of the heart | endocardium |
contractive phase of heartbeat | systole |
gas released as a metabolic product of catabolism | CO2 |
specialized conductive tissue at base of wall between the 2 upper chambers | AV node |
inner lining of the pericardium, adhering to the outside of the heart | visceral pericardium |
abnormal heart sound due to improper closure of heart valves | murmur |
beat of the heart is called | pulse |
high levels of cholesterol in blood | hyperCHOLESTEROLemia |
surgical repair of a valve | valvuloPLASTY |
condition of deficient oxygen | hypOXIA |
pertaining to upper heart chamber | ATRIal |
inflammation of inner lining of heart | endoCARDitis |
rapid but regular atrial of ventricular contractions | flutter |
small hole b/t upper heart chambers (congenital) | atrial septal defect |
improper closure of the valve b/t the left atrium and ventricle during systole | mitral valve prolapse |
blockage of arteries surrounding heart leading to ischemia | coronary artery disease |
high blood pressure affecting the heart | hypertensive heart disease |
rapid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contractions of the heart | fibrillation |
inflammation of sac surrounding heart | periCARDitis |
inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood | congestive heart failure |
congenital malformation involving 4 separate heart defects | tetralogy of Fallot |
congenital narrowing of the large artery leading from the heart | coarctation of the aorta |
a duct b/t the aorta and the pulmonary artery, which normally closes soon after birth remains open | patent ductus artriosus |
lesions that form on heart valves after infection | vegetations |
clots that travel to and suddenly block a blood vessel | emboli |
small,pinpoint hemorrhages | petechiae |
an extra heart sound, heart b/t normal beats caused by a valvular defect or condition that disrupts the smooth flow of blood through the heart | murmur |
listening with a stethoscope | auscultation |
heart disease caused by rheumatic fever | rheumatic heart disease |
high blood pressure in arteries when the cause is idiopathic | essential hypertension |
high blood pressure related to kidney disease | secondary hypertension |
episodes of ischemia with pallor and numbness in fingers and toes | Raynaud disease |
local widening of artery | aneurysm |
pain, tension and weakness in a limb after walking has begun | claudication |
blockage of arteries in the lower extremities; etiology is atherosclerosis | peripheral vascular disease |
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