201 Cardiovascular Vocab

Question 1

Angina

Answer 1

chest pain caused by lack of O2 in coronary artery

Question 2

claudication

Answer 2

pain in the lower limbs when walking

Question 3

orthopnea

Answer 3

breathlessness in the recumbent position (lying down)

Question 4

ascites

Answer 4

fluid in the peritoneal cavity causing abdominal swelling

Question 5

anasarca

Answer 5

general swelling of whole body

Question 6

stenosis

Answer 6

not fully opening valves

Question 7

regurgitation

Answer 7

not fully closing valves

Question 8

arterial ulcers

Answer 8

dry, dark/black, gangrene, starting on toes

Question 9

venous stasis ulcer

Answer 9

edematous, wet, staring on shin and ankles

Question 10

atherosclerosis

Answer 10

increased velocity of blood in partially occluded artery

Question 11

aneurysm

Answer 11

decreased velocity of blood in abnormally dilated artery

Question 12

ischemia

Answer 12

deficient oxygen supply in the tissue

Question 13

infarct

Answer 13

deficient oxygen supply to the tissue causing cell death

Question 14

pulse deficit

Answer 14

when arterial pulse is higher than radial pulse rate

Question 15

afterload

Answer 15

the pressure in the aorta the left ventricle has to overcome to eject blood during systole

Question 16

preload

Answer 16

the volume of venous return in the ventricles during diastole

Question 17

sclerosis

Answer 17

hardening of blood vessels

Question 18

calcification

Answer 18

deposits of Ca and phosphate on soft tissue