2.7 Pathology Of Cardiovascualr Disease (CVD)

Question 1

Chest pain occurring when blood supply to heart muscle is restricted

Answer 1

Angina

Question 2

Swelling on the inner wall of an artery made up of fatty material and connective tissue

Answer 2

Atheroma

Question 3

Potentially serious condition in which atheromas clog the arteries

Answer 3

Atherosclerosis

Question 4

Diseases affecting the heart and circulation

Answer 4

Cardiovascular diseases

Question 5

Lipid molecule needed for cell membranes and synthesising steroid hormones

Answer 5

Cholesterol

Question 6

Blood clot in a deep vein, often in the leg

Answer 6

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Question 7

Any detached mass of material caused by the circulation

Answer 7

Embolus

Question 8

Inherited condition in which LDLs are at a higher than normal level in blood

Answer 8

Familial hyperchloesterolaemia (FH)

Question 9

Protein that helps form a blood clot

Answer 9

Fibrin

Question 10

Blood protein that is converted to fibrin during the blood clotting process

Answer 10

Fibrinogen

Question 11

Serious medical emergency in which blood supply to the heart muscle is blocked

Answer 11

Heart attack

Question 12

Carries excess cholesterol away from body cells and artery surfaces to the liver for elimination

Answer 12

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

Question 13

Receptor that recognises LDLs and encouraged their uptake

Answer 13

LDL receptor

Question 14

Assembly of protein with lipid that enables movement of lipid in water and through membranes

Answer 14

Lipoprotein

Question 15

Carries cholesterol to body cells; if body cells have enough cholesterol, LDL may deposit cholesterol leading to atheroma in arteries

Answer 15

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

Question 16

Medical term for a heart attack in which loos flow to the heart is reduced

Answer 16

Myocardial infarction (MI)

Question 17

Condition caused by blockage to arteries other than coronary arteries, the aorta or those in the brain

Answer 17

Peripheral vascular disorder

Question 18

Blood component important in clotting; it is converted to thrombin during clotting

Answer 18

Prothrombin

Question 19

An embolism (blood clot) in the pulmonary circulation

Answer 19

Pulmonary embolism

Question 20

A medicine that helps lower LDLs in the blood

Answer 20

Statin

Question 21

Produced from prothrombin during blood clotting

Answer 21

Thrombin

Question 22

Blood clot within a blood vessel

Answer 22

Thrombosis