2.7 - Pathology Of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Question 1

Chest pain occurring when blood supply to heart muscle is restricted.

Answer 1

Angina

Question 2

Swelling on inner wall of 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 in 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 carried by the circulation.

Answer 7

Embolus

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (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 encourages 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 blood 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