AMCA Cardiovascular System Terms

Question 1

Myocardial infarction

Answer 1

necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by an obstruction in a coronary artery, resulting in a thrombus or a heart attack

Question 2

congestive heart failure

Answer 2

slowly developing condition in which the heart weakness over time. heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.

Question 3

pericarditis

Answer 3

inflammation of the pericardium. Three types: fibrinous, serous, and suppurative

Question 4

aneurysm

Answer 4

dilation or saclike formation in a weakened blood vessel wall. a common cause is atherosclerotic plaque

Question 5

varicose vein

Answer 5

enlarged, twisted superficial vein, usually in the lower leg, caused by incompetent valves

Question 6

iron-deficiency anemia

Answer 6

most common type of anemia, RBC count may be normal but there is insufficient hemoglobin

Question 7

hemolysis

Answer 7

destruction of red blood cells