Assignment terminology

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

additional electrical activity that arises from sources other than the heart or brain

Question 2

atherosclerosis

Answer 2

cholesterol and calcium fatty deposits within the arteries causing the arteries to thicken or harden

Question 3

baseline

Answer 3

a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control

Question 4

cardiac cycle

Answer 4

the complete sequence of events in the heart from the beginning of one beat to the beginning of the following beat: a complete heartbeat including systole and diastole

Question 5

ECG cycle

Answer 5

consists of 5 waves: PQRST corresponding to different phases of the heart activities

Question 6

Apnea

Answer 6

a temporal or final ceasing of breathing, usual during sleep

Question 7

bounding pulse

Answer 7

a pulse that feels as though your heart is pounding or racing

Question 8

Bradycardia

Answer 8

when an individual has a resting heart rate of under 60 bpm

Question 9

celsius scale

Answer 9

aka centigrade scale; a temperative scale based on 0 degrees for the freezing point of water and 100 degrees for the boiling point of water

Question 10

eupnea

Answer 10

normal respiration

Question 11

dysrhythmia

Answer 11

an abnormal rhythm; such as brainwaves or heartbeat

Question 12

stethoscope

Answer 12

a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone’s heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest and two tubes connected to earpieces

Question 13

varicose

Answer 13

affected by a condition causing the swelling and tortuous lengthening of veins, most often in the legs

Question 14

systole

Answer 14

a period of contraction of the ventricles of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle
-causes the ejection of blood into the aorta and pulmonary trunk

Question 15

tympanic membrane

Answer 15

aka eardrum, when soundwaves reach the tympanic membrane that cause it to vibrate

Question 16

ischemia

Answer 16

a restriction of blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism

Question 17

segment

Answer 17

portion of ECG between two waves

Question 18

hypoxia

Answer 18

a reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues

Question 19

electrocardiograph

Answer 19

instrument used to record electrical activity of the heart

Question 20

interval

Answer 20

length of wave or length of wave with a segment

Question 21

spirometer

Answer 21

an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs

Question 22

normal sinus rhythm

Answer 22

the rhythm of a healthy heart

Question 23

fever

Answer 23

a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius

Question 24

Aneurysmorrhaphy

Answer 24

the surgical suture of the sac of an aneurysm

Question 25

bradypnea

Answer 25

abnormal slowness of respiration

Question 26

thrombolytic

Answer 26

causing the breakup of a blood clot

Question 27

angiospasm

Answer 27

spasmodic contraction of the blood vessels with increase in blood pressure

Question 28

cardiac catheterization

Answer 28

a procedure where a long thin tube, a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck or arm and threaded through the blood vessels to your heart

Question 29

thrombosis

Answer 29

formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel

Question 30

hemochromatosis

Answer 30

a disorder where too much iron builds up in your body

Question 31

atheroma

Answer 31

an abnormal accumulation of plaque within the inner layer of the wall of an artery

Question 32

plasmapheresis

Answer 32

a process in which the plasma is separated from the blood cells

Question 33

endocarditis

Answer 33

inflammation of your heart’s inner lining

Question 34

hemangioma

Answer 34

non-cancerous growth of blood vessels