AT #3 medical terms Flashcards
-ectasis
dilation
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CHF
congestive heart failure
ETOH
alcohol (ethanol)
-stensois
narrowing
-sclerosis
hardening
cardiac output
volume of blood expelled by each ventricle per minute
stroke volume
volume of blood expelled by each contraction of ventricles
HR
heart rate
heart rate
number of heart beats per minute
angina
chest pain due to decreased blood flow to heart muscle
Haemostasis
prevent or stop bleeding
bpm
beats per minute
CAD
coronary artery disease
AED
automated external defibrillator
AF
atrial fibrillation
atrial systole
contraction of atria
Ventricular systole
contraction of ventricles
erythrocyte
RBC
ECG
electrocardiogram
Haemostasis
to prevent bleeding
oedema
swelling
lymph structures from largest to smallest
ducts, nodes, vessels, capillaries
b lymphocytes
specialised WBC that responds to specific antigen
B Plasma cells
secretes FF S+C antibodies
b memory cells
long term memory of specific antibodies
cytoxic t cells
release lethal chemicals to destroy cancerous cells or viral
T helper cells
activate other cells and release cytokines
dendritic cells
attract antigens and present them to T helpers
macrophages
phagocyte that destroys fungi
Neutrophil
phagocyte that destroys bacteria
MALT
mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
spleen and tonsil
GALT
gut associated lymphoid tissue
peyers patch
