Blood Vocab

Question 1

Angina pectoris

Answer 1

Chest pain due to a lack of oxygen/nutrient to the heart

Question 2

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 2

Hardening of an artery

Question 3

Atherosclerosis

Answer 3

Buildup of plaque in vessels; impedes blood vessels

Question 4

Bacterial endocarditis

Answer 4

Bacterial infection of the endocardium and the valves

Question 5

Cardiac arrhythmias

Answer 5

Irregular heartbeat; tachycardia and bradycardia

Question 6

Coarctation of the aorta

Answer 6

Narrowing of the aorta; forces blood to upper body

Question 7

Congestive heart failure

Answer 7

Results from a heart attack; failure to pump blood efficiently

Question 8

Heart block

Answer 8

Signals from the SA node to AV node are incomplete

Question 9

Heart fibrillation

Answer 9

When different fibers contract at different times

Question 10

Heart flutter

Answer 10

Similar to the fibrillation; not able to build pressure

Question 11

Hypertension

Answer 11

High blood pressure

Question 12

Ischemia

Answer 12

Decline of blood supply to the heart

Question 13

Murmur

Answer 13

Leaky valves

Question 14

Myocarditis

Answer 14

Infection of the heart muscle

Question 15

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 15

Shunt remains open and doesn’t form ligament

Question 16

Pericarditis

Answer 16

Pericardium becomes inflamed and I can’t help with friction anymore

Question 17

Phlebitis

Answer 17

Inflammation of a vein; can cause a blood clots

Question 18

Septal defects

Answer 18

Hole in your heart; for Foreman ovale remains open

Question 19

Stenosis

Answer 19

Congenital defect; narrowing of the valves

Question 20

Varicose veins

Answer 20

Stretching of vein walls; inflammation around vein

Question 21

Myocardial infarction

Answer 21

Heart attack; death of myocardial tissue

Question 22

Aneurysm

Answer 22

Weak spot in the wall of blood vessels

Question 23

Anemia

Answer 23

Not Enough oxygen to cells

Question 24

Bacteremia

Answer 24

Bacteria in the blood

Question 25

Erythroblastosis fetalis

Answer 25

When a fetus has a different blood types than the mother

Question 26

Hemophilia

Answer 26

Can’t clot

Question 27

Hemorrhage

Answer 27

Blood escaping from a ruptured blood vessel

Question 28

Leukemia

Answer 28

Blood cancer; causes decrease in white blood cells

Question 29

Leukocytosis

Answer 29

Increase in white blood cells

Question 30

Leukopenia

Answer 30

Decrease of white blood cells

Question 31

Malaria

Answer 31

Destroys a red blood cells; transmitted by mosquitoes

Question 32

Pernicious anemia

Answer 32

Results from a vitamin B 12 deficiency and diet

Question 33

Polycythemia

Answer 33

Too many red blood cells; causes high blood pressure

Question 34

Septicemia

Answer 34

Infection in the blood; blood poisoning

Question 35

Sickle cell anemia

Answer 35

Blood cells are deformed; plugs up capillaries

Question 36

Thalassemia

Answer 36

Genetic disorder; dysfunctional hemoglobin

Question 37

AIDS/HIV

Answer 37

Wipes out T cells

Question 38

Anaphylaxis

Answer 38

Severe systemic reaction from an antigen (epipen)

Question 39

Auto immunity

Answer 39

Body attacks healthy tissues

Question 40

Digeorge’s syndrome

Answer 40

Born without a thymus gland

Question 41

Hodgkin’s disease

Answer 41

More treatable form of lymphatic cancer

Question 42

Lymphoma

Answer 42

Malignant cancer of lymphatic system

Question 43

Splenimegaly

Answer 43

Enlargement of spleen due to White blood cell overproduction