Cardiovascular Disease and Blood Circulation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the renal vein?
A
Takes blood from kidney to heart
2
Q
What is the renal artery?
A
Takes blood from heart to kidney
3
Q
What is atheroma?
A
A build up of fatty plaque in the arteries that can cause thrombosis and increase the risk of aneurysm and can cause a myocardial infraction if it affects the coronary arteries (heart cannot get oxygen or glucose so muscle cells cannot respire)
4
Q
What is thrombosis?
A
A blood clot in the arteries
5
Q
What is an aneurysm?
A
When stretchy endothelium balloons out through the muscle of an artery
6
Q
What is a myocardial infraction?
A
A heart attack