Cardiovascular & Respiratory System

Question 1

alveolar

Answer 1

the sacs in the lungs that hold oxygen

Question 2

antitussive

Answer 2

not coughing, stops coughing

Question 3

apnea

Answer 3

not breathing

Question 4

arrhythmia

Answer 4

absence of ECG components, abnormal rhythm

Question 5

arterial

Answer 5

veins that carry blood away from the heart

Question 6

aspiration

Answer 6

inhaling fluid or food

Question 7

asystole

Answer 7

when the heart stops contracting

Question 8

atelectasis

Answer 8

collapsing of the lung(s)

Question 9

atrial

Answer 9

the upper chambers of the heart

Question 10

ventricle

Answer 10

the lower chambers of the heart

Question 11

bradycardia

Answer 11

condition of a slow heart

Question 12

bronchial

Answer 12

pertaining to the bronchus

Question 13

bronchiole

Answer 13

a small bronchus

Question 14

capnograph

Answer 14

a CO2 recorder

Question 15

cadiomyopathy

Answer 15

a disease pertaining to the heart muscle

Question 16

cyanosis

Answer 16

when the MM turns blue to due to a loss of oxygen

Question 17

diastolic

Answer 17

when the heart is a period of relaxing/dilating

Question 18

dyspnia

Answer 18

difficulty breathing

Question 19

echocardiography

Answer 19

recording echoes of the heart

Question 20

electrocardiography

Answer 20

recordings of the electricity of the heart
EKG or ECG

Question 21

embolism

Answer 21

state of plugging

Question 22

endocarditis

Answer 22

inflammation inside the heart

Question 23

endotracheal

Answer 23

within the tracheal

Question 24

hypertrophic

Answer 24

excess of development

Question 25

hypotension

Answer 25

insufficient (low) blood pressure

Question 26

hypoxia

Answer 26

condition of low oxygen

Question 27

intranasal

Answer 27

into the nose

Question 28

ischemia

Answer 28

inadequate blood supply to part of the body, organ, or heart muscles

Question 29

laryneal

Answer 29

pertaining to the larynx

Question 30

myocardium

Answer 30

the heart muscle

Question 31

nasopharynx

Answer 31

the nose and throat

Question 32

oropharynx

Answer 32

the mouth and throat

Question 33

oximetry

Answer 33

measuring oxygen

Question 34

pericardial

Answer 34

pertaining to around the heart

Question 35

phlebitis

Answer 35

inflammation of the vein

Question 36

pleural

Answer 36

pertaining to the pleura

Question 37

pyothorax

Answer 37

pus of the chest

Question 38

rhinitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the nose

Question 39

systolic

Answer 39

pertaining to the systole (when the heart muscle contracts)

Question 40

tachycardia

Answer 40

a condition of a fast heart

Question 41

tachypnea

Answer 41

fast breathing