Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Name the procedure where an incision is made into a vein to remove blood or introduce fluids or medication? (1 word 11 letters)

Answer 1

Venesection

Question 2

Name the condition where there is hardening of the walls of the veins? (1 word 15 letters)

Answer 2

Phlebosclerosis

Question 3

Name the heart disease which is abbreviated to AF and involves rapid, irregular atrial impulses and ineffective atrial contractions. Caused when many parts of the atria start emitting uncoordinated electrical signals making the atria quiver and pump too fast and unevenly, and to not fully contract.

Answer 3

Atrial fibrillation

Question 4

Name the condition which includes irregularities of heart action, including disturbances of rate, rhythm and conduction. The types of this condition include, premature beats, atrial arrhythmias, sick sinus syndrome, atrioventricular nodal arrhythmias and ventricular arrhythmias. (1 word)

Answer 4

Arrhythmia

Question 5

Name this heart disease (3 words).
Reduced blood supply to the heart muscle. Main cause is coronary artery disease which is where there is a loss of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardial tissue (heart muscle) because of poor blood flow through the coronary arteries.

Answer 5

Ischaemic heart disease

Question 6

Name the branch of medicine specialising in the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart.

Answer 6

Cardiology

Question 7

Also knows as ‘venesection’ this is a procedure where an incision is made into a vein to remove blood or introduce fluids or medication.

Answer 7

Phlebotomy
phleb/o = vein
tomy = incision into

Question 8

Name the condition where there is narrowing of one or more blood vessels (1 word 13 letters)

Answer 8

Angiostenosis
angi/o = vessel
sten/o = narrow / constricted
osis = condition

Question 9

Name the condition where there is formation and presence of a stationary thrombus (blood clot) in a blood vessel which is causing an obstruction.

Answer 9

Thrombosis
thromb/o = clot
osis = condition

Question 10

Name the condition where the arteries harden resulting in thickened arterial walls which become inelastic and restrict the flow of blood to the organs and tissues. (1 word 16 letters)

Answer 10

Arteriosclerosis
arteri/o = artery
scler/o = hardening
osis = condition, usually abnormal

Question 11

Name the natural pacemaker of the heart? (2 words)

Answer 11

Sinoatrial node

Question 12

Name the muscle layer of the heart?

Answer 12

Myocardium

Question 13

Name the little arteries?

Answer 13

Arterioles

Question 14

Name the lower chambers of the heart?

Answer 14

Ventricles

Question 15

Name the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the capillaries?

Answer 15

Arteries

Question 16

Name the largest artery in the body?

Answer 16

Aorta

Question 17

Name the outside layer of the heart?

Answer 17

Pericardium

Question 18

Name the blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart?

Answer 18

Veins

Question 19

Name the contraction of the heart muscle? Think of the names for the measurement of blood pressure XXX/XXX

Answer 19

Systole

Question 20

Name the upper chambers of the heart?

Answer 20

Atria