Cardiovascular System

Question 1

organs

Answer 1

heart, arteries, veins

Question 2

arteries

Answer 2

blood vessels that take oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body

Question 3

veins

Answer 3

blood vessels that take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart

Question 4

arterioles

Answer 4

very small blood vessel that branches off from the artery and carries blood away from the heart to the tissues and organs

Question 5

capillaries

Answer 5

tiny blood vessel throughout the body that connect arteries and veins

Question 6

venules

Answer 6

the smallest veins that receives blood from capillaries

Question 7

blood pressure (BP)

Answer 7

the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries

Question 8

procedures

Answer 8

1. blood tests
2. auscultation
3. electrocardiogram (ECG)
4. echocardiography (ECHO)
5. doppler ultrasonography
6. coronary angiogram
7. angioplasty

Question 9

arrhythmia

Answer 9

abnormal rate or rhythm of the heart

Question 10

stenosis of the heart valve

Answer 10

a type of heart valve disease where the valve between the lower left heart chamber and the aorta is narrowed and does not open fully

Question 11

endocarditis

Answer 11

inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves

Question 12

myocarditis

Answer 12

inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium)

Question 13

pericarditis

Answer 13

the swelling and irritation of the thin, saclike tissue surrounding the heart (pericardium). Pericarditis often causes sharp chest pain

Question 14

cardiomyopathy

Answer 14

a disease of the heart muscles that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Can lead to heart failure

Question 15

arteriosclerosis

Answer 15

when the arteries become thick and stiff

Question 16

angina pectoris

Answer 16

chest pain or discomfort that keeps coming back beacause some part of your heart doesn’t get enough blood and oxygen

Question 17

myocardial infraction (MI), heart attack

Answer 17

deadly medical emergency where heart muscles begin to die due to a blockage in the coronary artery

Question 18

hypertension

Answer 18

high blood pressure, the force of blood against the walls of arteries is too high

Question 19

congestive heart failure (ACE)

Answer 19

when the heart does not pump blood as efficiently as it should

Question 20

deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Answer 20

formation of one or more blood clots in one of the body’s large veins, common in the lower limbs

Question 21

varicose veins

Answer 21

swollen, twisted blood vessels that bulge just under the skin’s surface

Question 22

aneurysm

Answer 22

abnormal swelling or bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, such as an artery

Question 23

stroke

Answer 23

when blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts which leads to parts of the brain becoming damaged or dying

Question 24

types of strokes

Answer 24

ischemic – when cells don’t get enough blood to supply them with oxygen.

hemorrhagic – strokes cause bleeding in or around your brain.