cardiovascular system 2

Question 1

agglutination

Answer 1

When blood clumps together

Question 2

anemia

Answer 2

deficiency of red blood cells

results in wariness and pallor (paleness)

Question 3

Aneurysm

Answer 3

enlargement of an arty caused by a weaking of the artery wall

Question 4

angina

Answer 4

severe pain in the chest, ospreading to shoulders, arms and neck
caused by inadequate blood supply to the heart

Question 5

angioplasty

Answer 5

surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel

especially coronary artery

Question 6

atherosclerosis

Answer 6

caused by high bp, smoking, high cholestrol
leads to formation of plaque
BAD CHOLESTROL ENTERS WALL OF ARTERY

Question 7

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 7

disease of tthe heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body

Question 8

cyanosis

Answer 8

bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation

Question 9

dyspnea

Answer 9

labored/difficult breathing

Question 10

embolism

Answer 10

obstruction of an artery= clot of blood or an air bubble

Question 11

haemophilia

Answer 11

the ability of the blood to clot is SEVERELY reduced- causing the patient to blled severely from slight injury

Question 12

hypertension (HTN)

Answer 12

abnoramlly high blood pressure

Question 13

ischemia

Answer 13

inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body : esp heart muscles

Question 14

myocardial infraction (MI)

Answer 14

heart attack

occurs when blood flow decreases/stops to a part of the heart cuasing the damage to the heart muscle

Question 15

stroke

Answer 15

poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death

1) lack of blood flow : ischemic
2) bleeding : hemorrhagic

Question 16

Thrombosis, deep vein

Answer 16

formation of blood clot within blood vessel

prevents blood from flowing normally through the circulatory system

Question 17

Transient ischemc (TIA)

Answer 17

stroke that lasts only a few minutes. It happens when the blood supplty to the part of the brain is briefly blocked

Question 18

4 main components of blood

Answer 18

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets `

Question 19

Plasma?

Answer 19

water, proteins, nutrients, hormones

Question 20

buffy coat

Answer 20

white blood cells, platelets

Question 21

hematrocrit

Answer 21

red blood cells

Question 22

function of arteries

Answer 22

carry blood away from the heart