Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Angitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the vessel

Question 2

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 2

Disease of the myocardium

Question 3

Endocarditis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the lining membranes of the heart.

Question 4

Arteriorrhexis

Answer 4

A ruptured artery

Question 5

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 5

Thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries

Question 6

Atheroma

Answer 6

A deposit of fatty substance in the wall of an artery that bulges into and narrows the lumen is the artery

Question 7

Atherosclerosis

Answer 7

Common form of arteriosclerosis caused by formation of cholesterol plaques in inner walls arteries

Question 8

Coarctation of the aorta

Answer 8

Severe congenital narrowing of the aorta

Question 9

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 9

Congenital heart anomaly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and aorta fails to close at birth.

Question 10

Phlebitis

Answer 10

The inflammation of a vein

Question 11

Polyarteritis

Answer 11

Inflammation of several arteries

Question 12

Thrombophlebitis

Answer 12

Inflammation of a vein resulting in the formation of blood clots within the vein

Question 13

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 13

BP cuff

Question 14

Arterial anastomosis

Answer 14

Surgical joining together of two arteries

Question 15

Atherectomy

Answer 15

Surgical procedure to remove a deposit of fatty substance (atheroma) from an artery

Question 16

Endarterectomy

Answer 16

Removal of the diseased or damaged inner lining of an artery

Question 17

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Answer 17

Method for treating the localized coronary artery narrowing. a balloon catheter is inserted through the skin into the corner artery and inflated to dilate the narrow blood vessel

Question 18

Valvoplasty

Answer 18

Surgical procedure to repair a heart valve