Cardiovascular System - objective terms

Question 1

systolic

Answer 1

pressure on blood vessel walls when the heart contracts

Question 2

diastolic

Answer 2

pressure on blood vessel walls when the heart relaxes

Question 3

electrocardiogram (EKG)

Answer 3

record of the heart’s electrical activity

Question 4

stress electrocardiogram (EKG)

Answer 4

record of the heart’s electrical activity under stress

Question 5

echocardiogram

Answer 5

record of the heart obtained by ultrasound

Question 6

transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

Answer 6

record of the heart obtained by ultrasound through the esophagus

Question 7

cardiac catherization

Answer 7

catheter inserted into your blood vessels and used to access the heart

Question 8

angiogram

Answer 8

record of the blood vessels

Question 9

cardiomegaly

Answer 9

enlarged heart

Question 10

bradycardia

Answer 10

abnormally slow heart rate (BPM)

Question 11

tachycardia

Answer 11

abnormally fast heart rate (BPM)

Question 12

cyanosis

Answer 12

blue skin

Question 13

murmur

Answer 13

abnormal heart sound

Question 14

angiosclerosis

Answer 14

hardening of a blood vessel

Question 15

arteriosclerosis

Answer 15

hardening of an artery

Question 16

atherosclerosis

Answer 16

hardening of an artery due to formation of fatty plaques

Question 17

aortic stenosis

Answer 17

narrowing of the aortic valve