Cardiovascular system objective terms Flashcards
tissue lining the inside of the heart
endocardium
tissue lining the outside of the heart
epicardium
heart muscle tissue
myocardium
tissue around the heart
pericardium
large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart
vena cava
slow heartbeat
bradycardia
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
abnormal heart sound
murmur
rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
narrowing of the aorta
aortic stenosis
rupture of an artery
arteriorrhexis
hardening of an artery
atherosclerosis
mass of matter present in the blood
embolus
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolism
blockage of blood to an organ
ischemia
closing or blockage of a passage
occulsion
blood clot
thrombus
enlarged, dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
varicose veins
process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart
cardiac catheterization
image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart
echocardiogram
use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart
echocardiography
record of the electrical currents of the heart
electrocardiogram
procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart
electrocardiography
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus
transesophageal echocardiogram
record of the blood vessels
angiogram
procedure to describe the blood vessels
angiography
record of an artery
arteriogram
record of a vein
venogram
the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels
blood pressure
heart specialist
cardiologist
branch of medicine dealing with the heart
cardiology
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
