Ch. 7 Cardiology

Question 1

Arrhythmia

Answer 1

irregular heart beat

Question 2

cardiopulmonary

Answer 2

pertaining to heart and lungs

Question 3

ischemia

Answer 3

loss of blood supply

Question 4

fibrillation

Answer 4

abnormal quivering of heart

Question 5

hypertension

Answer 5

high blood pressure

Question 6

bradycardia

Answer 6

abnormally slow heart beat

Question 7

cardiospasm

Answer 7

involuntary heart muscle spasm

Question 8

coronary

Answer 8

pertaining to the heart

Question 9

arteriosclerosis

Answer 9

hardening of an artery

Question 10

pacemaker

Answer 10

electrical device to stimulate the heart beat

Question 11

Cardiovascular system consists of…

Answer 11

heart & blood vessels

Question 12

What are the three types of blood vessels?

Answer 12

Arteries, veins, & capillaries

Question 13

Arteries

Answer 13

carry blood away from heart

Question 14

veins

Answer 14

carry blood toward heart

Question 15

capillaries

Answer 15

oxygen and nutrients are delivered here/carbon dioxide and wastes are picked up

Question 16

cardiovascular technologists

Answer 16

perform variety of procedures:
electrocardiography, echocardiography, cardiac catheterization

Question 17

what are the reasons why plaque forms in the coronary artery?

Answer 17

behavior/diet

Question 18

embolus

Answer 18

blood clot

Question 19

where is a pacemaker placed?

Answer 19

under the skin between the heart and shoulder; electrode wires the run to the heart muscle

Question 20

What are the steps of placing a stent in a blood vessel?

Answer 20

(A) Catheter is used to
place a collapsed stent next to an atherosclerotic plaque; (B) stent is expanded; (C)
catheter is removed, leaving the expanded stent behind

Question 21

how do varicose veins develop?

Answer 21

valves fail to control blood flow, which allows more than the normal amount of blood to collect in superficial leg veins