Ch. 8 Terms

Question 1

Anastomosis

Answer 1

Joining of two or more blood vessels.

Question 2

Antiography

Answer 2

Radiographic visualization of blood vessels following introduction of contrast material.

Question 3

Angioplasty

Answer 3

Procedure to open narrow or blocked vessels.

Question 4

Annuloplasty

Answer 4

Surgical reconstruction of the ring (annulus) of the heart valve.

Question 5

Antegrade

Answer 5

Moving forward or with the usual direction of flow.

Question 6

Arrhythmia

Answer 6

Disorder of the heart rate or rhythm.

Question 7

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 7

Hardening of the arteries.

Question 8

Atherectomy

Answer 8

Procedure to remove plaque from arterires.

Question 9

Atherosclerosis

Answer 9

Buildup of plaque on artery walls.

Question 10

Atria

Answer 10

Upper chambers of the heart.

Question 11

Atrioventricular (AV)

Answer 11

Relating to both the atria and the ventricles of the heart.

Question 12

Bifurcation

Answer 12

Division into two branches.

Question 13

Bundle of His (AV bundle)

Answer 13

Muscle fibers in the heart’s conduction system that branch off to the right and left sides of the heart.

Question 14

Capillaries

Answer 14

Smallest branches of the coronary arteries and veins.

Question 15

Cardioversion

Answer 15

The use of defibrillator paddles to restore normal rhythm of the heart by electrical shock.

Question 16

Chordae Tendineae

Answer 16

String-like tendons linking the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve in the right ventricle and the mitral valve in the left ventricle.

Question 17

Conduction System

Answer 17

Generates and distributes electrical impulses over the hear to stimulate contraction, allowing blood to move throughout the body.

Question 18

Contralateral

Answer 18

Situated on, pertaining to, o affecting the opposite side (as opposed to ipsilateral).

Question 19

Coronary Circulation

Answer 19

The movement of blood through the tissues of the heart.

Question 20

Endocarditis

Answer 20

Inflammation or infection of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium).

Question 21

Epicardial

Answer 21

Relating to the innermost layer of the heart wall.

Question 22

Implantable Defibrillator

Answer 22

Implantable device that delivers an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.

Question 23

Infarction

Answer 23

Death of tissue.

Question 24

Intracoronary

Answer 24

Within the heart.

Question 25

Ipsilateral

Answer 25

Situated on, pertaining to, or affecting the same side (as opposed to contralateral).

Question 26

Myocardial

Answer 26

Relating to the myocardium (second layer of the wall of the heart).

Question 27

Nonselective Catheterization

Answer 27

A catheter is placed in the main trunk; contrast may be injected, and images may be taken, but the catheter is not moved into any other branches.

Question 28

Non-tunneled Catheter

Answer 28

A catheter that is inserted through the skin directly into a central vessel.

Question 29

Occlusion

Answer 29

Closure.

Question 30

Papillary Muscles

Answer 30

Muscles attached to the lower portion of the interior wall of the ventricles and connected to the chordae tendineae.

Question 31

Prolapse

Answer 31

An organ or part of an organ falling out of place.

Question 32

Pulmonary Circulation

Answer 32

The movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart again.

Question 33

Prukinje Fibers

Answer 33

Conduction myofibers branching off the right and left bundle branches into the cells of the myocardium.

Question 34

Regurgitation

Answer 34

Flowing backwards.

Question 35

Retrograde

Answer 35

Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow.

Question 36

Revascularization

Answer 36

Reestablishment of blood supply to a part.

Question 37

Selective Catheterization

Answer 37

A catheter is placed into the branches further off the main trunk (first, second, third, or higher order).

Question 38

Sinoatrial Node

Answer 38

Modified cardiac cells positioned on the wall of the right atrium, near the entrance of the superior vena cava.

Question 39

Stenosis

Answer 39

Narrowing, stricture.

Question 40

Subendocardial

Answer 40

Under or below the inner layer of the heart.

Question 41

Syncope

Answer 41

Transient loss of consciousness (fainting).

Question 42

Systemic Circulation

Answer 42

Supplies nourishment to tissue located throughout the body, except for the heart and lungs.

Question 43

Thrombolysis

Answer 43

Destruction of a blood clot.

Question 44

Transluminal

Answer 44

Through or across the lumen (tube) of an artery.

Question 45

Transvenous

Answer 45

Through or across a vein.

Question 46

Trifurcation

Answer 46

Division into three branches or parts.

Question 47

Tunneled Catheter

Answer 47

A catheter that is tunneled through the skin and subcutaneous tissue to a central vessel; the entrance point of the catheter is distant from the entrance to the vascular system.

Question 48

Valvular Prolapse

Answer 48

Valve leaflets fall backward into the heart chamber.

Question 49

Valvuloplasty

Answer 49

Surgical reconstruction of a valve.

Question 50

Ventricle

Answer 50

Lower chamber of the heart.