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Chapter 12- Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Veins

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Vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood to the heart

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Arteries

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Vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

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Diastolic

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Related to the ventricular relaxation phase of the heart cycle

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Systolic

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Related to the ventricular contraction within the heart cycle

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Stenosis

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Condition of narrowing

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Embolus

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A free-floating clot of air, blood, fat, bacteria, or foreign body that could lodge

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Thrombus

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A stationary blood clot

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate

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Aneurysm

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A weak and ballooned blood vessel

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Angina pectoris

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Chest pain

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Angioplasty

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Process or procedure of reconstructing a blood vessel canal to open the lumen

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Arrhythmia

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Related to without rhythm

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Atherosclerosis

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Condition of fatty plaque deposits hardening and narrowing arterial walls

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Cardiac catheterization

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Intracardiac arterial tube insertion to measure pressures and evaluate function of the heart

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

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An emergency procedure aimed at restoring ventilation and cardiac functions

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Cardioversion

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Return to normal heartbeat

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Cyanosis

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Condition of blueness

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Diaphoresis

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Profuse perspiration

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Fibrillation

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Fast but incomplete heartbeat

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Hypercholestemia

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Excessive/ high blood cholesterol

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Intracardiac catheterization (ccath)

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Cardiac catheterization

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Ischemia

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Insufficient blood/oxygen to a tissue

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Infarct

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An obstruction

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Myocardial infarction (M.I.)

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Coronary artery blockage (heart attack) that leads to heart muscle tissue death

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Metabolic syndrome (M.B.S) (Syndrome x)

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Confluence of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, then heart disease

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Occlusion

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Blockage or obstruction

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Pallor

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Pale or paleness

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Syncope

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Faint or temporary loss of consciousness

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