Chapter 21 Terms

Question 1

Aneurysm

Answer 1

defect or sac formed by dilation of artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect

Question 2

Arrhythmia

Answer 2

variation from the heart’s normal rhythm

Question 3

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 3

thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls

Question 4

Atherosclerosis

Answer 4

plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer of the arteries

Question 5

Bruit

Answer 5

blowing, swooshing sound heard through stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded

Question 6

Ischemia

Answer 6

deficiency of arterial blood to a body part, due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel

Question 7

Lymphedema

Answer 7

swelling of an extremity due to obstructed lymph channel; non-pitting

Question 8

Pitting edema

Answer 8

indentation left after examiner depresses the skin over swollen edematous tissue

Question 9

Thrombophlebitis

Answer 9

inflammation of a vein associated with thrombus formation

Question 10

Ulcer

Answer 10

open skin lesion extending into dermis with sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue

Question 11

Varicose Vein

Answer 11

dilated tortuous veins with incompetent valves