Chapter 5 Words

Question 1

aneurysmectomy

Answer 1

excision of an aneurysm

Question 2

aortostenosis

Answer 2

narrowing of the aorta

Question 3

arteritis

Answer 3

inflammation of the artery

Question 4

arteriosclerosis

Answer 4

abnormal condition where the arteries harden

Question 5

atheroma

Answer 5

tumor containing fatty plaque

Question 6

atrium

Answer 6

atrium structure

Question 7

cardiomegaly

Answer 7

enlargement of the heart

Question 8

coronary

Answer 8

pertaining to the heart

Question 9

phlebitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the vein

Question 10

venous

Answer 10

pertaining to the vein

Question 11

thrombolysis

Answer 11

separation/break down of a blood clot

Question 12

varicose

Answer 12

pertaining to dilated vein

Question 13

vasospasm

Answer 13

involuntary contraction/ twitching of a vessel

Question 14

vascular

Answer 14

pertaining to a vessel

Question 15

interventricular

Answer 15

pertaining to between the ventricle

Question 16

tachycardia

Answer 16

rapid heart condition

Question 17

electrocardiogram

Answer 17

record of the electrical activity of the heart

Question 18

electrocardiograph

Answer 18

instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart

Question 19

angiography

Answer 19

process of recording the vessel

Question 20

aortostenosis

Answer 20

narrowing of the aorta

Question 21

bradycardiac

Answer 21

slow heart beat

Question 22

endocardium

Answer 22

within the structure of the heart

Question 23

epicardium

Answer 23

above the structure of the heart

Question 24

pericardium

Answer 24

around the structure of the heart

Question 25

SPHYGMOMANOMETER

Answer 25

instrument for measuring the pressure of a pulse

Question 26

Diastole

Answer 26

relaxation

Question 27

HTN

Answer 27

hypertension

Question 28

ECG/EKG

Answer 28

electrocardiogram

Question 29

ARRHYTHMIA

Answer 29

condition of without rhythm

Question 30

myocardial infarction

Answer 30

an area od dead heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen from a blocked vessel aka heart attack

Question 31

MI

Answer 31

heart attack

Question 32

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Answer 32

abnormal condition of a fatty plaque hardening

Question 33

coronary artery disease (CAD)

Answer 33

atherosclerosis in the arteries

Question 34

CORONARY ANGIOGRAM

Answer 34

recording of the vessels pertaining to the heart

Question 35

angina pectoris

Answer 35

a condition where there is severe pain in the chest

Question 36

percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

Answer 36

surgical repair of a vessel through the skin through the lumen of the vessel

Question 37

(CABG)

Answer 37

coronary artery bypass graft

Question 38

Ischemia of myocardial cells

Answer 38

cell death

Question 39

ischemia

Answer 39

decreased blood flow

Question 40

catheter

Answer 40

tube

Question 41

stent

Answer 41

expandable mesh tube

Question 42

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 42

brain attack

Question 43

ischemic

Answer 43

stroke

Question 44

hemmorrhagic stroke

Answer 44

a stroke related to the bursting forth of blood

Question 45

transvenous cardiac pacemaker

Answer 45

a pacemaker for the heart that passes through the vein

Question 46

Auscultation

Answer 46

to listen

Question 47

systole

Answer 47

contraction

Question 48

murmur

Answer 48

abnormal sounds during heartbeat

Question 49

echocardiogram

Answer 49

record of the reflected sound from the heart

Question 50

MVP

Answer 50

Mitro valve prolapse

Question 51

phlebostenosis

Answer 51

suturing of a vein

Question 52

endocarditis

Answer 52

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

Question 53

statins

Answer 53

cholesterol lowering drugs

Question 54

beta blockers

Answer 54

decrease HR