chapter 8

Question 1

Blood pressure systole

Answer 1

the contraction phase- blood is forced out of the heart

Question 2

Diastole

Answer 2

relaxed phase the ventricles of filled with blood

Question 3

sphygmomanometer

Answer 3

measures blood pressure, which you record as two figures separated by a diagonal line

Question 4

aneursym

Answer 4

widened blood vessel

Question 5

angio/vasculo

Answer 5

vessel usuallt blood or lympth

Question 6

aorto

Answer 6

aorta

Question 7

athero

Answer 7

fatty plauge

Question 8

cardio coron/o

Answer 8

heart

Question 9

embolo

Answer 9

embolus (plug)

Question 10

phlebo/veno

Answer 10

vein

Question 11

sclera

Answer 11

hardening (white of eye)

Question 12

steno

Answer 12

narrowing stricture

Question 13

thrombo

Answer 13

blood clot

Question 14

cardia

Answer 14

heart condition

Question 15

stenosis

Answer 15

narrowing, structure

Question 16

endo

Answer 16

in, within

Question 17

extra

Answer 17

outside

Question 18

peri

Answer 18

around

Question 19

trans

Answer 19

across

Question 20

arteriosclerosis

Answer 20

the progressive degeneratice disease of the arterial walls that cause them to become thickened and brittle, restricting the flow of blood to tissues and organs

Question 21

coronary artery disease

Answer 21

inteferes with the abioty of the coronary arteries to supply blood to the myocardium

Question 22

necrosis

Answer 22

death of heart muscle

Question 23

endocarditis

Answer 23

inflammation of the inner linning of the heart and its valves

Question 24

angina

Answer 24

chest pain caused by obstructions or spasms of the coronary arteries that decrease blood flow to the myocardium

Question 25

arrhythmia

Answer 25

irregularity in the rate or rhythm of the heart

Question 26

cardiomyopathy

Answer 26

disease or weakening of the heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function

Question 27

hyperlipidemia

Answer 27

excessive amounts of lipids in the blood

Question 28

hypertension

Answer 28

high blood preasure higher than 140/90

Question 29

hypotension

Answer 29

low blood preasure lower than 90/60

Question 30

phlebitis

Answer 30

inflammation of a deep or superficilal vein of the arm or legs

Question 31

palpitation

Answer 31

sensation of a irregular heartbeat, punding racing skipping or flutter

Question 32

syncope

Answer 32

partial or complete loss of conciosness usually caused by a decreased supply of blood to the brain

Question 33

electrocrariograohy

Answer 33

graphically records the pread of electric excitation to different parts of the heart using small mteal electrodes applied to the chest arms and legs

Question 34

angiography

Answer 34

recrods a radiographic image of the inside of a blood vessel after injecting of a contrast medium

Question 35

angioplasty

Answer 35

endovasular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels to restore forward blood flow

Question 36

defribulation

Answer 36

restarts the heart in cardiorespiratory arrest by electrical current

Question 37

cardiac catheterization

Answer 37

passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or aterty to provide a comprehensive evaulation of the heart

Question 38

deep vein thrombosis

Answer 38

serious condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein located deep inside your body. A blood clot is a clump of blood that's turned to a solid state. Deep vein blood clots typically form in your thigh or lower leg, but they can also develop in other areas of your body

Question 39

fibrillation

Answer 39

quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.