Chapter 9 - The Nervous System (FEx Whole Terms))

Question 1

infraction

Answer 1

area of necrotic tissue

Question 2

syncope

Answer 2

temporary loss of consciousness; fainting

Question 3

systole

Answer 3

contraction phase of the cardiac cycle

Question 4

shunt

Answer 4

a bypass or diversion of fluid

Question 5

paroxysmal

Answer 5

occurring in sharp, spasmodic episodes

Question 6

occlusion

Answer 6

a complete obstruction

Question 7

perfusion

Answer 7

process where blood is forced to flow through a vascular bed

Question 8

convulsion

Answer 8

event due to excessive electrical activity in the brain

Question 9

exacerbation

Answer 9

period of increased severity of a disease

Question 10

murmur

Answer 10

abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or a vessel

Question 11

stent

Answer 11

wire mesh tube used to keep tubular structures open

Question 12

palpation

Answer 12

forcible, rapid heartbeat felt by the patient

Question 13

stuporous

Answer 13

pertaining to a state of impaired consciousness

Question 14

angina

Answer 14

chest pain of cardiac origin

Question 15

remission

Answer 15

period of lessening or absence of symptoms

Question 16

diastole

Answer 16

relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle

Question 17

aneurysm

Answer 17

circumscribed dilatation of an artery

Question 18

catheter

Answer 18

hollow tube used to instill or remove fluid from the body

Question 19

anxiety

Answer 19

distress caused by fear

Question 20

graves disease

Answer 20

hyperthyroidism with toxic goiter

Question 21

myxedema

Answer 21

severe hypothyroidism