Chapter Six - Cardiovascular

Question 1

Diastole

Answer 1

Heart relaxes and fills with blood

Question 2

Systole

Answer 2

Heart contracts and pumps blood

Question 3

Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)

Answer 3

Pacemaker of the heart, small patch of tissue that initiates heart beat

Question 4

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 4

Hardening of blood vessels and arteries

Question 5

Atherosclerosis

Answer 5

Accumulation of fatty material under the inner lining of the arterial wall

Question 6

Ischemia

Answer 6

Deficiency of blood supply to an organ

Question 7

Myocardial Infarction

Answer 7

Heart attack

Question 8

Angia Pectoris

Answer 8

Temporary chest pain/pressure caused by insufficient oxygen

Question 9

Nitroglycerin

Answer 9

Medication used to dialate coronary arteries, permitting adequate blood flow

Question 10

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 10

Fluid in the lungs causing shortness of breath

Question 11

Cyanosis

Answer 11

Bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood

Question 12

Dyspnea

Answer 12

Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing

Question 13

Cardiologist

Answer 13

Heart specialist

Question 14

Hypertension

Answer 14

High BP

Question 15

Arrythmeia

Answer 15

Deviation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat

Question 16

Tachycardia

Answer 16

Heart rate of 100 beats per minute

Question 17

Echocardiography

Answer 17

Noninvasive procedure (ultrasound, cardiography) that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to examine size, shape, and motion of heart structures

Question 18

Aneurysm

Answer 18

Localized dialation caused by a weakening in the wall of a blood vessel

Question 19

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 19

Heart and lung assistance by trained personnel to rhythmically compress the chest and breathe into the victims airway until medical services can be provided

Question 20

Angioplasty

Answer 20

Procedure by which a balloon-top catheter is inserted into the coronary arteries and expanded to break plaque build-up

Question 21

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 21

One of the most serious congenital defects consisting of four (tetra) abnoralities

Question 22

Pulmonary Stenosis

Answer 22

First cause of cyanosis in which the valve opening that leads into the pulmonary artery is too small and an inadequate amount of blood reaches the lungs to be oxygenated

Question 23

Syncope

Answer 23

Fainting caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain

Question 24

Endocardidtis

Answer 24

Inflammation with in the heart

Question 25

Necrotic

Answer 25

Dead tissue caused by lack of blood flow

Question 26

Phlebitis

Answer 26

Inflammation of a vein (usually in the leg)

Question 27

Auscultation

Answer 27

Listening with a stethoscope for sounds within the body

Question 28

Hemorroids

Answer 28

Varicose veins of the rectum or anus