CV system key terms

Question 1

What is the Medical term for a heart attack?

Answer 1

myocardinal infarction

Question 2

what is Cardiac arrythmia?

Answer 2

An irregular heartbeat- too slow or two quick

Question 3

what is Hypertension?

Answer 3

High blood pressure

Question 4

How does blood travel from the aorta to the coronary artery?

Answer 4

Blood passes from the aorta into other arteries via aortic branches, the first of which lead to the coronary arteries.
The two main coronary arteries originate from the base of the aorta.

Question 5

What blood vessel supplies blood flow to the brain?

Answer 5

The Cartoid Arteries

Question 6

What is metabolic syndrome?

Answer 6

A group of conditions that heighten someone’s risk of having a heart disease or type 2 diabetes;

-Abdominal obese waist circumference
-High blood triglycerides
-high amount of low HDL cholesterol
-Blood pressure > 130(systolic bp)/ 85(diastolic bp) mm/Hg
-Fasting plasma glucose > 100 mg/dL

Question 7

What is the medical term for enlarged & visible veins?

Answer 7

Varicose Veins