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vessel carrying lymph toward a lymph vessel

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AFFERENT LYPMH VESSEL

Question 2

join

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ANASTOMOSIS

Question 3

sac formed by local enlargement of a weakened artery wall

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ANEURYSM

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severe form of chest pain and constriction near the heart, usually cause by a decrease in the blood supply to cardiac tissue.

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ANGINA PECTORIS

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radiographic demonstration of blood vessels after the introduction of contrast medium

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ANGIOGRAPHY

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variation from the normal pattern

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ANOMALY

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tear in inner lining of the aortic wall that allows the blood to enter and track along the muscular coat

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AORTIC DISSECTION

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radiographic examination of the aorta

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AORTOGRAPHY

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– variation from normal heart rhythm

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ARRYTHMIA

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producing an arrhythmia

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ARRYTHMOGENIC

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– radiographic examination of arteries after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium

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ARTERIOGRAPHY

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very small arterial vessel

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ARTERIOLE

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indicative of a general pathologic condition characterized by thickening and hardening of arterial walls, leading to general loss of elasticity.

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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC

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– surgical opening of an artery

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ARTERIOTOMY

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abnormal anastomosis or communication between an artery and a vein.

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ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION

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– large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

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ARTERY

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– excision of atherosclerotic plaque

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ATHERECTOMY

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– characteristic of degenerative change in the inner lining of artery caused by deposition of fatty tissue and subsequent thickening of arterial wall that occurs in atherosclerosis

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ATHEROMATOUS

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– condition in which fibrous and fatty deposits on the luminal wall of an artery may cause obstruction of the vessel

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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one of the two upper chambers of the heart

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ATRIUM

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place where a structure divides into two branches.

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BIFURCATION

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– two x-ray exposure planes 90 degrees from one another, usually frontal and lateral

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BIPLANE

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vascular system comprising arteries, capillaries and veins which convey blood

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BLOOD VASCULAR SYSTEM

Question 24

irregular heart rhythm in conjunction with bradycardia

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BRADYARRYTHMIA

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any heart rhythm with an average heart rate of less than 60 heats/min

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BRADYCARDIA

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tiny blood vessel through which blood and tissue cells exchange substance

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CAPILLARY

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any several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart.

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CARDIOMYOPATHY

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technologist specializing in angiographic and interventional procedures

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CARDIOVASCULAR/INTERVENTIOAL TECHNOLOGIST

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– imaging of vascular system of the brain

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CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY

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– high speed, 35-mm motion picture film recording of a fluoroscopic image of structures containing radiographic contrast medium.

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CINEANGIOGRAPHY

Question 31

– same as cineangiography; the production of a motion picture record of successive images on a fluoroscopic screen

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CINEFLUOROGRAPHY

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cramping of the leg muscles after physical exertion because of chronically inadequate blood supply.

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CLAUDIFICATION

Question 33

any disorder that affects the blood-clotting mechanism

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COAGULOPATHY

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– relaxed phase of the atria or ventricles of the heart during which blood enters the chambers; in cardiac cycle at which the heart is not contracting (at rest)

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DASTOLE

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laboured breathing

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DYSPNEA

Question 36

vessel carrying lymph away from a node

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EFFERENT LYMPH VESSEL

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– foreign material, often thrombus that detaches and moves freely in the blood stream.

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EMBOLUS

Question 38

interior lining of heart chambers

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ENDOCARDIUM

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exterior layer of the heart wall

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EPICARDIUM

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escape of fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissue

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EXTRAVASATION