Exercises 2 Flashcards
Narrowing of the aortic valve
aortic stenosis
Local widening of an artery
aneurysm
High blood pressure where the cause is known
secondary hypertension
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues
oedema
Results from damaged valves in veins failing to prevent backflow of blood
varicose veins
Escape of fluid into surrounding tissue
extravasation
Short term interruption of blood flow to extremities
Raynaud’s disease
Compression of fluid in the pericardium
cardiac tamponade
Inflammation of a blood vessel resulting in formation of an obstructive thrombus
Buerger’s disease
Inflammation between the parietal and visceral layers of the outer layer of the heart
pericarditis
Bradycardia is a term describing
abnormally slow heart rate
Inflammation of the veins is termed
phlebitis
An arrhythmia where there is an extra beat starting in the atria
premature atrial contraction
In this disorder the blood flows from the left ventricle to the left atria
mitral regurgitation
Permanent damage to heart muscle due to a blocked artery is termed
myocardial infarction
A haemangioma means
a tumour of blood vessels
Injection of a contrast material into the blood vessels (veins and arteries) and x-ray imaging
angiography
This form of cardiomyopathy is commonly called “stiff heart”
restrictive cardiomyopathy
Which of the following is not a percutaneous coronary intervention?
endarterectomy
flow of oxygenated blood from heart to body & deoxygenated blood back to heart is called/
systemic circulation
left ventricle to aorta to arteries to arterioles to capillaries to venules to veins to venae cavae to right atrium is called?
flow from heart back to heart
flow of deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs & oxygenated blood back to heart is called?
pulmonary circulation
right atrium to right ventricle to pulmonary truck to lungs to pulmonary veins to left arium to left ventricle is called?
flow from heart back to heart
