Med Term - Chapter 5 Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Angioplasty

Answer 1

mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel

Question 2

Atrial fibrillation

Answer 2

irregular, rapid heart rate

Question 3

Temporal arteritis

Answer 3

a form of vasculitis with abnormally large cells, that can cause headache, visual impairment, or other symptoms

Question 4

Atherectomy

Answer 4

surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior lining of an artery

Question 5

Blood dyscrasia

Answer 5

any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood

Question 6

Thrombolytic

Answer 6

medication that dissolves or causes a thrombus to break up

Question 7

Automated external defibrillator

Answer 7

electronic equipment that externally shocks the heart to restore normal cardiac rhythm

Question 8

Electrocardiogram

Answer 8

a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium

Question 9

Chronic venous insufficiency

Answer 9

a condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves

Question 10

Sickle cell

Answer 10

cells in the shape of a sickle that does not carry oxygen well; can prevent other blood cells from traveling through veins

Question 11

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 11

a heart disease that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body

Question 12

Thallium

Answer 12

gray metal

Question 13

Beta blocker

Answer 13

drugs that can control heart rhythm, reduce blood pressure, and treat angina

Question 14

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Answer 14

cancer where immature blood cells don’t mature and do not become healthy blood cells

Question 15

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 15

a disease in which someone has a low blood platelet count

Question 16

Anticoagulant

Answer 16

blood thinners

Question 17

Coronary thrombosis

Answer 17

blockage of flow of blood to the heart, caused by a blood clot in a coronary artery

Question 18

Phlebitis

Answer 18

inflammation of a vein

Question 19

Pericardium

Answer 19

membrane enclosing the heart

Question 20

Ventricular tachycardia

Answer 20

where the ventricles in the heart beat very quickly

Question 21

Angina

Answer 21

severe pain in the chest, due to inadequate supply of blood in the heart

Question 22

Tachycardia

Answer 22

rapid heartbeat that can be regular or irregular, but is out of proportion to age and level of exertion and activity

Question 23

Cardiac arrest

Answer 23

abrupt loss of heart function

Question 24

Bradycardia

Answer 24

abnormally slow heart beats

Question 25

Arrhythmia

Answer 25

improper beating of the heart

Question 26

Pernicious anemia

Answer 26

decrease in red blood cells when the body can’t absorb enough vitamin B-12

Question 27

Anemia

Answer 27

a condition where the person has a deficiency of red blood cells

Question 28

Aplastic anemia

Answer 28

a condition in which the body stops producing enough new red blood cells

Question 29

Hemolytic anemia

Answer 29

disorder where red blood cells are destroyed faster than they are made

Question 30

Megaloblastic anemia

Answer 30

condition where bone marrow produces large, structurally abnormal immature red blood cells

Question 31

Erythrocytes

Answer 31

red blood cells

Question 32

Hemoglobin

Answer 32

protein in red blood cells that transport oxygen

Question 33

Leukemia

Answer 33

cancer of blood-forming tissues, makes it difficult for the body to fight infections

Question 34

Leukocytes

Answer 34

white blood cell

Question 35

Leukopenia

Answer 35

decrease in white blood cells

Question 36

Thrombus

Answer 36

blood clot

Question 37

Thrombotic occlusion

Answer 37

blood clot prevents the flow of blood

Question 38

Embolism

Answer 38

sudden blocking of an artery

Question 39

Embolus

Answer 39

any foreign object that blocks an artery (air bubble, fatty deposit, etc)

Question 40

Thrombosis

Answer 40

formation of a blood clot