Perfusion

Question 1

Resistance to left ventricular ejection; the work the heart must overcome to fully eject blood from the left ventricle

Answer 1

Afterload

Question 2

Slower than normal heart rate; heart contracts fewer than 60 beats/min

Answer 2

Bradycardia

Question 3

Volume of blood expelled by the ventricles of the heart, equal to the amount of blood ejected at each beat multiplied by the number of beats in the period of time used for computation (usually 1 minute)

Answer 3

Cardiac Output

Question 4

Blood pressure at the instant of maximum cardiac relaxation; the pressure of the blood in the arteries when the heart is filling

Answer 4

Diastole

Question 5

Pertaining to diastole of blood pressure

Answer 5

Diastolic blood pressure

Question 6

Deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat

Answer 6

Dysrhythmia

Question 7

Disorder characterized by an elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 120/80 mmHg

Answer 7

Hypertension

Question 8

Abnormal lowering of blood pressure that is inadequate for normal perfusion and oxygenation of tissues

Answer 8

Hypotension

Question 9

Arterial blood oxygen level less than 60 mmHg; low oxygen level in the blood

Answer 9

Hypoxemia

Question 10

Necrosis of a portion of muscle caused by an obstruction

Answer 10

Infarction

Question 11

Decreased blood supply to a body part such as skin tissue or to an organ such as the heart

Answer 11

Ischemia

Question 12

Abnormally low blood pressure occurring when a person stands

Answer 12

Orthostatic Hypotension

Question 13

Amount of hemoglobin fully saturated with oxygen, given as a percent value

Answer 13

Oxygen Saturation

Question 14

Abnormally low blood pressure occurring when an individual assumes the same standing posture; also called orthostatic hypotension

Answer 14

Postural Hypotension

Question 15

Volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole, immediately before ventricular contraction

Answer 15

Preload

Question 16

Amount of blood ejected by the ventricles with each contraction. It can be affected by the amount of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole (preload), the resistance to the left ventricular ejection (afterload) and myocardial contractility

Answer 16

Stroke Volume

Question 17

Pertaining to or resulting from ventricular contraction

Answer 17

Systole

Question 18

Pertaining to systole in blood pressure

Answer 18

Systolic Pressure

Question 19

Rapid regular heart rate ranging between 100 and 150 beats/min

Answer 19

Tachycardia

Question 20

Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart

Answer 20

Angina

Question 21

Force exerted on the walls of an artery by the pulsing blood under pressure from the heart

Answer 21

Blood Pressure

Question 22

Generated by cardiac output, the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute; Propels blood to all organs and tissues from patent arteries through capillaries and returns the blood to the heart through patent veins

Answer 22

Central Perfusion

Question 23

Blood that flows through arteries and capillaries to target tissues

Answer 23

Tissue Perfusion

Question 24

The strength of myocardial contraction; The greater the preload, the greater the stretch of the myocardium, and the stronger the myocardial contraction

Answer 24

Contractility

Question 25

Percentage of red blood cells in the blood; Determines blood viscosity

Answer 25

Hematocrit