Terms

Question 1

aortic valve

Answer 1

between left ventricle and ascending aorta

Question 2

pulmonary valve

Answer 2

entrance to the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle

Question 3

mitral (bicuspid) valve

Answer 3

between the left atrium and left ventricle

Question 4

tricuspid valve

Answer 4

three-segmented valve that keeps blood in the right ventricle from flowing back into the right atrium

Question 5

sphygmomanometer

Answer 5

device used for measuring blood pressure

Question 6

triglycerides

Answer 6

a form of fat in the blood

Question 7

aneurysm

Answer 7

ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

Question 8

ischemia

Answer 8

a condition of deficient blood flow due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel

Question 9

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 9

stroke; interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain

Question 10

transient ischemic attack

Answer 10

short lasting interruption of blood to the brain

Question 11

blood

Answer 11

fluid made up of plasma and formed elements (cells)

Question 12

plasma

Answer 12

liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended

Question 13

serum

Answer 13

liquid portion of blood without the clotting factors

Question 14

dyscrasia

Answer 14

abnormal or pathological condition of the blood

Question 15

Hodgkin disease

Answer 15

malignant disorder of lymphatic tissue

Question 16

plasmapheresis

Answer 16

separation and removal of the plasma portion of blood

Question 17

borborygmus

Answer 17

audible sound produces by intestine

Question 18

deglutition

Answer 18

swallowing

Question 19

eructation

Answer 19

belching

Question 20

peristalsis

Answer 20

wavelike contractions that move food in digestive tract

Question 21

caries

Answer 21

decay of bone or tooth

Question 22

cirrhosis

Answer 22

chronic disease of the liver with gradual destruction of cells and formation of scar tissue

Question 23

Crohn disease

Answer 23

chronic inflammation of intestinal tract; cobblestone erosions and scar tissue

Question 24

hemorrhoids

Answer 24

swollen or distended veins in the rectal area

Question 25

melena

Answer 25

black, tar-like stool that contains digested blood

Question 26

polyp

Answer 26

tumor-like growth on mucous membrane (usually benign)

Question 27

ulcer

Answer 27

eroded sore

Question 28

gavage

Answer 28

instilling nutrients into the stomach through a tube

Question 29

lavage

Answer 29

washing out of the stomach

Question 30

infarction

Answer 30

local area of necrosis of tissue from interrupted blood flow

Question 31

thymoma

Answer 31

tumor of the thymus

Question 32

thrombocytes

Answer 32

platelets

Question 33

anemia

Answer 33

pathological deficiency in the 02-carrying component of the blood

Question 34

spleen

Answer 34

stores blood, disintegrates old blood cells, produce lymphocytes

Question 35

leukemia

Answer 35

disease; unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells

Question 36

hematopoiesis

Answer 36

formation of blood cells

Question 37

cholelithiasis

Answer 37

gallstones

Question 38

gastroenteritis

Answer 38

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines