Week 5

Question 1

cardiomegaly

Answer 1

enlargement of the heart

Question 2

endocarditis

Answer 2

inflammation of the lining of the heart

Question 3

hypertrophy

Answer 3

increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element

Question 4

myocarditis

Answer 4

inflammation of the heart muscle

Question 5

pericarditis

Answer 5

inflammation of the pericardium, the covering of the heart

Question 6

stenosis

Answer 6

narrowing of a canal or passage (heart valve)

Question 7

tamponade

Answer 7

pathologic compression of an organ, such as the heart

Question 8

anoxia

Answer 8

without oxygen

Question 9

arteriosclerosis

Answer 9

hardening of the arteries

Question 10

asystole

Answer 10

absence of contractions of the heart

Question 11

hypovolemia

Answer 11

pertaining to a decreased blood volume in the body

Question 12

occlusion

Answer 12

a complete obstruction

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

persistent high arterial BP

Question 14

hypotension

Answer 14

persistent low arterial BP

Question 15

stent

Answer 15

wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open

Question 16

thrombus

Answer 16

a clot attached to a diseased blood vessel or heart lining

Question 17

claudication

Answer 17

intermittent leg pain and limping

Question 18

palpate

Answer 18

to examine with fingers and hands

Question 19

sphygmomanometer

Answer 19

instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

Question 20

stethoscope

Answer 20

instrument for listening to respiratory and cardiac sounds

Question 21

aneurysm

Answer 21

circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber

Question 22

dilation

Answer 22

stretching or enlarging an opening

Question 23

edema

Answer 23

excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues

Question 24

phlebitis

Answer 24

inflammation of a vein

Question 25

thromboembolism

Answer 25

a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant blood vessel