Chapter 12 Cardiovascular System Disorder

Question 1

used to disrupt the function of the sympathetic nervous system they work by blocking impulse transmission at ______receptor sites

Answer 1

adrenergic

Question 2

a surgical procedure in which two blood vessels, ducts, or other tube-like structures are joined to allow the flow of substances between them

Answer 2

anastomoses

Question 3

surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery.
used to reduce plaques

Answer 3

angioplasty

Question 4

localized lesions in the heart muscle that may interfere with the conduction

Answer 4

Aschoff bodies

Question 5

listening for sounds, perhaps with a stethoscope within the body

Answer 5

auscultation

Question 6

a sensory nerve receptor that is stimulated by a change in pressure, perhaps BP

Answer 6

baroreceptors

Question 7

abnormally slow heart rate

Answer 7

bradycardia

Question 8

a heart that is larger than normal size

Answer 8

cardiomegaly

Question 9

leads to the contraction of the heart muscles and therefor an EKG is an indirect indicator of heart muscle contraction

Answer 9

depolarization

Question 10

removal of the intima and any obstructive material in an artery

Answer 10

endarterectomy

Question 11

conduction of impulses produces changes in electrical activity that can be picked up by

Answer 11

electrodes

Question 12

blood flow in the very small blood vessels (ex. capillaries)

Answer 12

microcirculation

Question 13

an abnormal sound heard in the heart, caused by a defective valve or opening in the heart

Answer 13

murmurs

Question 14

difficult or labored breathing when recumbent (lying down) that is usually relieved by an upright position

Answer 14

orthopnea

Question 15

fainting, temporary loss of consciousness

Answer 15

syncope

Question 16

a combination of substances or agents that produce an effect greater than expected

Answer 16

synergetics

Question 17

a groove or furrow, especially one on the surface

Answer 17

sulcus

Question 18

a complex of muscle proteins that inhibits contraction

Answer 18

troponins

Question 19

a wart

Answer 19

verrucae