Cardiovascular

Question 0

Fibrillation

Answer 0

Rapid, uncoordinated contractions

Question 1

Familial hypercholesterolemia

Answer 1

Genetic predisposition to high cholesterol levels

Question 2

Flutter

Answer 2

The rapid, ineffective contractions of any heart chamber

Question 3

Heart attack

Answer 3

Damage of part of the heart muscle

Question 4

Heart murmur

Answer 4

Abnormal unclear sound

Question 5

Hematocrit

Answer 5

A component of your blood

Question 6

Hemochromatosis

Answer 6

When too much iron builds up in your body

Question 7

High blood pressure

Answer 7

Chronic disease in blood pressure above normal range (100,000,000 ppl/yr)

Question 8

Holter monitor

Answer 8

Portable device for recording heart beats

Question 9

Hypertension

Answer 9

High blood pressure (HTN med abv)

Question 10

Hypertrophy

Answer 10

Enlargement of tissues

Question 11

Hypotension

Answer 11

Low blood pressure

Question 12

Hypoxia

Answer 12

Low blood oxygen

Question 13

Infarct

Answer 13

heart tissue permanently damaged

Question 14

Inferior venacava

Answer 14

Returns blood to heart from body

Question 15

Ischemic heart disease

Answer 15

Narrowing of the coronary arteries

Question 16

Mitral stenosis

Answer 16

Narrowing of the arteries

Question 17

Mitral valve

Answer 17

Controls blood flow throughout the hearts left atrium and left ventricle

Question 18

Mitral valve prolapse

Answer 18

Flaps in valve don’t close all the way

Question 19

Mitral valve regurgitation

Answer 19

Blood flows back into the left atrium bc of valve not closing

Question 20

Mmhg

Answer 20

Millimeters of mercury

Question 21

Murmur

Answer 21

Unclear sounds

Question 22

Myocardial infarction

Answer 22

Heart attack

Question 23

Myocarditis

Answer 23

Inflammation of the muscle of the heart

Question 24

Myocardium

Answer 24

Muscular wall of the heart

Question 25

Nitroglycerin

Answer 25

Medicine that helps relax and dilate the heart

Question 26

Occluded artery

Answer 26

Blockage in an artery

Question 27

Open heart surgery

Answer 27

Operation in which the chest and heart are opened

Question 28

Pacemaker

Answer 28

Surgically implanted device that helps regulate heart beat

Question 29

Pericarditis

Answer 29

Inflammation of the outside of the heart

Question 30

Pericardium

Answer 30

Outer layer of the heart

Question 31

Plaque

Answer 31

Fatty substances

Question 32

Platelets

Answer 32

Clotting of blood

Question 33

Pulmonary valve

Answer 33

Valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

Question 34

Pulmonary vein

Answer 34

blood from the lungs to the left atrium

Question 35

Regurgitation

Answer 35

Backward flow through a defective heart valve

Question 36

Rheumatic fever

Answer 36

Disease usually occurring in childhood

Question 37

Rheumatic heart disease

Answer 37

Caused when rheumatic fever goes untreated

Question 38

Rubella

Answer 38

German measles

Question 39

Septum

Answer 39

Wall dividing heart

Question 40

Shock

Answer 40

May be caused by blood loss or by a disturbance in the function of the circulatory system.

Question 41

Silent ischemia

Answer 41

Silent heart attack

Question 42

Sinoatrial node

Answer 42

Pacemaker of the heart

Question 43

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 43

BP Cuff

Question 44

Stethoscope

Answer 44

Instrument for listening to sounds within the body

Question 45

Strep infection

Answer 45

Strep throat

Question 46

Superior vena cava

Answer 46

Returns blood from head and arms back to the heart

Question 47

Syncope

Answer 47

Temporary insufficient blood supply to the brain causing loss on consciousness

Question 48

Systolic blood pressure

Answer 48

Higher number on blood pressure

Question 49

Tachycardia

Answer 49

Fast heart beat

Question 50

Tamponade

Answer 50

Heart is compressed due to fluid build up In The space between the heart muscle and the sack that's around the heart

Question 51

Thrombosis/thrombus

Answer 51

Blood clot

Question 52

Tricuspid valve

Answer 52

Controls blood flow from the hearts right atrium to the right ventricle

Question 53

Triglyceride

Answer 53

Fatty substance found in body

Question 54

Vein

Answer 54

Carries blood from various parts of the body back to the heart

Question 55

Antioxidant

Answer 55

Substances that help prevent cell damage from free radicals

Question 56

BMI

Answer 56

18.5-24.9 is normal anything above is considered over weight or obese

Question 57

Calcium

Answer 57

Bone, teeth, blood clotting, transmitting signals in nerve cells, muscle contraction

Question 58

Calorie

Answer 58

Measurement of energy in food

Question 59

Carotenoids

Answer 59

Bright red orange yellow pigment in veggies. Serves as antioxidant

Question 60

Dietary fiber

Answer 60

Thick cell walls of plants, indigestible complex carbs