Cardiovascular System

Question 0

What are the main structures if the cardiovascular system?

Answer 0

Arteries, veins, blood, heart

Question 1

What does the cardiovascular system do?

Answer 1

Delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones to body tissues, removes waste

Question 2

Angi/o

Vas/o

Answer 2

Vessel

Question 3

Aort/o

Answer 3

Aorta

Question 4

Arteri/o

Answer 4

Aterioles

Question 5

Atri/o

Answer 5

Atria

Question 6

Cardi/o

Answer 6

Heart

Question 7

Coron/o

Answer 7

Crown

Question 8

Embol/o

Answer 8

Embolus

Question 9

Hemangi/o

Answer 9

Blood vessel

Question 10

Phleb/o

Ven/o

Answer 10

Vein

Question 11

Sphygm/o

Answer 11

Pulse

Question 12

Venul/o

Answer 12

Tiny blood vessels

Question 13

Aneurysm

Answer 13

Localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery

Question 14

Arrest

Answer 14

Sudden cessation/stoppage

Question 15

Arrhythmia

Answer 15

Abnormal heart beat rhythm

Question 16

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Answer 16

Insufficient cardiac output for body needs

Question 17

Diastole

Answer 17

Expansion of the heart chambers

Question 18

Diuretic

Answer 18

Increasing urine amount

Question 19

Embolus

Answer 19

Clot/plug

Question 20

Fibrillation

Answer 20

Rapid, random, ineffective heart contractions

Question 21

Hemorrhage

Answer 21

Escape of blood via ruptured vessel

Question 22

Hypertension

Answer 22

Persistently high blood pressure

Question 23

Hypotension

Answer 23

Low blood pressure

Question 24

Ischemia

Answer 24

Deficiency of blood from a constricted/obstructed blood vessel

Question 25

Ligate

Answer 25

To tie off a vessel

Question 26

Perfusion

Answer 26

The act of pouring through or over

Question 27

Pulse

Answer 27

Arrhythmic wave

Question 28

Systole

Answer 28

Contraction of the heart chambers

Question 29

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 29

An instrument to measure arterial blood pressure

Question 30

Thrombus

Answer 30

Aggregation of blood factors (platelets, fibrin)

Question 31

Venipuncture

Answer 31

Surgical puncture of a vein

Question 32

Bradycardia

Answer 32

Abnormally slow heart rate

Question 33

Electrocardiography

Answer 33

the process of recording electrical activity of myocardium

Question 34

Pericardium

Answer 34

Double walled membrane surrounding the heart

Question 35

Tachycardia

Answer 35

Abnormally fast heart rate

Question 36

Vasodilator

Answer 36

Causing blood vessel dilation