Cardiovascular system objective terms

Question 1

tissue lining the inside of the heart

Answer 1

endocardium

Question 2

tissue lining the outside of the heart

Answer 2

epicardium

Question 3

heart muscle tissue

Answer 3

myocardium

Question 4

tissue around the heart

Answer 4

pericardium

Question 5

large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

Answer 5

vena cava

Question 6

slow heartbeat

Answer 6

bradycardia

Question 7

enlarged heart

Answer 7

cardiomegaly

Question 8

abnormal heart sound

Answer 8

murmur

Question 9

rapid heartbeat

Answer 9

tachycardia

Question 10

narrowing of the aorta

Answer 10

aortic stenosis

Question 11

rupture of an artery

Answer 11

arteriorrhexis

Question 12

hardening of an artery

Answer 12

atherosclerosis

Question 13

mass of matter present in the blood

Answer 13

embolus

Question 14

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

Answer 14

embolism

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blockage of blood to an organ

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ischemia

Question 16

closing or blockage of a passage

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occulsion

Question 17

blood clot

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thrombus

Question 18

enlarged, dilated veins toward the surface of the skin

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varicose veins

Question 19

process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart

Answer 19

cardiac catheterization

Question 20

image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

Answer 20

echocardiogram

Question 21

use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

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echocardiography

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record of the electrical currents of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart

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electrocardiography

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record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus

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transesophageal echocardiogram

Question 25

record of the blood vessels

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angiogram

Question 26

procedure to describe the blood vessels

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angiography

Question 27

record of an artery

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arteriogram

Question 28

record of a vein

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venogram

Question 29

the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels

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blood pressure

Question 30

heart specialist

Answer 30

cardiologist

Question 31

branch of medicine dealing with the heart

Answer 31

cardiology

Question 32

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

Answer 32

cardiovascular