Chapter 2 Vocab

Question 1

Define Myocardial Infarcation

Answer 1

Heart attack

Question 2

Define Angina

Answer 2

Chest Pain

Question 3

Define Cardiac Arrythmia

Answer 3

Irregular Heartbeat

Question 4

Define Hemodynamics

Answer 4

Study of blood flow

Question 5

Define Endocarditis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the Inner Lining of the Heart

Question 6

Define Aortic Stenosis

Answer 6

Narrowing of Aortic Valve

Question 7

Define Decompensated Heart Failure

Answer 7

Minimum Cardiac Output is not Restored

Question 8

Define Pulmonary Embolism

Answer 8

Blood Clot in the Lungs

Question 9

Define Pulmonary Infarcation

Answer 9

Death of Lung Tissue

Question 10

Define Deep Vein Thrombosis

Answer 10

Obstruction of Venous Flow

Question 11

Define Myocarditis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the myocardium

myocardium = heart muscle

Question 12

Define Pericarditis

Answer 12

Inflammation of the pericardium

Question 13

What is the Pericardium

Answer 13

Double - walled sac surronding the heart

Question 14

Define aortic dissection

Answer 14

Seperation of the muscular wall from the membrane of the artery

Question 15

Define Stenosis

Answer 15

Narrowing

Question 16

Define Tachydysrythmia

Answer 16

Irregular heartbeat over 100 bpm

Question 17

Define Hyperthropic Cardiomyopathy

Answer 17

“Large Heart”, too much growth of the heart muscles

Question 18

Define Transient Ischemic Attack

Answer 18

Mini stroke

Question 19

Define Stroke

Answer 19

Blood clot in the brain

Question 20

Define Anemia

Answer 20

Deficiency of red blood cells / hemoglobin