The Circulatory System AP2

Question 1

Agglutination

Answer 1

clumping together

Question 2

Anemia

Answer 2

levels of hemoglobin in the red blood cells are insufficient

Question 3

Aneurysm

Answer 3

abnormal widening of an artery

Question 4

angioplasty

Answer 4

surgical vessel used to reopen a blocked coronary artery

Question 5

arrhythmia

Answer 5

irregular heartbeat caused by disturbance of normal electrical activity of heart

Question 6

arteriosclerosis

Answer 6

thickening and loss of elasticity in arteries

Question 7

atria

Answer 7

two upper chambers of heart

Question 8

atrioventricular node

Answer 8

initiate heartbeat

Question 9

auscultation

Answer 9

listening to sounds in the body

Question 10

bicuspid valve

Answer 10

valve where blood leaves the left atrium of heart

Question 11

blood pressure

Answer 11

force exerted by blood on the walls of ateries

Question 12

bradycardia

Answer 12

abnormally slow heart rate below 60 beats per minutes

Question 13

bruit

Answer 13

sounds made by heart murmur

Question 14

buffers

Answer 14

mechanism within blood that balances ph

Question 15

bundle of His

Answer 15

three areas of tissue that initiate heartbeat

Question 16

cardiac arrest

Answer 16

stoppage of beating of the heart. heart attack

Question 17

cardiac tamponade

Answer 17

congestion of the heart muscles and restriction of heart movement

Question 18

cardiogenic shock

Answer 18

collapse of cardiovascular system

Question 19

cardiomegaly

Answer 19

enlargement of heart

Question 20

cardiomyopathy

Answer 20

disease of the myocardium

Question 21

carditis

Answer 21

inflammation of the heart

Question 22

carotid artery

Answer 22

artery found on each side of the neck

Question 23

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 23

stroke. sudden death of brain cells caused by lack of oxygen

Question 24

congestive heart failure

Answer 24

CHF- cannot pump blood to other organs

Question 25

coronary arteries

Answer 25

crown of artery that supply blood with fresh oxygen blood

Question 26

coronary heart disease

Answer 26

blockage of arteries that supply the heart muscle

Question 27

cor pulmonale

Answer 27

heart disease that causes right ventricle to enlarge

Question 28

cyanosis

Answer 28

bluish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen

Question 29

diastole

Answer 29

cardiac cycle where both atria and venctricles are relaxed

Question 30

diastolic blood pressure

Answer 30

lowest cuff pressure. when left ventricle fo heart relaxes

Question 31

dyspnea

Answer 31

difficulty breathing

Question 32

endocardium

Answer 32

inner lining of heart wall

Question 33

erythrocytes

Answer 33

red blood cells

Question 34

fibrillation

Answer 34

spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers

Question 35

flutter

Answer 35

trembling of heart

Question 36

heart

Answer 36

muscular pump that circulates blood through cardiovascular system

Question 37

hemoglobin

Answer 37

iron containing pigment of red blood cells

Question 38

hemophilia

Answer 38

heredity deficiency of clotting factors

Question 39

homeostasis

Answer 39

organ systems working together to maintain balance

Question 40

hypertension

Answer 40

condition where blood pressure is higher than 140/90

Question 41

hypotension

Answer 41

condition where blood pressure is lower than 90/60

Question 42

hypoxia

Answer 42

insufficient blood supply to the tissues

Question 43

infarction

Answer 43

death of heart muscle

Question 44

inferior vena cavity

Answer 44

large vein that brings blood from below the heart to the atrium

Question 45

ischemia

Answer 45

reduced blood flow to the heart

Question 46

leukemia

Answer 46

malignant cancer of the bone arrow and blood

Question 47

leokocytes

Answer 47

larger white blood cells that fight infection

Question 48

lymph

Answer 48

clear fluid that travel through the bodys arteries

Question 49

mitral valve

Answer 49

valve where blood leaves left atrium of heart

Question 50

myocardial infarction

Answer 50

heart attack- blood supply to part of the myocardium is severely reduced

Question 51

myocardium

Answer 51

middle muscular layer of heart

Question 52

occlusion

Answer 52

bloackage

Question 53

pericardium

Answer 53

outer lining of the heart

Question 54

petechiae

Answer 54

tiny broken blood vessel on surface of skin

Question 55

plasma

Answer 55

fluid portion of the blood

Question 56

platelets

Answer 56

smallest cells in the blood

Question 57

prehypertension

Answer 57

in adults over 18 years old..ranging from 120/80 and 139/80

Question 58

pulmonary artery

Answer 58

artery that transports blood from right ventricle to lungs

Question 59

pulmonary vein

Answer 59

transports freshly oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium

Question 60

pulse pressure

Answer 60

difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Question 61

purkinje fibers

Answer 61

located within the walls of the ventricles

Question 62

RhoGAM

Answer 62

administered to prenant woman to inhibit the production of antibodies against rh antigen

Question 63

septum

Answer 63

wall that seperates the right and left side of heart

Question 64

sinoatrial (SA) node

Answer 64

located in the upper wall of the right atrium

Question 65

sphygmomanometer

Answer 65

instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 66

systole

Answer 66

phase 1 of the cardiac cycle in which the atria are contracted and ventricles relaxed

Question 67

systolic blood pressure

Answer 67

upper number of blood pressure measurement

Question 68

superior vena cava

Answer 68

vein that transports blood from the head and upper chest

Question 69

tachycardia

Answer 69

abnormally rapid heart rate

Question 70

thoracentesis

Answer 70

drawing fluid out of the chest

Question 71

thrombophlebitis

Answer 71

blood clot causes inflammation in one or more veins

Question 72

tricuspid valve

Answer 72

heart valve in the right atrium and right ventricle..3 cuffs

Question 73

venipuncture

Answer 73

process of withdrawing blood from vein/ phlebotomy

Question 74

ventricles

Answer 74

two lower pumping chambers of the heart