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Karen's Cardio Test
Ch. 11 Cardiovascular Language of Medicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The heart is often referred to as the same size as a(n)... | Adult Fist |
| The Largest artery in the body | Aorta |
| What is the name for the smallest arteries | Arterioles |
| The vessels that lead blood away from the heart | Arteries |
| Thinner walled vessels compared to arteries | Veins |
| Vessels that move deoxygenated blood toward the heart from tissues | Veins |
| Smallest blood vessels | Capillaries |
| Blood vessels that form the poing of oxygen and nutrients into body cells and waste products coming from body cells | Capillaries |
| Smallest Veins | Venules |
| Blood vessels that are thick walled to withstand the pressure of the pumping heart | Arteries |
| Flow of blood from the heart to tissue capillaries and back to the heart | Systemic Circulation |
| There are ______ Chambers in the heart | 4 |
| Chamber of heart of thickest wall ( for sending blood to the rest of body) | Left Ventricle |
| How many layers of the heart are there? | 3 |
| Layer of heart; Inner most inside of heart and valves | Endocardium |
| Middle muscular (thickest) layer of heart;smooth muscle; | Myocardium |
| Double membrane layer surrounding heart; Fibrous | Pericardium |
| Cavity that lies between visceral and parietal pericardia | Pericardial Cavity |
| Valves are meant to keep blood flowing in how many directions | 1 |
| Flaps of the valves | Cusps |
| Valve located between right atrium and right ventricle | Tricuspid |
| Valve between right venticle and pulmonary artery | Pulmonary |
| Valve located between left atrium and left ventricle | Mitral |
| Valve between left atrium and Aorta | Aortic |
| What large vein carries blood from the lower part of the body to the heart | Inferior Vena Cava |
| What large vein carries blood from the Upper portion of the body to the heart | Superior Vena Cava |
| Abbr: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | AAA |
| Abbr: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor | ACE Inhibitor |
| Abbr: Advanced Cardiac Life Support | ACLS |
| Abbr: Automatic external defibrillator | AED |
| Abbr: Atrial fibrillation | A-Fib |
| Abbr: Atrioventricular | AV |
| Abbr: Blood Pressure | BP |
| Abbr: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting | CABG |
| Abbr: Coronary Artery Disease | CAD |
| Deoxygenated blood enters ______ ________ of the heart and travels to ______ ____________ | Right Atrium Right Ventricle |
| Blood coming from the right ventricle travels to the _______ via the pulmonary ________ and then it returns to the heart | Lungs artery |
| Relaxation phase of the heartbeat;Blood flows in | Diastole |
| Contraction phase of heart; Left ventricle squeezing hard to push blood out | Systole |
| Abnormal heart sound cause by improper valve closure(swishing); Extra heart sound heard between normal beats | Murmur |
| Pacemaker of heart; sets rhythm for the rest of the heart | Sinoartial Node (SA Node) |
| what letters are used to label the waves seen in a normal EKG | PQRST |
| How many types of heart arrhythmias (dysrhythmias) are there | 3 |
| Cardiac arrhythmia known as heartblock | atrioventricular block |
| Whats another name for abnormal heart rhythm | arrhythmia (dysrhythmias) |
| Name 3 types of Arrhythmias (Dysrhythmias) | Heart block flutter fibrillation |
| Term for heart defect present at birth | Congenital Heart Disease |
| Disease involving heart not blood vessels; condition in which the heart is unable to pump the required amount of blood | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Decrease in blood flow | Ischemia |
| Referes to when the heart tissues starts dying | Necrosis |
| Name the disease of the arteries surrounding the heart. | Coronary Artery Disease |
| Term that refers to inflamed inner lining of the heart cause by bacteria; vegetations | Endocarditis |
| Aneurysm, Deep Vein thrombosis, Hypertension, Peripherial Vascular Disease, Raynaud disease, and Vericose Veins specifically affect these | Blood Vessels |
| Lab test; Peptide in blood | BNP Test |
| Lab Test; Cholesterol and Triglycerides | Lipid Test Profile |
| Treatment that uses electricity to remove lipid products from the blood. | Lipoprotein Electrophoresis |
| Lab Test; Checking for evidence of enzymes after a heart attack | Serum Enzyme Test |
| Angiography/Arteriography; Computerized Tomography Angiography; Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA); Electron Beam computed tomography (EBCT or EBT); These are all dx xray procedures that focus on that focus on _______ _________ themselves | Blood Vessels |
| Positron emission tomography (PET) scan; Technetium (Tc) 99m Sestamibi scan (Cardiolite); Thallium-201 scan; MRI; These Dx Procedures can also be used on which organ | Heart |
| Which Clinical treatment is non invasive? A.Endarterectomy B.Extracorporeal circulation C. Heart Transplantation D. Cardioversion (defibrillation) E Heart transplantation F Thrombolytic Therapy | Cardioversion |
| What open heart operation replaces clogged vessels in order to treat CAD;moving around a blocked vessel | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| Abbr: Coronary Care Unit | CCU |
| Abbr: catherization, catheter | cath |
| Abbr:Congestive Heart Failure | CHF |
| Abbr: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | CPR |
| Abbr: Deep Vein Thrombosis | DVT |
| Abbr: Electrocardiography | ECG, EKG |
| Abbr: Echocardiography | ECHO |
| Abbr: High-Density Lipoprotein | HDL |
| Abbr: Hypertension | HTN |
| Abbr: Low-Density lipoprotein | LDL |
| Abbr: Myocardial Infarction | MI |
| Abbr: Mitral Valve Prolapse | MVP |
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