Medical Terminology Flashcards

The ballooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has grown weak.

Chest pain caused by a temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle.

The largest artery in the body.

<p>It leaves or exits the left ventricle opening/entering the aorta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Relaxation/filling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when the normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The contraction of the atria to force blood into the ventricles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Picks up electrical impulse from the SA node and causes ventricles to contract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of WBC that promotes inflammation and participates in allergic responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mitral valve from left atrium to left ventricle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats per minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized muscle fibers in the right and left ventricles that act as an electrical bridge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The smallest blood vessels connecting the smallest arteries with the smallest veins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of blood discharged by the right and left ventricle per minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood containing no oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deep Vein Thrombosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A foreign object circulating in the blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The inner lining of the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Membrane forming the outer layer of the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Red blood cells that transport oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of times the heart beats in one minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood protein containing iron that carries oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wall that divides the left and right atria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A thick wall that separates the right and left ventricles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Insufficient blood flow to an area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chamber on the left side of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta.</p> Signup and view all the answers