Cardiovascular System - MT

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  1. 3. allows us to listen to the sounds of our heart
  2. 7. is a tiny tube used during a cardiac catheterization which is the process of using x-ray dye and this tiny tube to inject these dyes into the heart vessels in order to see if thee are anenurysms and narrowing in the heart, but also checks for pressure
  3. 9. deep vein thrombosis
  4. 10. (aka EKG or ECG) is the tool used that records electrical activity of the heart as well as for beating rhythym and importanat issues in the heart.
  5. 12. combining word for "to cut"
  6. 13. complete stopping of the heart which is confused for myocardial infarction
  7. 14. (aka a heart attack)- this is when a part of the heart does not get enough blood therefore there is blockage and narrowing of one of the coronary artieries. It can also cause chest pain and pain in the shoulder, jaw, and arm. Lightheadness, nausea, and shortness of breath is experienced.
  8. 16. this is a condition in which the pericardial membrane around the heart is inflamed because of viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as other diseases like lupus, can also cause a high risk of getting this condition. Patients may exhibit chest pain, shortness of breath, and weakness as symptoms
  9. 17. type of blood vessel that has thin walls and valves that ensure smooth one-way blood flow. It also carries blood toward the heart. An example is the superior vena cava.
  10. 19. suffix for "small"
  11. 21. this is a portable ECG machine that a patient wears for a couple of days to see the heart activity pattern that results in the aftermath to verify what this patient may be experiencing
  12. 22. automated external defibrillator
  13. 24. coronary artery bypass graft
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  1. 1. combining word for "holding back"
  2. 2. this is made up of cardiac muscle it sits approximately in the center of the chest or the mediastinum and is divided into 4 chambers
  3. 4. condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping blood that is coming from the left ventricle. Becaue of the reduced blood flow, shortness of breath and swelling of the arms and legs is experienced.
  4. 5. the type of blood vessel that has thick walls and carries blood away from the heart with the largest being the aorta
  5. 6. they are the swollen veins that are mainly found in the legs and cause people who have them to be in pain
  6. 8. instrument used to measure pressure and has the componnet which wraps around your arm during the process and squeezes accordingly
  7. 11. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  8. 15. the type of blood vessel that has thin walls and is the place in which oxygen and carbon dioxide, as well as other nutrients, are exchanged
  9. 18. suffix for "pertaining to"
  10. 20. this is where deoxygenated or blood without oxygen goes in order to get oxygen and return back to the heart in the process of pulmonary circulation
  11. 22. atrial fibrillation
  12. 23. prefix for "apart"