Cardiovascular System Vocab 2

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  1. 2. Spasm of a blood vessel.
  2. 4. Abnormally high levels of lipids (fatty substances) in the blood.
  3. 6. Inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus (blood clot).
  4. 8. Pertaining to a cardiac ventricle
  5. 9. Valve with three cusps; pertaining to the tricuspid valve.
  6. 12. Condition in which there is a lack of oxygen due to decreased blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel.
  7. 14. Pertaining to the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.
  8. 17. A blood clot within the vascular system; stationary blood clot.
  9. 19. Medical instrument used to listen to the normal and pathological sounds of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
  10. 20. Occurs when a focal area of the heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area; also known as a heart attack.
  11. 21. Low blood pressure
  12. 22. An abnormal rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart that is perceptible to the patient and may be felt by the physician during a physical exam
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  1. 1. Medicine that acts directly on smooth muscle cells within blood vessels to make them widen (dilate)
  2. 3. Medical instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure.
  3. 5. Pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardium)
  4. 7. Inflammation of the heart muscle that is usually caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections that reach the heart.
  5. 10. Literally means inflammation of a vein.
  6. 11. Causing constriction of the blood vessels.
  7. 13. A blockage in a vessel, canal, or passage of the body.
  8. 15. Process of development of an infarct, which is death of tissue resulting from obstruction of blood flow.
  9. 16. A condition in which the force of blood flowing through the blood vessels is consistently too high; commonly called high blood pressure (HBP).
  10. 17. Rapid heartbeat that is over 100 beats per minute.
  11. 18. Process of measuring the oxygen saturation of blood.