Chapter 8 - Cardiovascular Pathologies

1. Floating matter carried by blood that occludes a blood vessel.
3. The most common form of heart disease; _____ artery disease.
4. Failure of the cardiovascular system to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the needs of the body that, if left uninterrupted, results in death.
8. General term for any "weakening or change in the myocardium," often associated with inadequate heart pumping.
9. Reduction in the quantity of red blood cells or hemoglobin, which impairs the blood's ability to carry oxygen to cells.
12. Localized weakness in a blood vessel.
13. Inflammation of the veins.
14. High blood pressure.
15. Inflammation of the pericardium.
18. Sudden drop in blood pressure when moving from a lying down or sitting position to an upright or standing position, causing a loss of balance; _____ hypotension.
19. Term meaning "blood clot."
20. Inability of the heart to pump blood to meet the body's demands; congestive heart _____.

2. Death of myocardial tissue from interrupted blood supply and prolonged ischemia; myocardial _____.
5. Genetic disorder that impairs the clotting mechanism in the blood.
6. Group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
7. Disease of cyclic and periodic vasospasms in superficial tissues of the fingers and toes; _____ disease.
10. Chest pain that results from reduced blood supply to the heart; _____ pectoris.
11. Abnormally slow heart rate.
16. Any deviation from a normal heartbeat or rhythm.
17. Abnormally fast heart rate.