Medical Terminology

4. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
6. basic metabolic panel
8. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
10. the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
12. smaller arteries
13. cutting into
16. hypertension
17. uses x-ray dye and a catheter to show narrowing, aneurysms, collect samples, and detect pressure in the heart
18. vital signs stable
20. high blood pressure
21. a wall/partition or septum
22. swollen and dilated veins
23. instrument used to measure pressure, blood pressure cuff

1. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
2. septum the wall between the right and left atria
3. a double-layered sac
5. uses ultrasound to look a blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed
7. portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days, records heart activity to show a possible pattern in symptoms
9. commonly referred to as a heart attack
11. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
12. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
14. across or through
15. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
19. narrowing
24. small