Medical Terminology: Chapter 9

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  1. 4. a device used to treat slow heart rates (bradycardia) by electrically stimulating the heart to contract
  2. 5. fluid-filled protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers
  3. 8. ___________ pericardium is the layer of the pericardium closest to the heart
  4. 9. ___________ circulation is the circulation of blood throughout the body via arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients
  5. 13. what is the acronym for regular heart rhythm of the heart cycle stimulated by the SA node (average rate of 60-100 beats/minute)
  6. 14. surgical repair of a heart valve
  7. 21. a localized area of necrosis (dead tissue cells) caused by ischemia resulting from occlusion of a blood vessel
  8. 22. Beta-_____________ blocking agents inhibit responses to sympathetic adrenergic nerve activity, causing a slowing of electrical conduction and heart rate and a lowering of the pressure within the walls
  9. 24. A in ACE stands for _____________- converting enzyme
  10. 25. ___cuspid valve is the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  11. 27. the root word atri means
  12. 28. the interatrial _______ is the partition between the right and left atria
  13. 29. to contract; the period during the cardiac cycle when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary artery
  14. 30. this term means the heart muscle in short
Down
  1. 1. limping; pain in a limb (especially the calf) while walking that subsides after rest
  2. 2. what membrane lines the cavities of the heart
  3. 3. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  4. 6. the heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle AKA bicuspid valve
  5. 7. the root word steth/o and pector/o means _______
  6. 10. root word coron/o means _______or crown
  7. 11. this is a condition of low blood pressure
  8. 12. the P in BP stands for blood ____________
  9. 15. a procedure that joins two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  10. 16. the root word angi/o andvascul/o means
  11. 17. capillaries are tiny vessels that join arterioles and _________
  12. 18. to expand; the period during the cardiac cycle when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria
  13. 19. the resting state of a myocardial cell ixin______________
  14. 20. a drug that increases the force of myocardial contractions in the heart commonly used to treat congestive heart failure
  15. 23. fusiform ____________ a spindle-shaped bulge of an artery
  16. 26. ______ is the root word for pulse