Pulse Check: Cardiovascular Terminology Review

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  1. 3. A localized, abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel.
  2. 5. An instrument used to auscultate, or listen to, internal sounds of the body, like heart murmurs.
  3. 6. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  4. 15. The smallest blood vessels, forming the network where gas and nutrient exchange occurs.
  5. 16. The practice of drawing blood, often for lab analysis of cardiac biomarkers.
  6. 18. A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
  7. 20. A group of diseases that affect the heart muscle, making it harder to pump blood.
  8. 21. A blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the legs.
  9. 22. Prefix meaning slow. (Often used in bradycardia).
  10. 24. Prefix meaning blood vessel or lymphatic vessel.
  11. 25. The double-walled sac that encloses the heart and the roots of the great vessels.
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  1. 1. Tissue death (necrosis) caused by a sudden lack of oxygen due to obstructed blood supply.
  2. 2. The volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
  3. 4. Prefix or root meaning vein.
  4. 7. The thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall responsible for pumping action.
  5. 8. Suffix meaning rupture or bursting. (e.g., cardiorrhexis).
  6. 9. An X-ray procedure used to view blood vessels after injecting a special dye.
  7. 10. Inflammation of the membranous sac that surrounds the heart.
  8. 11. A chaotic, irregular, and fast heart rhythm (often referring to A-fib or V-fib).
  9. 12. The innermost layer of the heart wall that lines the chambers and valves.
  10. 13. Prefix meaning fast or rapid. (Often used in tachycardia).
  11. 14. A type of medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor, often used during cardiac catheterization.
  12. 17. A disease where plaque builds up in artery walls, hardening and narrowing them.
  13. 19. A non-invasive test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to create a moving picture of the heart.
  14. 23. The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system.