Chapter 9: Cardiovascular

3. incision into the heart muscle
5. (2 words)this vessel (that routes blood away from the lungs)usually closes up right after birth
7. pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting
9. surgical removal of the inside of an artery
11. surgical removal of a vein
13. the type of test done to measure "this protein" released when myocardial cells are killed
16. the type of heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself
18. drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions
20. (2 words) cessation of functional circulation
22. hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque
24. a cardiac ____is the process of inserting a tube into the heart
26. record of the blood vessels
29. drug that breaks down clot
30. involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
36. device for looking into a blood vessel
37. puncture of the tissue around the heart

1. an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin
2. the middle section of the thoracic cavity between the left and right pleural (lung) cavities
4. inflammation of the heart muscle
6. use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound
8. a surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart
10. circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs (to oxygenate it)
12. drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
14. hardening of a vein
15. (2 words) heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart
17. tissue lining the outside of the heart
19. a substance that is poisonous to the heart
21. surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
23. formation of blood vessels
25. blood vessel tumor
27. narrowing of the veins
28. inflammation of the tissue around the heart
31. (2 words) flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve
32. suture of an artery
33. irregular heartbeat
34. surgical removal of a varicose vein
35. profuse sweating