Radiographic Pathology for Technologists Chapter 4 Cardiovascular system Exam 2023

Radiographic Pathology for Technologists Chapter 4 Cardiovascular system Exam 2023 2-D Echocardiography - ANS-It provides multiple tomographic projections of the heart and great vessels in a cinelike (dynamic imaging) presentation Adventitia - ANS-outer layer of connective tissue covering blood vessels or organs Aneurysm - ANS-a localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery Arteries - ANS-Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart Atherosclerosis - ANS-a degenerative condition that affects the major arteries of the body, also know as hardening of the arteries Atrial septal defects - ANS-An abnormal opening between the right and left atria of the heart which allows mixing of oxygenated and unoxygenated blood within the atria. Capillaries - ANS-Microscopic vessel through that connect arteries and veins Cardiomegaly - ANS-abnormal enlargement of the heart Coarctation of the aorta - ANS- Continues...