Exam Bank Solution Manual for Cardiovascular Terminologies Already Passed

Exam Bank Solution Manual for Cardiovascular Terminologies Already Passed Bradycardia - Answers Slow heart rate, below normal heart rate Cardiomegaly - Answers Enlargement of the heart Tachycardia - Answers Fast heart rate, above normal heart rate Cardiology - Answers The study of the heart Cardiomalacia - Answers Abnormal softening of the heart Angioma - Answers A tumor of a blood vessel Angioplasty - Answers Surgical repair of a blood vessel Angionecrosis - Answers Tissue death of the walls of the blood vessels Angiosclerosis - Answers Abnormal hardening of the walls of blood vessels Vasodilate - Answers Widening of arterial blood vessels. Vasoconstrict - Answers Narrowing of arterial blood vessel walls. Vasospasm - Answers Spasm of a blood vessel Antrioventricular - Answers Atrium and ventricles Atrial fibrillation - Answers Rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the atrium Ventricular septal defect - Answers An opening in the septum separating the ventricles Arteriostenosis - Answers Abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries Sphygmomanometer - Answers Instrument to measure blood pressure Atherosclerosis - Answers Condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries Atheroma - Answers Fatty deposit or plaque within the arterial wall Angina pectoris - Answers Chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen Aortic stenosis - Answers Abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve Phlebotomy - Answers Surgical incision into a vein Phlebotomist - Answers One who draws blood from patients of donors for dignostic testing or other medical purposes Vena cava - Answers One of two large vessels (superior and inferior) that return deoxygenated blood to the right atrium of the heart. Venipuncture - Answers Surgical puncture of a vein Varicose veins - Answers Abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves; most often seen in the legs Hematoma - Answers A localized swelling filled with blood Hemophilia - Answers A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding Hemangioma - Answers Benign tumor of dilated blood vessels Anemia - Answers A deficiency of red blood cells Leukemia - Answers A deficiency of white blood cells Sickle cell anemia - Answers A genetic disorder in which erythroctyes take on an abnormal curved or "sickle" shape Pernicious anemia - Answers Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body