Cardiovascular Exam(10
Arteries - ANSWERSLarge, thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Pulmonary Arteries - ANSWERSOne of a pair of arteries that transports deoxygenated blood
from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.
Arterioles - ANSWERSThe smallest branch of an artery.
Venules - ANSWERSSmallest vein which collects the deoxygenated blood from the cells for
transport back to the heart.
Essential/Primary Hypertension - ANSWERSAccounts for 90% of all hypertension; no single
known cause; risk factors are high cholesterol, obesity, high serum sodium level, and family
history.
Myocardium - ANSWERSThe middle muscular layer of the heart.
Endocardium - ANSWERSThe inner layer of the heart.
Diastolic Phase - ANSWERSVentricles relax, heart fills with blood.
Systolic Phase - ANSWERSVentricles contract, pushes blood to the body.
Hyperlipidemia - ANSWERSAn excessive level of fats in the blood.
, Aorta - ANSWERSThe main artery that distributes blood to the body.
Angina Pectoris - ANSWERSSevere pain and constriction about the heart, usually radiating to the
left shoulder down the lft arm, creating a feeling of pressure in the anterior chest.
Epicardium - ANSWERSThe outer layer of the heart.
Dilatation - ANSWERSThe process of being dilated; action of dilating or opening of vessels;
dilated part of a hollow organ or vessel.
Arteriosclerosis - ANSWERSAn arterial condition in which there is thickening, hardening and loss
o elasticity of the walls of arteries, resulting in decreased bblood supply, especially to the lower
extremities and cerebrum. Also called hardening of the arteries.
Bradycardia - ANSWERSAn abnormally slow heart rate characterized by a pulse rate under 60
bpm.
Electrocardiograph - ANSWERSA machine that records the electrical activity of the heart to
detect transmission of the cardiac impulse throughout the heart muscle.
Phlebitis - ANSWERSInflammation of a vein.
Thrombophlebitis - ANSWERSInflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a
thrombus (clot); usually occurs in an extremity, most frequent a leg.
Atrial Flutter - ANSWERSCondition in which the contractions of the atria become extremely
rapid, at the rate between 250 and 350 bpm.
Arteries - ANSWERSLarge, thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Pulmonary Arteries - ANSWERSOne of a pair of arteries that transports deoxygenated blood
from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.
Arterioles - ANSWERSThe smallest branch of an artery.
Venules - ANSWERSSmallest vein which collects the deoxygenated blood from the cells for
transport back to the heart.
Essential/Primary Hypertension - ANSWERSAccounts for 90% of all hypertension; no single
known cause; risk factors are high cholesterol, obesity, high serum sodium level, and family
history.
Myocardium - ANSWERSThe middle muscular layer of the heart.
Endocardium - ANSWERSThe inner layer of the heart.
Diastolic Phase - ANSWERSVentricles relax, heart fills with blood.
Systolic Phase - ANSWERSVentricles contract, pushes blood to the body.
Hyperlipidemia - ANSWERSAn excessive level of fats in the blood.
, Aorta - ANSWERSThe main artery that distributes blood to the body.
Angina Pectoris - ANSWERSSevere pain and constriction about the heart, usually radiating to the
left shoulder down the lft arm, creating a feeling of pressure in the anterior chest.
Epicardium - ANSWERSThe outer layer of the heart.
Dilatation - ANSWERSThe process of being dilated; action of dilating or opening of vessels;
dilated part of a hollow organ or vessel.
Arteriosclerosis - ANSWERSAn arterial condition in which there is thickening, hardening and loss
o elasticity of the walls of arteries, resulting in decreased bblood supply, especially to the lower
extremities and cerebrum. Also called hardening of the arteries.
Bradycardia - ANSWERSAn abnormally slow heart rate characterized by a pulse rate under 60
bpm.
Electrocardiograph - ANSWERSA machine that records the electrical activity of the heart to
detect transmission of the cardiac impulse throughout the heart muscle.
Phlebitis - ANSWERSInflammation of a vein.
Thrombophlebitis - ANSWERSInflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a
thrombus (clot); usually occurs in an extremity, most frequent a leg.
Atrial Flutter - ANSWERSCondition in which the contractions of the atria become extremely
rapid, at the rate between 250 and 350 bpm.
