Aneurysm
Ans: a weakness in the arterial wall resulting in ballooning of the artery and
possible rupture
Quiz Apex
Ans: the lower left tip of the ventricle of the heart; rounded upper portion of each
lung
Quiz Arrhythmia
Ans: an abnormal heartbeat; dysrhythmia
Quiz Arteriosclerosis
Ans: disease of the arteries characterized by loss of elasticity and hardening of the
arterial walls
,Quiz Atherosclerosis
Ans: a disease characterized by the buildup of cholesterol deposits in the arterial
lining
Quiz Bradycardia
Ans: a slow heart rate (under 60 bpm in adult)
Quiz Cardiac cycle
Ans: the pumping action of the heart from one beat to the next
Quiz Cardioplegia
Ans: intentional stopping of the heart during cardiac surgery, achieved with a
cardioplegic solution
Quiz Cardioplegic solution
Ans: often contains a mixture of potassium chloride, lidocaine, dextrose, insulin,
albumin, tromethamine, and Plasmanate
,Quiz Coarctation
Ans: a congenital narrowing or stricture in the descending thoracic aorta
Quiz Congenital
Ans: a condition present at birth
Quiz Cross-clamp
Ans: to place a clamp across a structure to occlude it
Quiz Diastole
Ans: that phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract
Quiz Endovascular repair
Ans: Endoscopic surgery of the vascular system
Quiz Fibrillation
, Ans: uncoordinated muscular activity in the heart muscle, which results in a
"quivering" rather than pumping action
Quiz Fusiform aneurysm
Ans: a type of aneurysm that involves the entire circumference of a blood vessel
Quiz Heart-lung machine
Ans: medical device used during cardiac bypass, in which systemic blood is
shunted out of the body via cannulas, which are implanted in the heart. the
device then collects the blood, removes excess carbon dioxide, oxygenates it and
returns it to the body through separate cannulas
Quiz Infarction
Ans: necrosis and death of tissue related to obstruction of blood flow
Quiz Ischemia
Ans: reduced blood supply to tissue; may be result of obstruction within the blood
vessels or external pressure, which acts as tourniquet
Ans: a weakness in the arterial wall resulting in ballooning of the artery and
possible rupture
Quiz Apex
Ans: the lower left tip of the ventricle of the heart; rounded upper portion of each
lung
Quiz Arrhythmia
Ans: an abnormal heartbeat; dysrhythmia
Quiz Arteriosclerosis
Ans: disease of the arteries characterized by loss of elasticity and hardening of the
arterial walls
,Quiz Atherosclerosis
Ans: a disease characterized by the buildup of cholesterol deposits in the arterial
lining
Quiz Bradycardia
Ans: a slow heart rate (under 60 bpm in adult)
Quiz Cardiac cycle
Ans: the pumping action of the heart from one beat to the next
Quiz Cardioplegia
Ans: intentional stopping of the heart during cardiac surgery, achieved with a
cardioplegic solution
Quiz Cardioplegic solution
Ans: often contains a mixture of potassium chloride, lidocaine, dextrose, insulin,
albumin, tromethamine, and Plasmanate
,Quiz Coarctation
Ans: a congenital narrowing or stricture in the descending thoracic aorta
Quiz Congenital
Ans: a condition present at birth
Quiz Cross-clamp
Ans: to place a clamp across a structure to occlude it
Quiz Diastole
Ans: that phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract
Quiz Endovascular repair
Ans: Endoscopic surgery of the vascular system
Quiz Fibrillation
, Ans: uncoordinated muscular activity in the heart muscle, which results in a
"quivering" rather than pumping action
Quiz Fusiform aneurysm
Ans: a type of aneurysm that involves the entire circumference of a blood vessel
Quiz Heart-lung machine
Ans: medical device used during cardiac bypass, in which systemic blood is
shunted out of the body via cannulas, which are implanted in the heart. the
device then collects the blood, removes excess carbon dioxide, oxygenates it and
returns it to the body through separate cannulas
Quiz Infarction
Ans: necrosis and death of tissue related to obstruction of blood flow
Quiz Ischemia
Ans: reduced blood supply to tissue; may be result of obstruction within the blood
vessels or external pressure, which acts as tourniquet
