MMSC 200 – FINAL.
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Atherectomy - Answer: Procedure using a catheter to remove plaque from an artery
Vasodilation - Answer: widening of blood vessels
Endothelium - Answer: innermost lining of blood vessels
Pericardium - Answer: Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
Venipuncture - Answer: insertion of a needle into a vein, for example, to draw blood
Systole - Answer: contraction phase of the heartbeat
Thrombolysis - Answer: the breaking down (dissolve) of a blood clot
Hypoxia - Answer: insufficient oxygen in the tissues
Atria - Answer: 2 upper chambers of the heart
Cyanosis - Answer: bluish discoloration of the skin
Arrhythmia - Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
Cardiomyopathy - Answer: disease of the heart muscle
Tachycardia - Answer: rapid heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute
Aortic stenosis - Answer: abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
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, Valvotomy - Answer: Procedure making one or more incisions into the two or three heart
valve leaflets to relieve a constriction
Cardiomegaly - Answer: enlargement of the heart
Atherosclerosis - Answer: buildup of cholesterol and lipids on the lining of an artery
Capillary - Answer: smallest blood vessel
Vena cava - Answer: largest vein in the body
Brachial artery - Answer: the major artery of the upper arm
Vegetations, emboli - Answer: Damage to the heart valves produce lesions called ____
that can break off into the bloodstream as _____, material that travels through the
blood.
Systolic - Answer: Mrs. Thompson is scheduled for same-day surgery. Her resting blood
pressure is 112/78. The ____ pressure of this reading is 112.
Systemic circulation - Answer: The circuit that the blood flows from the heart to the
body's tissues and back is called
Hypertension - Answer: After 3 months of regular measurement, Mr. Jackson's blood
pressure ranges between 170/90 and 180/100. Mr. Jackson's blood pressure is
indicative of
Cardiac biomarker - Answer: A(n) ______ test is used to find evidence of a heart attack
Keep blood flowing in one direction - Answer: Heart valves are necessarily designed to:
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Perfect Prep for Every Paper | Precision in Every Answer!
Atherectomy - Answer: Procedure using a catheter to remove plaque from an artery
Vasodilation - Answer: widening of blood vessels
Endothelium - Answer: innermost lining of blood vessels
Pericardium - Answer: Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
Venipuncture - Answer: insertion of a needle into a vein, for example, to draw blood
Systole - Answer: contraction phase of the heartbeat
Thrombolysis - Answer: the breaking down (dissolve) of a blood clot
Hypoxia - Answer: insufficient oxygen in the tissues
Atria - Answer: 2 upper chambers of the heart
Cyanosis - Answer: bluish discoloration of the skin
Arrhythmia - Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
Cardiomyopathy - Answer: disease of the heart muscle
Tachycardia - Answer: rapid heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute
Aortic stenosis - Answer: abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
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APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, Valvotomy - Answer: Procedure making one or more incisions into the two or three heart
valve leaflets to relieve a constriction
Cardiomegaly - Answer: enlargement of the heart
Atherosclerosis - Answer: buildup of cholesterol and lipids on the lining of an artery
Capillary - Answer: smallest blood vessel
Vena cava - Answer: largest vein in the body
Brachial artery - Answer: the major artery of the upper arm
Vegetations, emboli - Answer: Damage to the heart valves produce lesions called ____
that can break off into the bloodstream as _____, material that travels through the
blood.
Systolic - Answer: Mrs. Thompson is scheduled for same-day surgery. Her resting blood
pressure is 112/78. The ____ pressure of this reading is 112.
Systemic circulation - Answer: The circuit that the blood flows from the heart to the
body's tissues and back is called
Hypertension - Answer: After 3 months of regular measurement, Mr. Jackson's blood
pressure ranges between 170/90 and 180/100. Mr. Jackson's blood pressure is
indicative of
Cardiac biomarker - Answer: A(n) ______ test is used to find evidence of a heart attack
Keep blood flowing in one direction - Answer: Heart valves are necessarily designed to:
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