Dictionaries Chapter 11 ventricle pulse septum vena cava pulmonary vein

84. Largest artery in the body

85. Lower chamber of the heart

86. Valve between the right atrium and ventricle

87. Carries blood from the lungs to the heart

88. Brings blood to heart from upper parts of the body

89. Upper chamber of the heart

90. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle

91. Carries blood to the lungs from the heart

92. Small artery

Match the pathological conditions with their correct meanings.

a.

coarctation of the aorta

b.

congestive heart failure

c.

coronary artery disease

d.

fibrillation

e.

flutter

f.

hypertensive heart disease

g.

mitral valve prolapse

h.

tetralogy of Fallot

93. Rapid but regular atrial or ventricular contractions

94. Improper closure of the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle during systole

95. Blockage of the arteries surrounding the heart, leading to ischemia

96. High blood pressure affecting the heart

97. Congenital narrowing of large artery leading from the heart

98. Rapid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contractions of the heart

99. Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

100. Congenital malformation involving four separate heart defects

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

a.

aneurysm

b.

auscultation

c.

claudication

d.

emboli

e.

essential hypertension

f.

petechiae

g.

secondary hypertension

h.

vegetations

101. Listening with a stethoscope

102. Lesions that form on heart valves after damage by infection

103. Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

104. High blood pressure due to kidney disease

105. High blood pressure with idiopathic etiology

106. Local widening of an artery

107. Pain, tension, and weakness in a limb after walking has begun

108. Clots that travel to and suddenly block a blood vessel

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

a.

contraction phase of the heartbeat

b.

small, pinpoint hemorrhages

c.

largest artery in the body

d.

tumor of blood vessels

e.

widening or dilation of a blood vessel

f.

lower chamber of the heart

g.

swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region

h.

wall or partition within the heart

i.

floating blood clot or other material

j.

drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

109. Ventricle

110. Petechiae

111. Hemangioma

112. Embolus

113. Systole

114. Septum

115. Aorta

116. Aneurysm

117. Digoxin

118. Hemorrhoids

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations.

a.

type of ultrasound imaging of the heart

b.

includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction

c.

radioactive element used in cardiac scans

d.

drug used to present thrombosis

e.

used as a “bridge to transplant”

f.

high blood pressure

g.

hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated

h.

this helps to correct heart arrhythmia

i.

abnormal heart rhythm

j.

surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

119. LVAD

120. ACS

121. ICD

122. TEE

123. HTN

124. Tc

125. PCI

126. CCU

127. PVC

128. tPA

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

a.

aorta

b.

arteriole

c.

atrioventricular bundle

d.

atrium

e.

capillary

f.

carbon dioxide

g.

oxygen

h.

diastole

i.

systole

j.

endocardium

129. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs

130. Smallest blood vessel

131. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat

132. Upper chamber of the heart

133. Gas released by body cells; travels in the blood to the lungs, where it is exhaled

134. Small artery

135. Inner lining of the heart

136. Specialized muscle fibers connecting the upper and lower heart chambers; bundle of His

137. Contraction phase of the heartbeat

138. Largest artery in the body

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

a.

electrocardiogram

b.

deoxygenated blood

c.

endothelium

d.

murmur

e.

myocardium

f.

mitral valve

g.

normal sinus rhythm

h.

coronary arteries

i.

pacemaker

j.

pericardium

139. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart

140. Muscular, middle layer of the heart

141. Positioned between the left upper and lower heart chambers

142. Innermost lining of blood vessels

143. Resting rate of 60-100 beats per minute

144. Blood lacking in oxygen

145. Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

146. Abnormal heart sound

147. Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat; sinoatrial node

148. Record of the electricity flowing through the heart

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

a.

pulmonary artery

b.

tricuspid valve

c.

sphygmomanometer

d.

venule

e.

ventricle

f.

pulse

g.

septum

h.

vena cava

i.

pulmonary vein

j.

pulmonary valve

149. Small vein

150. Beat of the heart as felt through the wall of the arteries

151. Located between the upper and lower right heart chambers

152. Instrument to measure blood pressure

153. Partition or wall dividing the chambers of the heart

154. Located between the lower right chamber and the vessel carrying blood to the lungs

155. Lower chamber of the heart

156. One of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

157. Vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

158. Largest vein in the body

OTHER

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis =

no, endocrine = en).

1. Diastole: __________

2. Sphygmomanometer: __________

3. Pericarditis: __________

4. Coronary: __________

5. Capillary: __________

6. Anastomosis: __________

7. Phlebotomy: __________

8. Coarctation: __________

Select the term that is spelled correctly and give its meaning.

9. A. capillary

B. capilliary