Affair of the Heart
These make up the 4 chambers of the heart
What is the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
This general term designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself
What is Cardiomyopathy?
This system's primary function is to collect lost fluid and return it to circulation
What is the Lymphatic System?
This is a physician that specializes in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs
What is a pulmonologist?
Labored or difficult breathing
What is dyspnea?
This refers to the heart muscle itself and is the thickest tissue of the heart
What is the myocardium?
This test records the electrical currents of the heart muscle
What is an ECG (electrocardiogram)?
The name of the escaped fluid
What is Lymph?
This is a muscular wall that separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity
What is the diaphragm?
Non-invasive method of monitoring blood oxygen saturation in the arteries
Pulse Oximetry
This valve is located on the right side, and is characterized with 3 flaps
What is the tricuspid valve?
Inflammation of the heart muscle
What is myocarditis?
What are lymph nodes?
Each lung is surrounded by this membrane
What is the pleura?
This term means difficulty speaking or a weak voice
What is dysphonia?
The inner lining of the heart
What is the endocardium?
This is characterized by severe chest pain and caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart
What is Angina (pectoris)?
This is an accumlation of lymph in tissue and the resultant swelling
What is lymphedema?
These are little air sacks within the lungs
What is the alveoli?
This refers to air or gas in the chest cavity
What is Pneumothorax?
This is a sac made up of a double membrane and encloses the heart
What is the pericardium?
When the work demand from the heart is greater than its ability to perform and is characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in the lower portions of the body
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)?
This term means an enlarged spleen
What is splenomegaly?
A state of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body.
What is homeostasis?
This disease decreases the lungs' ability to perform their ventilatory function, and characterized by chronic airflow limitation
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD?