Which blood vessels carry blood from various body parts towards the heart?
100
Thrombosis
What is formation of a blood clot?
100
Hypoglycemia
What is low blood sugar?
100
Cardiologist.
Who is a doctor who specializes in the study of the heart and its function in health and disease?
100
Transplantation
What is replacing a failing organ with a healthy one from a donor?
200
Coronary circulation.
What is network of blood vessels that supply the heart muscle?
200
Cardiology
What is the study of the heart and its function in health and diseases?
200
Hypotension
What is abnormally low blood pressure?
200
Electrocardiogram(ECG or EKG)
What is a test in which several electronic sensors are placed on the body to monitor electrical activity associated with the heartbeat?
200
Thrombolysis
What is the breaking up of a blood clot?
300
Mitral valve
What is structure that controls blood flow between the heart's left atrium and left ventricle?
300
Blood pressure
What is the force or pressure exerted by the heart in pumping blood; the pressure of blood in the arteries?
300
Aneurysm
What is a sac-like protrusion(enlargement) from a blood vessel or the heart, resulting from a weakening of the vessel wall(enlargement) or heart muscle?
300
Sphygmomanometer
What is the spelling of an instrument used to measure blood pressure?
300
Pericardiocentesis
What is a diagnostic procedure that uses a needle to withdraw fluid from the sac or membrane surrounding the heart (pericardium)?
400
Sinoatrial node, SA Node
The is the "natural" pacemaker of the heart. It is found in the wall of the right atrium?
400
Hormones
What are the chemicals released into the bloodstream that control different functions in the body, including metabolism, growth, sexual development, and responses to stress or illness?
400
Arrhythmia (or dysrhythmia)
What is an abnormal heart beat?
400
Holter monitor
What is a portable device for recording heartbeats over a period of 24 hours or more?
400
Pacemaker
What is a surgically implanted electronic device that helps regulate the heartbeat?
500
Pericardium
What is the outer fibrous sac that surrounds the heart?
500
Erythrocytes
What is the medical term for cells that transport oxygen and carbon-dioxide in the body?
500
Arteriosclerosis
What is a disease process, commonly called "hardening of the arteries", which includes a variety of conditions that cause artery walls to thicken and lose elasticity?
500
Hematocrit
What is a measure of the percentage of red blood cells in a given amount (or volume) of whole blood?
500
Obesity
What is the condition of being significantly overweight. It usually applies when a person is 30% or more over ideal body weight. Obesity puts a strain on the heart and can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes?