Heart Anatomy and Related ?s
Muscular middle layer of the heart; heart is mostly composed of this
myocardium
Arteries carry blood in this direction (relating to the heart)
Away
Atrial fibrillation and Ventricular fibrillation are types of irregular/abnormal heartbeats which are called (general term)
Arrhythmias
Surgical repair of a blood vessel such as would be performed with a partially blocked coronary artery
Angioplasty
Largest artery in the body
Aorta
endocardium
Superior and inferior vena cava
Medical term for disease of heart muscle
Cardiomyopathy
Heart cannot pump enough blood, has various causes; classic signs are edema and shortness of breath. No cure but can be medically managed...
Congestive heart failure
Double-layered sac that surrounds the heart
Pericardium
The lower tip of the heart is called the
Apex
The opposite of occluded (regarding blood flow through a blood vessel) is ______________.
patent
Medical term for hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
High cholesterol and triglyceride levels contribute to fat build up in arteries, increasing the risk of an MI. This this blood test will measure these levels...
Lipid test
Contracting and relaxation phases of the heartbeat are __________________ and ___________________.
Systole and diastole
Extra sound heard between normal heartbeat; some are described as 'functional'
Murmur
Arteries usually contain oxygenated blood except for this artery_____________________________
Pulmonary artery(ies)
When someone has a heart attack there is an area of the heart that has experienced ischemia which causes an area of dead tissue; this is called a(n)
Infarction
Test which uses sound waves to measure blood flow within blood vessels; helps detect abnormalities
Doppler ultrasound
A clot that is stationary (doesn't move)
Thrombus
Record of electricity flowing through the heart
ECG - electrocardiogram
Smallest blood vessels where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
Capillaries
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages
Petechiae
Surgery which involves graft of a vein to go around a blocked coronary artery
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
Meaning of phleb/o and ven/o
Vein