Cardiovascular
What is the term for the absence of a regular rhythm, meaning that the heart rate is either too fast, too slow or just irregular?
Arrhythmia
What medical term means "an instrument used for visual examination of blood vessels”?
angioscope
What term means surgical removal of the spleen?
Splenectomy
Which muscle is primarily responsible for controlling breathing?
diaphragm
The medical term for inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is:
endocarditis
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
Myocardial infarction
What is hemoglobin?
A protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells
State the 5 structures are part of the lymphatic system?
lymph nodes
spleen
thymus
tonsils
bone marrow
What are 3 signs and symptoms of an asthma attack that we discussed in class?
SOB
wheezing
coughing
What is the function of the pulmonary veins?
Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
hypertension,
coronary artery disease,
blood pressure,
elctrocardiogram
Which cells are responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets
Which of the following is an example of passive immunity that we discussed in class ?
Transfer of antibodies from mother to baby through breast milk
In the term bronchiectasis, what does the suffix mean?
Dilation; expansion
What are 4 characteristics of inflammation as we discussed in class
heat
redness
swelling
pain
What is the primary function of erythrocytes?
Transport gases, primarily oxygen and some carbon dioxide
Using medical terminology word parts, what term means hardening of the arteries due to the accumulation of fatty plaque?
atherosclerosis
Which structure in the lymphatic system is responsible for filtering lymph and trapping pathogens?
Lymph nodes
The doctors in the ED discovered that blood vessels in his lungs have burst due to inflammation, leading to blood in patients pleural cavity. What is his condition called?
Hemothorax
What are alveoli and why are they significant as was discussed in class?
The alveoli are tiny, balloon-like structures at the end of the bronchioles. They are the primary sites of gas exchange in the lungs.
Label the RIGHT side of the heart on Figure 9.4 in ebook -remember patient’s right side- Its 8 structures & Top structure to Bottom structure
A. Superior vena cava
B. Right pulmonary arteries
C. Right pulmonary veins
D. Pulmonary Valve
E. Right atrium
F. Tricuspid Valve
G. Right ventricle
H. Inferior vena cava
What medical term means formation of blood cells?
hematopoiesis
List 3 examples of Type I hypersensitivity that we discussed in class?
allergic asthma
anaphylactic shock
Immediate Hypersensitivity
The process of breathing in is called _______, and the process of breathing out is called _________.
inhalation
exhalation
Label the LEFT side of the heart on Figure 9.4 in ebook-remember patient’s left side. Its 8 structures from top to bottom
I. Left ventricle
J. Mitral valve (Bicuspid)
K. Aortic valve
L. Left pulmonary veins
M. Left atrium
N. Pulmonary trunk
O. Left pulmonary arteries
P. Aorta