Anatomy and physiology
Pathophysiology
Diseases
Treatment/medications
Medical terminology
100
The cardiovascular system is also called
What is the circulatory system.
100
An enlarged heart
What is cardiomegaly
100
An irregular heart beat
What is arrhythmia
100
medication that produces vasodilation and decreases blood pressure
What is ACE inhibitor drugs
100
The process of listening to the sounds within the body using a stethoscope
What is auscultation
200
What are the two parts that the circulatory system is composed of
What is the pulmonary circulation and the systemic circulation.
200
Inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart walls
What is myocarditis
200
A heart block
What is a bundle branch block
200
Removal of an embolis or a clot from a blood vessel
What is embolectomy
200
instrument for measuring blood pressure
What is sphygmomanometer
300
The heart is made up of what type of muscle
What is the cardiac muscle
300
a ruptured artery
What is arteriorrhexis
300
Condition with severe pain, sensation of constriction around the heart
What is angia pectoris
300
Placement of a stent within the coronary artery
What is intracornary artery stent
300
an x-ray record of a vessel taken during a aniography
What is aniogram
400
The layers of the heart from the inside out
What is Endocardium, myocardium and epicardium.
400
inflammation of a vein
What is phlebitis
400
A disease in the myocardium
What is cardiomypathy
400
Medication that prevents blood clot formation
What is anticogulant
400
determine myocardial damage
What is cardiac scan
500
The regulation of the heart rate is controlled by the
What is the autonomic nervous system.
500
Swollen and distended veins
What is varicose veins
500
Insufficent blood supply to the heart muscle due to a obstruction
What is coronary artery disease
500
Replacement of a malfunctioning heart with a donors heart
What is a heart transplant
500
an electrical devise that controls the beating of the heart by a series of electrical impulses
What is a pacemaker implantation
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