Blood
To find the apical pulse, this specific part of the heart is where the stethoscope is placed.
What is the Apex?
This term refers to the programmed, orderly death of a cell, often described as "cellular suicide".
What is Apoptosis?
During this angioplasty procedure, a cardiologist inserts this small, mesh tube to keep a narrowed artery ope
What is a Stent?
Due to the high pressure needed to pump blood to the entire body, this chamber has the thickest muscular walls.
What is the Left Ventricle?
This makes blood fluid
What is Plasma?
The average resting pulse rate for a healthy adult, measured in beats per minute (BPM).
What is 60-100?
The accumulation of excess fluid within the interstitial compartment, often caused by increased hydrostatic pressure.
What is Edema?
This CABG procedure, often pronounced "cabbage," is used to bypass blocked coronary arteries, frequently utilizing the saphenous vein.
What is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft?
Located between the left atrium and left ventricle, this valve is also known as the mitral valve.
What is the Bicuspid valve?
The kind of tissue blood is
What is Connective Tissue?
This artery, located on the neck, is used to check for pulselessness in an unconscious adult.
What is the Carotid Artery?
This type of necrosis is commonly seen in tuberculosis infections and is characterized by a "cheesy" white appearance.
What is caseous necrosis?
This device is implanted in the subcutaneous tissue below the clavicle to treat bradycardia by setting the heart rate.
What is a Permanent Pacemaker?
These are the only veins in the human body that carry oxygenated blood.
What are the Pulmonary Veins?
The shape of a red blood cell
What is biconcave disc?
This term describes a pulse that feels weak, faint, or difficult to detect
What is Thready?
This is the term for a disease process that is caused by medical examination or treatment.
What is iatrogenic?
Often performed via the femoral or radial artery, this diagnostic procedure allows doctors to visualize cardiac chambers and coronary arteries using dye.
What is a Cardiac Catheterization (or Cardiac Cath)?
This is the name for the thin, outermost layer of the heart wall, which is also considered the visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
What is the Epicardium?
The Latin prefix for blood?
What is Hemo/a?
A pulse rate that is lower than 60 beats per minute.
What is Bradycardia?
This type of pathological adaptation involves an increase in the size of cells, leading to an increase in the size of the organ.
What is hypertrophy?
Used to treat Torsade de Pointes or acute cardiac arrest, this shocking procedure aims to restore a normal heart rhythm.
What is Defibrillation (or Cardioversion)?
Often referred to as the pacemaker of the heart, this node is located in the right atrium and initiates the heartbeat.
What is the Sinoatrial (SA) Node?