Terms
What is the term for a vessel?
What is ANGI/O, VAS/O, VASCUL/O
Define Hypertension?
What is Elevated blood pressure above 120/80 mmHg
What is the purpose of using a catheter in cardiac catheterization?
What is To collect blood samples and determine pressure differences in various heart chambers
What is the thickest muscled part of the heart?
What is Left Ventricle
What is the function of the tricuspid valve?
What is To prevent backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
What is the term for a small branch of a vein?
What is VENUL/O.
Define Infarction?
What is Necrosis of tissue caused by lack of blood supply
What is To enhance the visibility of the heart and great vessels on an x-ray image
What part of the heart pumps blood through the entire body?
What is Left Ventricle
What is the function of the pulmonary valve?
What is To prevent backflow of blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle
What is the term for the largest artery in the body?
What is AORT/O
Define Endocardium?
What is The membrane that forms the lining inside the heart
What is the purpose of injection radiopaque material in arteriography?
What is the main artery that carries oxygenated blood to the body?
What is Aorta
What is the function of the biscupid or mitral valve?
What is the term for yellow fatty plaque?
What is ATHER/O
Define Cardiac Catheterization?
What is Passage of a catheter into the heart chambers through a vein
What is the purpose of a defibrillator?
What is To reverse fibrillation to restore normal heart rhythm
Where does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?
What is Right atrium
What is the function of the myocardium?
What is To contract and squeeze blood from the heart with each heartbeat
What is the term for a blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart?
What is PHLEB/O, VEN/O
Define Angio Cardiology?
What is Radiography of the heart and great vessels after contrast injection
What is the purpose of injecting a contrast medium in aortography?
What is To enhance the visibility of the aorta on an x-ray image
What does pectoris refer to?
What is The chest
What is Heart size and gross abnormalities