Its all about the Vena Cava
What medical term means: inflammation of the veins?
Phlebitis
What is the medical term for: "mass that flows through the blood stream"?
Embolus
'angio-'
Vessel
'-itis'
inflammation
an injection
What type of injection goes directly into the vein?
Intravenous
What medical term means: increase in local blood flow?
hyperemia
'endo-'
within
'-emia'
blood condition
Type of injection into the dermal layers of the skin
What medical term described: Dilated veins caused by incompitent valves?
Varicose Veins
What medical term means: a genetic disorder that impairs clotting mechanisms in the blood?
hemophilia
'lipo-'
fat, lipid
'-oid'
shaped
Type of injection into the veins
intravenous
Most pulmonary emboli originate from deep veins in which region of the body?
Legs
''histo-'
tissue
'-trophy'
nourish, grow, develop
A type of injection inserted into the tissue layers beneath the skin?
subcutaneous
What is the most seriouse complication of Deep Vein Thrombosos (DVT)?
Pulmonary embolism
What condition occurs when a clot or foreign object causes partial or complete occlusion of an artery located in the lungs?
pulmonary embolism
'narco-'
sleep, numbness, stupor
'-penia'
poverty, deficient
True or False
the tuberculosis skin test is administered intravenously?
False