med term chapter 9 review

anastomosis

connection or joining of vessels that is artery to artery or vein to vein

blood pressure

The force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries.

arteries

A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.

what do arteries transport?

blood throughout the body

arrhythmia

irregular heartbeat or a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat.

bradycardia

a slow heart rate

atherosclerosis

the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls.

embolism

A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.

phlebotomy

A procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein, usually for laboratory testing.

echocardiography

A procedure that uses high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) to look at tissues and organs inside the chest

claudication

muscle pain due to lack of oxygen that’s triggered by activity and relived by rest

ischemia

lack of blood supply to a part of the body

sphygmomanometer

an instrument for measuring blood pressure.

bruit

the sound of blood flowing through a narrowed portion of an artery.

septum

a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue

veins

blood vessels located throughout your body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart.

varicose veins

twisted, enlarged veins.

angiostenosis

the narrowing of a blood vessel

cardiomyopathy

a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. (dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive).

myocarditis

inflammation of the heart muscle

myocardial infarction

a heart attack

cholesterol

a waxy, fat-like substance made by your liver

ateriosclerosis

hardening and loss of elasticity. vascular disease where the blood vessels carrying oxygen away from the heart (arteries) become damaged

oximetry

a test used to measure the oxygen level of the blood.

diastole

the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.