Heart test
Severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest
Angina
What is the term for the lowest part of the exterior of the heart? What is its significance?
Apical pulse infaut
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the heart throughout the tissues of the body?
Arteries
Severe calf muscle pain resulting from insufficient blood flow
Claudication
Disease resulting from reduced blood flow from the heart
Congestive heart failure CHF
Narrowing of the coronary arteries, causing insufficient blood supply to the heart
Coronary artery disease CAD
A mass in the bloodstream that causes blood vessel obstruction
Embolus
What are the terms for the four chambers of the heart? What are the chambers functions?
Left and right atrium and ventricle. Atrium receives blood from the veins. Ventricle receives blood from the atrium and pumps into circulation.
Tissue death in the heart muscle caused by occlusion of a coronary artery
Myocardial infarction MI
What is the term for the fibroserous sac that surrounds the heart? What does the prefix Peri mean
Pericardium (around)
Name the two types of circulation in the body and briefly describe the pathway of each
Pulmonary to the lungs and systemic to the body
Peripheral blood flow insufficient to return blood to the heart for normal function
Shock
Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
Veins
Localized, abnormal dilation of a blood vessel , usually an artery
aneurysm
What is another name for the cardiovascular system
circulatory system
Which side of the heart pumps blood to all parts of the body?
left
Which part of the heart functions as the pulmonary circulation pump?
right
Blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or a cavity of the heart
thrombus
Enlarged, twisted, superficial veins
varicose veins