Cardiovascular

• What is blood composed of?

  55% liquid plasma, 45% formed elements
• What is hematopoiesis?

  Production of blood cells in red bone marrow
• What are erythrocytes?

  Red blood cells without a nucleus
• How many types of leukocytes are there?

  Five different types
• What are the types of leukocytes?

  • Basophil
  • Eosinophil
  • Neutrophil
  • Monocyte
  • Lymphocyte
• What are thrombocytes?

  Platelets involved in the clotting system
• What are the new word parts related to the cardiovascular system?

  • angi/o, vas/o: blood or lymph vessel
  • aort/o: aorta
  • arteri/o: artery
  • ven/o, phleb/o: vein
  • ather/o: plaque
  • thromb/o: clot
  • isch/o: to hold back
  • hem/o, hemat/o: blood
• What does arteriosclerosis mean?

  Hardening of an artery
• What is atherosclerosis?

  Hardening and narrowing of arteries due to cholesterol
• What is ischemia?

  Insufficient oxygen supply to tissue
• What is a myocardial infarction?

  A heart attack
• What is cardiomyopathy?

  Disease of heart muscle
• What is hypertension?

  High blood pressure
• What is hypotension?

  Low blood pressure
• What is tachycardia?

  Abnormally fast resting heart rate
• What is bradycardia?

  Abnormally slow resting heart rate
• What is phlebitis?

  Inflammation of a vein
• What is endocarditis?

  Inflammation of inner lining of heart
• What is hemostasis?

  Stopping or controlling blood flow
• What is hemoglobin?

  Oxygen-carrying protein in blood
• What is leukopenia?

  Deficiency in white blood cells
• What is thrombocytopenia?

  Deficiency in thrombocytes
• What is anemia?

  Lower than normal red blood cell count
• What is hemorrhage?

  Loss of large amount of blood
• What is leukemia?

  Cancer with abnormal white blood cells
• What is a thrombus?

  Blood clot in artery or vein
• What is thrombosis?

  Condition of having a thrombus
• What is an embolus?

  Foreign object in the blood
• What is embolism?

  Blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
• What is an aneurysm?

  Weak spot in artery wall
• What is atherothrombosis?

  Condition of a thrombus in an artery
• What is cardiomegaly?

  Enlargement of the heart
• What are the cardiovascular procedure terms?

  • Electrocardiogram: record of heart's electrical activity
  • Holter Monitor: portable ECG for heart rates
  • CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Defibrillation: electric shock to restore heart rhythm
  • Angiography: x-ray of blood vessels
  • Angioplasty: widening of narrowed blood vessel
  • CABG: coronary artery bypass graft
  • Carotid endarterectomy: removal of clogged carotid artery lining
  • Valvoplasty: repair or replacement of heart valve
  • Cardiac Catheterization: diagnostic procedure for heart
• What is thrombocytosis?

  Increase in thrombocytes in blood
• What is arteriostenosis?

  Narrowing of an artery
• What is pericarditis?

  Inflammation of the pericardium
• What is atrial fibrillation?


  Rapid, irregular twitching of the atrial wall
• What is ventricular fibrillation?

  Rapid, irregular contractions of the ventricles
• What is arrhythmia?

  Loss of normal rhythm of heartbeat
• What is asystole?

  Lack of electrical activity in heart