Chapter 14 Med Term

Front 1

Angiography

Back 1

X-Ray exam of vessels

Front 2

Angioplasty

Back 2

Balloon catheter used to exert pressure on the plaque

Front 3

Anticoagulant

Back 3

Medication to delay blood clotting

Front 4

Right lymphatic duct

Back 4

Large lymph vessel in the chest that drains the lymph from the upper right part of the body

Front 5

Adenoids

Back 5

Masses of lymph tissue in nasopharynx

Front 6

Thymus Gland

Back 6

Organ in the mediastinum that produces T-cell lymphocytes and helps in the immune response

Front 7

Lymph capillaries

Back 7

Tiniest lymph vessels

Front 8

Lymph nodes

Back 8

Stationary lymph tissue along the path of lymph vessels all over the body

Front 9

Thoracic duct

Back 9

Large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from the lower part and left side of the body above the diaphragm

Front 10

Intertestinal fluid

Back 10

Fluid that lies between cells and becomes lymph as it enters lymph capillaries

Front 11

Spleen

Back 11

Organ need stomach that produces, stores and eliminates blood cells

Front 12

Echocardiogram

Back 12

Reflected sound waves from the heart

Front 13

Holter monitor

Back 13

Recording device for ECG activity

Front 14

Treadmill test

Back 14

Evaluation of heart function by excersise

Front 15

Arterial blood gasses

Back 15

Measurement of O2, CO2, and pH

Front 16

CBC

Back 16

Complete blood count of Hg, hct, WBC, RBC, differential

Front 17

Cholesterol

Back 17

A fat like substance found in vessel walls

Front 18

ECG

Back 18

Electrical recording of heart activity

Front 19

Prothrombin

Back 19

Blood coagulation test

Front 20

Angiocardiography

Back 20

X Ray record of heart and blood vessels

Front 21

Build and destroy blood cells

Back 21

Function of the spleen

Front 22

Carry Electrical Impulses

Back 22

Not a function of circulation

Front 23

Red blood cells

Back 23

Erythrocytes

Front 24

White blood cells

Back 24

Leukocytes

Front 25

Hemoglobin

Back 25

Red blood cell pigment

Front 26

Plasma

Back 26

Blood fluids

Front 27

Fibrinogen

Back 27

Blood clotting protein

Front 28

Serum

Back 28

Blood fluid that does not clot

Front 29

Diastolic pressure

Back 29

Bottom number in a blood pressure reading

Front 30

Sphygmomanometer

Back 30

Instrament for measuring blood pressure

Front 31

Cardiac catheterization

Back 31

Catheter placed into the heart through a vein in the arm and used to detect abnormal blood flow in arteries

Front 32

Commissurotomy

Back 32

Cutting of a heart valve that is defective

Front 33

Diuretic

Back 33

Medication that reduces the intravascular blood volume, thus lowering blood pressure

Front 34

Doppler

Back 34

Ultrasonic probe that checks blood flow

Front 35

Electrocardiogram

Back 35

Picture of electrical impulses of the heart

Front 36

Endarterectomy

Back 36

Boring out the inner lining of an artery to increase the size of the lumen

Front 37

Hypothermia

Back 37

Having a body temp below normal, may be induced as theraputic measure

Front 38

Pacemaker

Back 38

A battery powered device implanted to regulate heartbeat

Front 39

Sinus rhythm

Back 39

Normal heart rhythm originating in the SA node

Front 40

Sodium restricted diet

Back 40

Adjunct treatment to help reduce edema and blood pressurw

Front 41

Vasodilator

Back 41

Drug that causes a vessel to dilate

Front 42

Vasopressor

Back 42

Drug that causes a vessel to constrict

Front 43

Venipuncture

Back 43

Puncture of a vein