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Undergraduate 3
11/07/2012

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Term
localizes bulging/balloning of the wall of artery.
Definition
aneurysm
Term
chest pain or discomfort (squeezing/pressure). Not a disorder, but a symptom of coronary artery disease/
Definition
angina
Term
irregular heart beat caused by defects in the hearts conducting system.
Definition
arrhythmia
Term
abnormally slow heart rate (less that 60bpm) caused by misfunction of SA or AV node.
Definition
bradycardia
Term
Abnormally fast but regular heart rate (greater than 100bpm).
Definition
tachycardia
Term
rapid uncontrolled heart beat. Quivers not contract.
Definition
fibrillation
Term
congenital norrowing of aorta near the junction of ductus arterious. Blood pressure high in upper limbs, low in lower limbs
Definition
Coarctation of the aorta
Term
plaques made of cholesterol, fat, calcium build in wall of coronary arteries. Reduces blood flow to myocardium producing chest pain and heart attach. Leading cause of death for men and women
Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
plaque formation in arteries is a progressive disease known as
Definition
atherosclerosis
Term
procedure which a blood vessl from another part of body is attached to coronary artery to bypass an area of blockage.
Definition
coronary artery bypass grafting
Term
blue tint to skin and mucous membrane produced by oxygen deficiency.
Definition
cyanosis
Term
bleeding, internal or external, resulting from trauma or rupture of blood vessls
Definition
hemorrhage
Term
high blood pressure
Definition
hypertension
Term
localized tissue death due by lack of arterial blood supply.
Definition
infarction
Term
death of areas of myocardium due to coronary artery disease
Definition
myocardial infaraction, commonly known as heart attack
Term
decrease in blood flow to organs or tissues caused by complete or partial blockage of coronary arteries and sever blocakege can produce infarction or arrhythmias.
Definition
ischemia
Term
an opening in the septum that separates the right and left sides of the heart.
Definition
septal defect can be atrial or ventricular- most common defect
Term
disorder involving valves of the heart that impact the hearts ability to pump blood.
Definition
valvular heart diseases
Term
failure of the valve cusps to open fully, often they're fused together.
Definition
stenosis
Term
failure of the valve to close completely usually bc of inflammation that causes enlargement of cusps or scarring of the edges.
Definition
valve incompetence
Term
occurs whne blood supply to part of brain is compromised either by blockage or rupture of an artery.
Definition
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Term
hemorrhage in the nasal cavity
Definition
epistaxis
Term
a mass of clotted blood outside of a vessel, the result of bleeding into tissues or spaces inside the body
Definition
hematoma
Term
increase in pressure within the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries caused by blockage of blood flow within the liver or tumor associated with pancreas
Definition
portal hypertension
Term
clot within a blood vessel-
clot within a deep vein of lower limb often calf-
when it migrates to pulmonary artery-
Definition
thrombosis
deep venous thrombosis
pulmonary embolism
Term
twisted dialated veins common in lower limb especially great saphenous vein. Pressure causes the valves to fail so that blood flows backwards pools and distends vessels
Definition
Term
blood draw
Definition
venipuncture
Term
common sites for blood draw
Definition
median cubit vein basilic cephalic veins and dorsal venous network of the hand
Term
swelling of the tissue due to an abnormal accumulation of tissue fluid.
Definition
Edema
Term
Swelling of lymph nodes. Viral or bacterial or cancers.
Definition
lymphadenopathy
Term
family of cancers that develop from lymphocytes and involve lymphoid tissue esp. lymph nodes. hodgkin's disease
Definition
lymphomas
Term
first set of lymph nodes to receive the metastatic cancer cells from an involved organ. Guards that watch over an organ, their inflamation is an indication of infection or cancer
Definition
sentinel nodes
Term
inflammation of the appendix. pain around belly button and then shifts to right quadrant
surgical removal-
Definition
appendicitis
appendectomy
Term
pathologic presence of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity often caused by liver disease such as cirrhosis
Definition
ascites
Term
due to liver disease raises the hydrostatic pressure in capillaries in the liver and intestine forcing lfuid out of the blood into the peritoneal cavity
Definition
portal hypertension
Term
hepatocytes are destroyed over time (by alcohol or viral infection) and replaces by connective tissue (scar) impairs liver function and
Definition
cirrhosis
Term
colon is cut and the proximal end it brought to the surface of the abdominal wall serving as a substitute anus
Definition
colostomy
Term
inflammatory bowl disease causing inflammatin and ulceration of the inner lining of the alimentary canal, most often the ileum or colon.
Definition
crohn's disease
Term
condition descriing many small pouches bulging externally from ailemenatary canal.
Inflammation results in-
Definition
diverticulosis
diverticlitis
Term
concretions made from bile salts, cholesterole or calcium carbonate that form in bile. may block cystic or bile duct preventing bile
Definition
gallstones
Term
frequent reflux of acid from stomach into the esophagus. Heartburn
Definition
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
Term
swollen veins in the anal canal
Definition
hemorrhoids
Term
liver is inflammed, it enlarges, function is impaired. there are 5 types
A
B
C
D
E
Definition
Hepatitis
A ingestion of fecal matter
B infected blood, semen, or other body fluids
C infected blood
D and E are rare in US
Term
the protrusion of a part of the stomach thru the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm
Definition
Hiatal Hernia
Term
yellow coloring of the skin, mucous membranes, sclera of the eye caused by excess bilirubin
Definition
Jaundice
Term
inflammation of the peritoneum by bacteria.
Definition
Peritonitis
Term
inflammation of the tonsils-
largest tonsil
Definition
tonsillitis
palatine tonsil
Term
sores on lining of stomach caused by the erosion of the mucousa
Definition
Ulcers
Term
Hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein delivery --% of blood to the liver?
Definition
Artery 25%
Vein 75%
Term
ligamentum arteriosum in a fetus
stunts blood from pulmonary trunk away from lungs.
Definition
ductus arteriosus
Term
fossa ovalis in a fetus. blood was shunted from right atrium to left atrium in the fetus
Definition
foramen ovale
Term
in the RA it is the pacemaker of the heart
Definition
sinuatrial node
Term
Conduction of the heart:
Definition
sinuatrial node ->
Atrioventricular node ->
Right and Left bundle branches ->
Purkinje Fibers
Term
chemoreceptor that monitors O2 levels in blood.
Definition
corotid body (on the common corotid artery)
Term
baroreceptor that senses changes in arterial blood pressure
Definition
corotid sinus
Term
which nerves pass thru the cavernous sinus?
Definition
3-6
Term
what conducts 75% of the body's lymph?
Definition
Thoracic duct
Term
Name the teeth starting from center
Definition
2 incisor
1 canine
2 premolar
3 molar and wisdom
Term
Organs supported by mesenteries
Definition
Peritoneal
stomach
superior duodenum
liver
jejunum
ileum
appendix
transverse colon
sigmoid colon
spleen
Term
Organs without mesenteries
Definition
Retroperitoneal
kidney
pancreas
descending, inferior, ascending duodenum
ascending and descending colon
rectum
Term
The round ligament of the liver in fetal
Definition
the umbilical vein
Term
ligamentum venosum in the liver in fetal
Definition
ductus venosus
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