Match the following term

Question

1. systolic
2. auscultation
3. infarct
4. murmur
5. palpitations
6. angina pectoris
7. cardiac arrest
8. prolapse
9. MI
10. aneurysm
11. embolus
12. hypotension
13. catheter
14. plaque
15. stent
16. regurgitation
17. endocarditis
18. CoA
19. flutter
20. hemorrhoid
21. HTN
22. cardiac scan
23. CHF
24. Holter monitor
25. Cardiotonic

a. Racing, pounding heartbeat
b. Thin, flexible tube inserted into body
c. Chest pain
d. Bacterial infection of inner layer of the heart
e. Congenital narrowing of aorta
f. High blood pressure
g. Highest blood pressure reading
h. Portable EKG
i. Floating blood clot
j. Stainless steel tube placed within vessel
k. Varicose vein in anal region
l. Area of necrosis in an organ
m. Left ventricle is too weak to pump efficiently
n. Increases force of cardiac muscle contraction
o. Listening to body sounds
p. Heart attack
q. Uses radioactive thallium
r. Loose heart valve
s. To flow backward
t. Also called a bruit
u. Atria beats too fast but in regular pattern
v. Deposit of fatty lipids in an artery
w. Localized widening of an arterial wall
x. Low blood pressure
y. Complete stopping of heart activity

Answer 1

1. g
2. o
3. l
4. t
5. a
6. c
7. y
8. r
9. p
10. w
11. i
12. x
13. b
14. v
15. j
16. s
17. d
18. e
19. u
20. k
21. f
22. q
23. m
24. h
25. n