- Blockage of arteries carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys, and other organs is:
- ___________ is (are) used to treat arrhythmias.
- A tube that is meshlike or slotted and used to prevent vessel obstruction is a(n):
- Bacterial endocarditis produces lesions resembling cauliflower called __________ that break off into the bloodstream as __________.
- Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart is called ________
- When a blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb, the condition is called:
- Uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias that make you aware of your heartbeat are known as ____________.
- This diagnostic imaging procedure can identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteries.
- With ________ congestive heart failure, fluid backs up in the lungs and other parts of the body.
- _____________, which is abbreviated ___, refers to the condition in which the valve between the left atrium and ventricle becomes enlarged and protrudes into the left atrium during systole.
- The abnormality that refers to the intermittent ischemic attacks that affect arterioles of the skin is:
- ___________ is a serious cardiac arrhythmia that can result in sudden cardiac arrest.
- A congenital heart disease in which the blood flows from the aorta into the pulmonary artery through a small opening is called:
- The two upper chambers of the heart are the __________, and the two lower chambers are the __________.
- The saclike membrane surrounding the heart is the:
- The _____ brings oxygen-poor blood into the heart from the upper parts of the body.
- The thick middle layer of the heart wall composed of muscle is the:
- Assign each valve to the corresponding chamber that it prevents backflow intoRight atrium right ventricle left atrium left ventricle Pulmonary semilunar valve aortic semilunar valve biscuspid (mitral) valve tricuspid valve
- The electrical impulse that triggers the contraction of the heart muscle originates in the __________ node, which is abbreviated __ node.
- The area of specialized cardiac tissue that receives the cardiac impulse from the sinoatrial node is the: