Med Term 2, Test 1 Review Chpt 5-6
Blood disorder in which RBC’s are larger than normal: megaloblastic anemia
Specialist that treats disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues: hemotologist
One cell thick, smallest blood vessels: capillaries
Abnormally slow resting heart rate: bradycardia
Pulmonary arteries carry: oxygen poor blood
Balloon-like enlargement of artery wall: aneurysm
Highest BP against artery walls, when ventricles contract: Systolic pressure
Formed in bone marrow, most common type WBC: neutrophils
Iron containing pigment of erythrocytes, transports oxygen: hemoglobin
Irregular quivering of the walls of the atria: atrial fibrillation
Portable EKG worn by a patient for 24 hrs: Holter monitor
Total number of leukocytes is less than normal: leukopenia
Medication that controls irregularities of the heartbeat; antiarrythmic
Condition when the heart can’t pump all the blood it receives: Congestive Heart failure
Automated External Defibrillator: for non professionals to shock patient into normal rhythm
Heart Attack: Myocardial Infarction
Septicemia: microorganisms and toxins in blood
Embolus: foreign object (ie blood clot) circulating in the blood
Vascular surgeon: specialist in treatment of blood vessels
Staphylococcus Aureus: causes toxic shock syndrome and food poisoning
Toxoplasmosis: pet feces
T Cells: immune defense, coordinating immune defenses, kills on contact
Streptococci forms chains
Benign: not life threatening, doesn’t reoccur
Autoimmune disorder of digestive system: crohn’s
Lymphangioma: tumor of abnormal lymphatic vessels
Complement: mark foreign invaders and attracts phagocytes
Immunodeficiency disorder; weakened immune system
Lymphoma: malignancy of lymphoid tissues
Spleen; hemolytic fxn
Mononucleosis; viral
Myosarcoma: malignant tumor of muscle tissue
Tinea Pedis: fungal infection
Chickenpox: varicella
Antiangoigenesis: disrupts blood supply to tumor
Sarcoma: affects breasts, lymphatic, glandular tissue, not bone
Metastisize; : process in which cancer spreads
Ductal Carcinoma in situ: earliest stage breast cancer
Mitral valve located between LA and LV
Peripheral Vascular Disease; disorders of blood vessels outside heart and brain
Dyscrasia: blood disorder
Heart murmer; abnormal heart sound
LDL bad cholesterol
Serum: plasma after blood and clotting cells removed
Embolism: blockage of vessel by embolus
Throbocytes: known as platelets
Blood gases: oxygen, Co2, nitrogen
Ischemia: insufficient blood supply
Cardiomyopathy: all diseases of heart muscle
Palpitation; racing heart beat, may occur with a panic attack
Bradycardia; slow heartbeat
Coronary Artery disease: atherosclerosis of coronary arteries
Hypoperfusion: deficiency of blood passing through organ or tissue
Reynauds: peripheral occlusive disease, triggered by cold or stress
Needle breast biopsy: xray guided needle to remove tissue
Lumpectomy: removal of tumor in the breast once they have diagnosed
Vermiform appendix; lymph tissue that hangs from the cecum
Peyers patches; lymphoid tissue, in ileum
MRSA; serious, difficult to treat
Staphyococci form clusters
Mastectomy: all breast tissue removed
Antigen: any substance the body see’s as foreign
Phagocytosis: destroying by swallowing
Allergen; produces allergic rxn
MATCHING:
Aneurysmectomy: surgical removal of an aneurysm
arteriectomy: surgical removal of part of an artery
atherectomy: surgical removal of plaque
carotid endarterectomy: surgical removal of the lining of the carotid artery
endarterectomy: surgical removal of the lining of the artery
ANEMIAS
Angiitis; inflamm of blood vessel
Angiospasm: spasm of blood vessels
Angiostenosis: narrowing of blood vessel
Arteriosclerosis: thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
Phlebitis;; inflamm of vein
Bacterial endocarditis: inflamm of heart lining caused by bacteria
Carditis: inflamm of heart
Endocarditis: inflamm of lining
Myocarditis: inflamm of heart muscle
Pericarditis: inflamm of sac surrounding the heart
Allergen: antigen capable of producing allergic response
Allergy:over-reaction of the body
Antibody; disease fighting protien
Antigen: foreign
Lymphokines: signals
Bacilli: rod
Rickettsia: small bacteria live on fleas and ticks
Spirochetes: spiral
Staphylocci: clusters
Streptococci: chains