A | B |
Arteries | Carries blood from the heart |
Anemia | Lower than normal red blood cells in the body |
Arrhythmia | Irregular heart beat |
Necrosis | Death of tissue |
Dyscrasia | Any abnormal blood condition |
Plasma | Straw colored fluid found in blood carries nutrients |
Aneurysm | Balloon-like enlargement of an artery |
Angina pectoris | Left sided chest pain |
Dilatation | Widening |
Palpitation | Pounding or racing heart |
Arterioles | Small arteries |
Ischemia | Deficiency of blood supply |
Bradycardia | Slow heart beat |
Tricuspid valve | Valve situated between right atrium and right ventricle |
Mitral valve | Valve situated between left atrium and left ventricle |
Serum | Plasma with clotting proteins removed |
Aorta | Largest artery in the body |
Thrombocytes | Clotting cells |
Hemoglobin | Blood protein found in red blood cells |
Venule | Small vein |
Gallop | Heart rate increases |
Myocardium | Muscle layer of the heart |
Embolus | Floating clot |
Stenosis | Narrowing |
Type O | Universal donor blood type |
Capillaries | Smallest blood vessels |
Tachycardia | Fast heart beat |
Veins | Carries blood to the heart |
Leukocytes | These blood cells help fight infection |
Percussion | Tapping the body surface with fingers |
Holter Monitor | Monitor of the heart |
Catheterization | Thin flexible tube inserted into a vein or artery to heart |
Stress test | Test to determine physical exertion |
Auscultation | Listening to sounds with a stethoscope |