Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Conditions: Definitions and Explanations, Quizzes of Nutrition

Download Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Conditions: Definitions and Explanations and more Quizzes Nutrition in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Aneurysm DEFINITION 1 weakened portion of the blood vessel wall TERM 2 Arteriosclerosis DEFINITION 2 general term for thickening of the walls of the blood vessels with a resulting loss of vascular elasticity and narrowed lumen TERM 3 Atherosclerosis DEFINITION 3 hickening of the blood vessel walls specifically caused by plaque TERM 4 Cardiac cachexia DEFINITION 4 CVD associated malnutrition/wasting syndrome because of extreme skeletal wasting, fatigue, and anorexia TERM 5 Claudication DEFINITION 5 pain in arms and legs due to inadequate blood flow to those muscles TERM 6 Diastolic DEFINITION 6 relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle; during this phase ventricles empty and blood fills the atria TERM 7 Embolus DEFINITION 7 blood clot that breaks from the cellular surface and freely moves through the circulation TERM 8 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy DEFINITION 8 genetic disorder causing abnormal thickening of the left ventricular wall TERM 9 Ischemia DEFINITION 9 restricted blood supply TERM 10 Stroke volume DEFINITION 10 volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each systolic phase