Medical Terms: Blood Pressure, Heart Conditions, and Blood Components, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Medical Terms: Blood Pressure, Heart Conditions, and Blood Components and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 blood pressure DEFINITION 1 pressure of the blood in the circulatory system(systolic and diastolic)>120 / >80 normal120-139 / 80-89 prehypertension140-159 / 90-99 Stage 1 hypertension160 or more / 100 or more Stage 2 hypertension TERM 2 murmur DEFINITION 2 abnormal heart/vessel sound TERM 3 arrythmia DEFINITION 3 heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm TERM 4 palpitation DEFINITION 4 flutter (skip a beat) TERM 5 fibrillation DEFINITION 5 heart rhythm is fast and irregular TERM 6 bradycardia DEFINITION 6 slow heart beat TERM 7 tachycardia DEFINITION 7 fast heart beat TERM 8 ischemia DEFINITION 8 lack of blood flow TERM 9 defibrillator DEFINITION 9 helps stop fibrillation TERM 10 sphygmomanometer DEFINITION 10 measures blood pressure TERM 21 hypercalcemia DEFINITION 21 too much calcium in blood TERM 22 functions of lymphatic system DEFINITION 22 helps carry capillary seepage back to bloodstreamhelps fight infection TERM 23 thrombocytes DEFINITION 23 clot cells (platelets) TERM 24 plasma DEFINITION 24 fluid part of blood TERM 25 serum DEFINITION 25 fluid that remains after blood clots TERM 26 hemoglobin DEFINITION 26 iron containing pigment of RBC's02 and C02 TERM 27 lymph DEFINITION 27 fluid in lymphatic vessels TERM 28 antigen DEFINITION 28 foreign invaders TERM 29 antibody DEFINITION 29 attacks antigens TERM 30 phagocyte DEFINITION 30 WBC that iscapable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles TERM 31 prothrombin DEFINITION 31 protein to help clot blood TERM 32 globulin DEFINITION 32 protein to fight infections TERM 33 corpuscle DEFINITION 33 blood cell TERM 34 hemorrhage DEFINITION 34 burst of blood TERM 35 hemophilia DEFINITION 35 problem with clotting blood