HCMA 112 Week Two Terminology

Blood vessel that carries deoxygenated or dirty blood

• Artery

• Capillary

• Vein

Blood vessel that carries oxygenated or clean blood

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillary

Smallest of the blood vessels.

• Capillary

• Artery

• Vein

Decreased supply of oxygenated blood to an area or body part

• Occlude

• Ischemia

• Cardiac Arrest

Occlude

• To close off or block

• The period of contraction of the heart

• Decreased supply of oxygenated blood to an area or body part

Diastole

• The period of contraction of the heart

• The period of relaxation of the chambers of the heart during which blood enters the heart from the vascular system and the lungs

• A condition in which cardiac contractions stop completely

Systole

• The period of relaxation of the chambers of the heart during which blood enters the heart from the vascular system and the lungs

• Decreased supply of oxygenated blood to an area or body part

• The period of contraction of the heart

Myocardial Infarction (MI)

• Heart Attack

• A condition in which cardiac contractions stop completely

• The period of contraction of the heart

Cardiac Arrest

• The period of contraction of the heart

• Heart Attack

• A condition in which cardiac contractions stop completely

Deep Vein Thrombosis