QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
UPDATED
⩥ asystole.
Answer: a condition when the heart ceased generating electrical
impulses (FLAT LINE)
⩥ cardiac arrest.
Answer: normal heartbeat and circulation have completely stopped
⩥ cardiology.
Answer: study of the heart
⩥ cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Answer: actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart
and lungs working
⩥ coronary arteries.
Answer: vessels that supply the myocardium
⩥ coronary artery disease.
,Answer: diseases that affect the arteries of the heart
⩥ deep vein thrombosis.
Answer: blood clot in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs
⩥ dehydration.
Answer: fluid output exceeds fluid intake causing a decrease in the
amount of fluid in body tissues
⩥ diaphoresis.
Answer: cool, pale, and moist/sweaty skin; sweating
⩥ dysrhythmias.
Answer: irregular, or absent heart rhythm
⩥ edema.
Answer: swelling from a build up of fluid in the body tissues
⩥ hemorrhage.
Answer: loss of large amount of blood from the vessels, internal or
external
,⩥ hypo-perfusion.
Answer: inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's
cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients (SHOCK)
⩥ hypotension.
Answer: abnormally low pressure of the blood
⩥ hypovolemia.
Answer: Low fluid/blood volume
⩥ myocardial infarction.
Answer: death of the heart muscle due to blockage in an artery (HEART
ATTACK)
⩥ occlusion.
Answer: blockage from fatty deposits
⩥ palpitations.
Answer: irregular or rapid heartbeats that feel as a fluttering sensation in
the chest
⩥ perfusion.
, Answer: supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from
the cells and tissues of the Body as a result of the flow of blood through
the capillaries
⩥ valve.
Answer: structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of fluid in
only one direction
⩥ ventricular fibrillation.
Answer: condition where the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized,
preventing from contracting normally
⩥ what is the blood volume in an average sized adult?.
Answer: male: 5 to 6 L
female: 4 to 5 L
⩥ what are the three functions of blood?.
Answer: transportation, regulation, protection
⩥ What does blood transport?.
Answer: 1. oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body
2. carbon dioxide from the body cells to the lungs
3. nutrients from the GI tract to body cells