Vocabulary test w. 40

largest artery in the body aorta

between the left ventricle and the largest artery in the body aortic valve

receive oxygenated blood from lungs and body atria

first two brances of the aorta; feed the heart chambers coronary arteries

relaxation of heart muscle diastole

common namn for S-A node pacemaker

link between right ventricle and artery extending from it pulmonary vavle

separates right and left sides of heart septum

(muscular) contraction of heart muscle systole

receive blood from atria and force it into the body from the apex of the heart ventricles

the absence of oxygen form the body's gases, blood circut, capillaries or tissues anoxia

absence of spontaneous respiration apnea

AKA suffocation, interruption of breathing resulting in asphyxia/intake of carbon dioxide asphyxiation

a chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing and wheezing asthma

medication that expands the opening diameter of the passageway into the lugns bronchodilator

acute respiratpry syndrome in children and infants characterized by the obstruction of the larynx croup

genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus cystic fibrosis

difficulty or labored breathing, also known as shortness of breath dyspnea

progressive loss of lung function that is commonly attributed to longterm smoking emphysema

inflammation of the larynx laryngitis

inflammation of the pleura that produces sharp internal chest pain with each breath pleurisy

inflammation of the sinus chambers sinusitis

emergency procedure performed to gain access to the airway below a blockage tracheotomy

an infectious disease caused by myobacterium tuberculosis, usually attacks fibers/fibrous tissues in the lungs tuberculosis

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