Vocab. Week 3 Flashcard

Front

Insufficient oxygen levels in blood or tissue.

Back

hypoxia

Front

Formation of tissue death due to local oxygen deficiency.

Back

infarction

Front

Cough or spit out phlegm from throat/lungs.

Back

expectorate

Front

Used in medicine as a vasodilator for angina pectoris.

Back

Nitroglycerin

Front

Severe chest pain, often spreading to shoulders, arms, and neck, due to inadequate blood supply to the heart.

Back

angina pectoris

Front

A blood clot, air bubble, or fatty deposit carried in the bloodstream that causes an embolism.

Back

embolus

Front

Disease of arteries with fatty plaques on inner walls.

Back

atherosclerosis

Front

Phase of heartbeat when heart relaxes and chambers fill with blood.

Back

diastole

Front

Phase of heartbeat when heart muscle contracts and pumps blood into arteries.

Back

systole

Front

Blue or purple skin/mucous membranes due to low oxygen saturation.

Back

cyanotic