Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Diseases

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

• Veins

• Artery

• Capillaries

The blue tubes within the body represent which of the following?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Bones

Condition of higher-than normal blood pressure

• bradytension

• hypertension

• tachytension

• tachypnea

Narrowing of arteries results in decreased blood flow in the lower extremities

• Coronary artery disease

• flutter

• atherosclerosis

• Peripheral Artery Disease

Results from reduced blood flow from the heart; causes weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, edema in lower extremities

• cyanosis

• hypotension

• congestive heart failure

• pericarditis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery

• fibrillation

• cardiomyopathy

• Aneurysm

• flutter

Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart

• Peripheral artery disease

• Cardiac tamponade

• Coronary Artery Disease

• hyotension

Condition of thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls

• Coronary Artery Disease

• Arteriosclerosis

• Peripheral Artery Disease

• Atherosclerosis

Syndrome of agitation, anxiety, or restlessness caused by insufficient peripheral blood flow back to the heart

• murmur

• Shock

• emboli

• thrombus

Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries

• coronary artery disease

• atherosclerosis

• thrombus

• arteriosclerosis