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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM CCHI TEST (Spanish)
1. Cardiovascular: Cardiovascular: relating to the heart and the blood vessels
2. Blood vessel: Vaso Sanguíneo: An elastic tube or passage in the body through which blood
circulates
3. Artery: Arteria: A blood vessel that carries blood (usually with oxygen) away from the heart to
the cells, tissues, and organs of the body
4. Vein: Vena a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
5. Aorta: Aorta: the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory
system
6. Atrium: Aurícula a top chamber of the heart in which blood enters the heart
7. Ventricle: Ventrículo a bottom chamber of the heart which pumps the blood out of the heart
8. Valve: Válvula: allows blood to flow through it in only one direction
9. Cholesterol: Colesterol: a fat-like substance ( lipid) that is found in certain foods and is also
produced in the body (liver and intestines). The body needs some cholesterol to work properly.
But high levels of cholesterol in the blood can block arteries and increase the risk of heart
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disease.
10. Plaque: Placa; A deposit, build-up of fatty material, cellular waste products, calcium and
other substances on the inner lining of an arterial wall.
11. Atherosclerosis: Ateroesclerosis: a disease when arteries harden and become narrower due
to the plaque.
12. High blood pressure Syn. Hypertension: presión alta / hipertensión (In Span- ish, people
usually just say "high pressure." The "blood" part is implied.) : It is also acceptable to replace
"presión" with "tensión" in an adult as a blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg
systolic pressure or greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure.
13. Low blood pressure Syn. Hypotension: presión baja / hipotensión (See com- ment above):
generally when systolic blood pressure is less than 90 mm Hg or diastolic less than 60 mm H
14. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Enfermedad de las arterias coronarias (EAC).
Sinónimo: arterioesclerosis coronaria is arteriosclerosis of the inner lining of the blood vessels
that supply blood to the heart.
15. Angina (Angina Pectoris): Angina (angina de pecho) : chest pain or discomfort that usually
occurs with activity or stress. Angina is chest discomfort due to poor blood flow through the
blood vessels in the heart.
16. Palpitations: Palpitaciones : the feelings of having rapid, fluttering or pounding heart.
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