Process of Perfusion


Perfusion is a normal process requiring a pump (in this case the heart) to create a strong enough force to move the blood through blood vessels for delivery to the tissues and cells throughout the body. We use several different words to describe specific things that are happening when perfusion is interrupted. This allows us to better guess what the problem may be. See if you can guess what these definitions mean.

Fill in the blanks by dragging the word to its definition.

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  • Infarction
  • Hypoxemia
  • Hypoxia
  • Necrosis
  • Ischemia
  1. Match target
  2.  poor perfusion to the tissue/organ
  3.  not enough oxygen to exchange
  4.  not enough oxygen in the blood
  5.  area of dead tissue
  6.  tissue death