EMS 210 CH 5
Which of the following statements regarding the atria is not true?
Atria pump blood out of the heart.
Which of the following statements regarding blood pressure is not true?
Blood pressure is highest when the heart is relaxed.
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?
CABG
Which term means high pressure ?
hypertension
Which abbreviation stands for high blood pressure?
HTN
Which of the following conditions is periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body?
Raynaud's phenomenon
Which of the following statements regarding the conduction system of the heart is not true?
The AV node stimulates the SA node.
Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is not true?
The left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.
Which of the following statements regarding heart valves is not true?
The mitral valve is a semilunar valve.
Which term means process of recording a vessel ?
angiography
Which term is misspelled?
angiplasty
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a blood test?
cardiac enzymes
Which term means enlarged heart ?
cardiomegaly
Which medication increases the force of cardiac muscle contractions?
cardiotonic
The pulmonary artery:
carries blood away from the heart
The heart receives its blood supply from the:
coronary arteries
The lining of the heart is called the:
endocardium
Which term is misspelled?
fribillation
Which term means pertaining to between the atria ?
interatrial
Which heart valve has two cusps?
mitral
The aorta carries:
oxygenated blood to the body
Which term is misspelled?
phleboitis
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
pulmonary
The circulatory system transports waste to all the following organs except :
rectum
Which of the following is also known as the pacemaker of the heart?
sinoatrial node
Which of the following organs is not part of the cardiovascular system?
spleen
Streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator are used for:
thrombolytic therapy
Heart valve stenosis means the valve is:
too stiff
Which of the following medications does not treat hypertension?
vasoconstrictors
In bacterial endocarditis, the mass of bacteria that forms is referred to as:
vegetation
Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the:
vena cavae
Which of the following statements is true regarding pulmonary circulation?
It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?
MI
Which abbreviation is an arrhythmia?
V fib
Which of the following statements regarding the ventricles is not true?
Ventricles receive blood directly from the veins, returning blood to the heart.
A weakened and ballooned artery is called a(n):
aneurysm
Which of the following conditions is not a congenital anomaly?
aneurysm
Which condition is the severe chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia?
angina pectoris
Blood exits the left side of the heart into the:
aorta
The largest artery in the body is the:
aorta
Which surgical procedure would be used to join together two arteries?
arterial anastomosis
Which blood vessels have the thickest smooth muscle wall?
arteries
The smallest arteries are called:
arterioles
Which term means hardened artery ?
arteriosclerosis
Which structure of the conduction system was formerly called the bundle of His?
atrioventricular bundle
Which term means listening to the sounds within the body ?
auscultation
The diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the blood into the body tissues occurs in the:
capillary bed
The complete stopping of heart activity is called:
cardiac arrest
In which condition is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently?
congestive heart failure
Which surgical procedure uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?
coronary artery bypass graft
Which of the following is a floating clot that has broken off a clot somewhere else in the body?
embolus
Which surgical procedure removes the damaged inner lining of an artery?
endarterectomy
Which procedure uses a heart-lung machine?
extracorporeal circulation
Which term is misspelled?
murmer
Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting in order to pump blood?
myocardium
Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeat ?
palpitations
Which combining form is for a structure not found inside the heart?
phleb/o
Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery ?
plaque
Which of the following terms means to flow backward ?
regurgitation
What is the name of the steel tube placed within a blood vessel?
stent
Which combining form means chest ?
steth/o
Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures cardiac fitness?
stress test
Which term means fast heartbeat ?
tachycardia
Which of the following conditions is caused by an inflamed vein causing the formation of blood clots within the vein?
thrombophlebitis
Which of the following statements regarding the heart is not true?
The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.
The most common form of arteriosclerosis is:
atherosclerosis
The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.
bicuspid
The narrowest blood vessels are called:
capillaries
A heart specialist would be called a:
cardiologist
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is able to visualize internal cardiac structures?
echocardiography
Varicose veins in the anal region are called:
hemorrhoids
Which therapeutic device is used to treat ventricular fibrillation?
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Which surgical procedure is used to treat varicose veins?
ligation and stripping
Fibrillation means that:
the heartbeat is dangerously irregular
In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?
valve prolapse
