Medical Terminology Final Exam Chapter 5-7

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Which of the following statements regarding leukocytes is not true?

Agranulocytes have granules in their cytoplasm.

Which of the following abbreviations is not a blood test?

BMT

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

CABG

Which term means high pressure?

hypertension

A phlebotomy removes blood from an artery and is also called venipuncture.

False

A pro-time indicates how many days circulating red blood cells survive before they are removed by the spleen.

False

A white blood cell differential measures the difference between the number of red blood cells and white blood cells.

False

Diastole is the contraction phase of the heart.

False

Iron-deficiency anemia occurs when there is a loss of functioning red bone marrow.

False

Leukemia causes an excessive number of immature red blood cells circulating in the bloodstream.

False

Myocarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart.

False

Orthostatic hypotension is the sudden rise in blood pressure when a person stands up.

False

Plasma and serum are interchangeable words.

False

Platelets are the watery part of blood.

False

Which abbreviation stands for high blood pressure?

HTN

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?

MI

Which of the following statements regarding the heart is not true?

The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.

A decrease in red blood cells may indicate anemia.

True

A hematinic medication increases the number of erythrocytes in the blood.

True

A hematoma is commonly called a bruise.

True

A thrombolytic medication dissolves clots.

True

An erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a blood test that determines if there is an inflammatory process occurring in the body.

True

An increase in the blood levels of cardiac enzymes may indicate damage to the heart muscle.

True

Angina pectoris may be a symptom of a heart attack.

True

Bone marrow aspiration can be used to look for leukemia or aplastic anemia.

True

CPR is a combination of chest compressions and artificial respiration.

True

Enucleated means having no nucleus.

True

Excessive cholesterol in the bloodstream is called hyperlipidemia.

True

Heart valves control the direction of blood flow.

True

Hemolytic reaction occurs when a blood transfusion reacts with the patient's own blood.

True

Hemostasis means to stop bleeding.

True

In an infarct an area of tissue in an organ undergoes necrosis.

True

Platelets are actually fragments broken off from a larger cell.

True

The tip of the heart is called the apex.

True

Which blood type is called the universal recipient?

Type AB

Which blood type is called the universal donor?

Type O

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

Which term means process of recording a vessel?

angiography

Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?

anticoagulant

Blood exits the left side of the heart into the:

aorta

The largest artery in the body is the:

aorta

Which anemia results from the loss of functioning bone marrow?

aplastic anemia

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

The most common form of arteriosclerosis is:

atherosclerosis

Which term means listening to the sounds within the body?

auscultation

A(n) ________ transfusion consists of blood stored from the patient's own body.

autologous

The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.

bicuspid

The narrowest blood vessels are called:

capillaries

The complete stopping of heart activity is called:

cardiac arrest

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a blood test?

cardiac enzymes

A heart specialist would be called a:

cardiologist

Which term means enlarged heart?

cardiomegaly

The pulmonary artery:

carries blood away from the heart

In which condition is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently?

congestive heart failure

The heart receives its blood supply from the:

coronary arteries

Which surgical procedure uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?

coronary artery bypass graft

Which of the following blood tests checks for bacterial growth?

culture and sensitivity

Which of the following is a general term meaning a blood disease?

dyscrasia

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

The lining of the heart is called the:

endocardium

Which term means too few red (cells)?

erythropenia

Which of the following blood tests measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood?

hematocrit

Which term means blood destruction?

hemolytic

Which type of anemia results from the excessive loss of erythrocytes?

hemolytic anemia

Which term means pertaining to between the atria?

interatrial

Which of the following conditions is a cancer?

leukemia

Which of the following is not an inherited condition?

leukemia

Which term means too many white cells?

leukocytosis

Which term means too few white blood cells?

leukopenia

Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting in order to pump blood?

myocardium

The aorta carries:

oxygenated blood to the body

Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeat?

palpitations

Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?

plaque

The watery part of blood is called:

plasma

Which is not one of the formed elements of the blood?

plasma

Which condition results in thick blood as a result of having too many red blood cells?

polycythemia vera

Which artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

pulmonary

Which blood test examines the shape of red blood cells?

red blood cell morphology

Blood cells are produced in the:

red bone marrow

Which of the following terms means to flow backward?

regurgitation

Which term means pertaining to blood?

sanguinous and hematic

Which of the following conditions is a blood infection?

septicemia

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

What is the name of the steel tube placed within a blood vessel?

stent

Which combining form means chest?

steth/o

Which term means fast heartbeat?

tachycardia

Fibrillation means that:

the heartbeat is dangerously irregular

Red blood cells appear red because:

they contain hemoglobin

Which term means clotting cell?

thrombocyte

Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?

thrombolytic

Which of the following conditions is caused by an inflamed vein causing the formation of blood clots within the vein?

thrombophlebitis

Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the:

vena cavae

The mixture of plasma and blood cells is called:

whole blood


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