Ch. 37 Cardiovascular System
Which drug is a class III antidysrhythmic?
Amiodarone
Which of the following statements regarding blood pressure is not true?
Blood pressure is highest when the heart is relaxed.
Which abbreviation stands for high blood pressure?
HTN
Which of the following statements is true regarding pulmonary circulation?
It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs. Blood travels to the lungs to exchange CO2 for oxygen Pulmonary circulation involves the right ventricle pumping deoxygenated blood rich with CO2 to the lunbs via the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary vein brings oxygenated blood back to the heart. Blood is pumped from the atria to the ventricles. The aorta pumps oxygenated blood to the body. The pulmonary artery pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?
MI
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 abbreviation is an arrhythmia?
V fib
A weakened and ballooned artery is called a(n):
aneurysm
Which condition is the severe chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia?
angina pectoris
Which term means process of recording a vessel?
angiography
Blood exists the left side of the heart into the:
aorta
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 heart specialist would be called a:
cardiologist
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 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 high pressure?
hypertension
The aorta carries:
oxygenated blood to the lungs
Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeats?
palpitations
Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?
plaque
Which of the following is also known as the pacemaker of the heart?
sinoatrial node
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
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
