Ch 5 Med Term Test
Which of the following statements regarding the atria is not true? The two atria are separated by a septum. Atria are the upper chambers. Atria receive blood into the heart. Atria pump blood out of the heart.
Atria pump blood out of the heart.
Which term means high pressure? supratension hypotension hypermanometer hypertension
hypertension
Which of the following statements regarding the conduction system of the heart is not true? The AV node stimulates the SA node. The conduction system stimulates the different chambers of the heart in the correct order. Purkinje fibers stimulate the ventricular myocardium. The heart rate is regulated by the autonomic nervous system.
The AV node stimulates the SA node.
Which of the following statements regarding the heart is not true? The heart is located in the mediastinum of the chest. The heart has four chambers. The heart is a muscular pump. The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.
The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.
Which of the following conditions is not a congenital anomaly? coarctation of the aorta tetralogy of Fallot patent ductus arteriosus aneurysm
aneurysm
Which term means process of recording a vessel? angiogram arteriography angiography hemangiography
angiography
The largest artery in the body is the: vena cava pulmonary artery aorta None of these
aorta
The most common form of arteriosclerosis is: pericarditis polyarteritis atheroma atherosclerosis
atherosclerosis
The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve. bicuspid pulmonary tricuspid aortic
bicuspid
The complete stopping of heart activity is called: cardiac arrest fibrillation bundle branch block angina pectoris
cardiac arrest
Which term means enlarged heart? cardiomegaly cardiostenosis cardiorrhexis cardiosclerosis
cardiomegaly
The pulmonary artery: carries blood to the ventricles carries blood away from the lungs carries blood to the body carries blood away from the heart
carries blood away from the heart
In which condition is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently? endocarditis heart valve prolapse congestive heart failure myocarditis
congestive heart failure
The heart receives its blood supply from the: coronary arteries ventricles coronary sinus aorta
coronary arteries
Which surgical procedure removes the damaged inner lining of an artery? endarterectomy embolectomy arterial anastomosis ligation and stripping
endarterectomy
The lining of the heart is called the: endocardium pericardium myocardium epicardium
endocardium
Which term means pertaining to between the atria? transatrial interarterial intra-atrial interatrial
interatrial
The aorta carries: oxygenated blood to the lungs oxygenated blood to the body deoxygenated blood to the heart deoxygenated blood to the lungs
oxygenated blood to the body
Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeat? plaque palpitations angiospasm murmur
palpitations
Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery? plaque arterioma stent ischemia
plaque
The circulatory system transports waste to all the following organs except: lung kidney rectum liver
rectum
Which combining form means chest? angi/o phleb/o sphygm/o steth/o
steth/o
Fibrillation means that: the heart has stopped beating the heartbeat is dangerously irregular the heart has suffered a heart attack the heart is beating too fast
the heartbeat is dangerously irregular
Heart valve stenosis means the valve is: too large too loose too small too stiff
too stiff
In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose? valvorrhexis valve stenosis valvulitis valve prolapse
valve prolapse
In bacterial endocarditis, the mass of bacteria that forms is referred to as: bacterioma thrombus pyoma vegetation
vegetation
Which abbreviation stands for high blood pressure? HTN BP bpm CSD
HTN
A weakened and ballooned artery is called a(n): atherosclerosis arteriosclerosis phlebitis aneurysm
aneurysm
Which condition is the severe chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia? angina pectoris coronary artery disease myocardial infarction congestive heart failure
angina pectoris
Which surgical procedure would be used to join together two arteries? endarterectomy arterial anastomosis arterial stent bypass graft
arterial anastomosis
The smallest arteries are called: arteriules capillaries arteriums arterioles
arterioles
Which term means hardened artery? angiosclerosis atherosclerosis arteriosclerosis arteriostenosis
arteriosclerosis
Which term means listening to the sounds within the body? Selected Answer: palpitations stethoscope auscultation murmur
auscultation
The narrowest blood vessels are called: arterioles venules capillaries veins
capillaries
A heart specialist would be called a: phlebotomist coronologist hemangiologist cardiologist
cardiologist
Which surgical procedure uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body? arterial anastomosis aneurysmectomy coronary artery bypass graft intracoronary artery stent
coronary artery bypass graft
Which therapeutic device is used to treat ventricular fibrillation? extracorporeal circulation implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pericardiocentesis pacemaker
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Which of the following terms means to flow backward? palpitation infarct stent regurgitation
regurgitation
Which term means fast heartbeat? fibrillation hypercardia bradycardia tachycardia
tachycardia
