Chapter 5
The diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the blood into the body tissues occurs in the
capillary beds
Which of the following surgical procedures uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?
coronary artery bypass graft
Which of the following therapeutic devices is used to treat ventricular fibrillation?
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Which of the following surgical procedures is used to treat varicose veins?
ligation and stripping
Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting to pump blood?
myocardium
Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
pulmonary
Which of the following combining forms means chest?
steth/o
Streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator are used for
thrombolytic therapy
In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?
valve prolapse
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?
CABG
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is able to visualize internal cardiac structures?
echocardiography
Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the
vena cavae
Blood exits the left side of the heart into the
aorta
The smallest arteries are called
arterioles
Which of the following terms means listening to the sounds within the body?
auscultation
A weakened and ballooned artery is called a(n)
aneurysm
Which of the following statements regarding the conduction system of the heart is FALSE?
The atrioventricular (AV) node stimulates the sinoatrial (SA) node
Which of the following conditions is NOT a congenital anomaly?
aneurysm
Which of the following abbreviations indicates an arrhythmia?
V fib
