Circulatory System Quiz
A surgical procedure in which the heart is still beating while a minimal incision is made over the coronary artery with a blockage, and an artery from the chest wall is used as the bypass, is:
MIDCAB
Inflammation and clot formation in a superficial vein is called:
SVT
Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the:
aorta
A mass of fat or lipids on the wall of an artery is a(n):
atheroma
An upper chamber of the heart is the:
atrium
Heart rate is measured in:
bpm
An enlargement of the heart is:
cardiomegaly
A general term for disease of the heart muscle is:
cardiomyopathy.
A congenital narrowing of the largest artery of the body is:
coarctation of the aorta
High blood pressure as a result of no identifiable cause is:
essential
Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through the:
pulmonary arteries
Fainting is:
syncope
A rapid heartbeat is called:
tachycardia
Blood returns to the heart from systemic circulation through the:
venae cavae
A lower chamber of the heart is the:
ventricle