Medical Terminology Final Exam Chapter 5-7
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