Chapter 10 Exam Questions Part II
A synonym for the bicuspid valve is
mitral valve
Both cusps of a patient's mitral valve protrude back into the left atrium during ventricular systole, meaning she has ___
mitral valve prolapse
Cardiac tissue death occurs when a coronary artery is occluded is
myocardial infarction
Radionuclides are used in which diagnostic procedure?
myocardial perfusion imaging
Any abnormality of the sinus node is referred to as
sick sinus syndrome
Choose the correct spelling of the term for the heart's natural pacemaker
sinoatrial node
In ___ circulation, the blood traveling away from the heart first passes through the aorta on the ___ side of the heart
systemic, left
The contractive phase of the heartbeat is
systole
A physical examination technique of tapping and listening to internal body sounds is abbreviated
A&P
Open-heart surgery in which a piece of a blood vessel from another location is grafted onto one of the coronary arteries to reroute blood around a blockage is
CABG
The diagnostic imaging of the heart during exercise on a treadmill, with the use of radioactive thalllium or technetium sestamibi is abbreviates
EST
Which of the following procedures uses heat to destroy varicose veins?
Endovenous laser ablation
The diagnostic imaging procedure that images a beating heart by tagging red blood cells with a radioacive substance is
MUGA scan
Which instrument allows intavenous access for delivery of chemotherapy, antibiotics, IV fluids, and feeding for a prolonged time?
PICC
An ideopathic disease of the peripheral vascular system that causes intermittent cyanosis and/or erythema of the distal ends if the fingers and/or toes is
Raynuad disease
What is the name of the catheter used to evaluate left ventricular function?
Swan-Ganz catheter
Paroxysmal chest pain often accompanied by shortness of breath and a sensation of impending doom is
angina pectoris
Localized dilation of an artery caused by a congenital or acquired weakness in the wall of a vessel is
anuerysm
Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the ___ and returns to the heart through the ___
aorta, venae cavae
Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood away from the heart?
arteri/o
A disease in which the arterial walls become thickened and lose their elasticity without the presence of atheromas, is
arteriosclerosis
A combining form for an upper chamber of the heart is
atri/o
The most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, a serious of extremely rapid and irregular atrial contractions, is called
atrial fibrillation
Rapid, regular atrial rhythm is
atrial flutter
Choose the correct alternative name for the bundle of His
atrioventricular bundle
A sphygmomanometer measures
blood pressure
The site of exchange between the cells' fluid and the plasma of the circulatory system is at the
capillaries
What is an external or implantable device that provides an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm?
cardiac defibrillator
A progressive disorder of the ventricles of the heart is
cardiomyopathy
A lipid profile measures ___ in the circulating blood.
cholesterol and trigylcerides
Cramplike pains in the calves caused by poor circulation by poor circulation in the leg muscles are
claudication
Choose the term for the surgical division of a fibrous band or ring connecting corresponding body parts that is sued to separate the thickened adherent leaves of a stenosed mitral valve
commissurotomy
The ___ supply blood solely to the heart muscle
coronary arteries
Lack of oxygen in the blood may be evidenced as a bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips known as
cyanosis
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is
diastole
What is the use of ultrasonic waves directed through the heart to study its structure and motion?
echocardiography
Build a medical term meaning excision within the artery
endo-+ arter/o+ -ectomy
The inner lining of the heart is the
endocardium
The E in ECC stands for
extra-
Digital subtraction angiography is the injection of a radiopaque substance during cardiac catheterization for the purpose of imaging the heart and related structures
false
The word part ___ means "to flow"
fluor/o
A varicose condition of the external or internal rectal veins is
hemorrhoids
Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium in systole across a diseases valve is called
mitral regurgitation
Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood towards the heart?
phleb/o
Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through the
pulmonary arteries
The tissue walls between the chambers of the heart are
septa
The amount of blood expelled from the left ventricle compared with the total volume filling the ventricle is called
stroke volume
A congenital anomaly that consists of four defects- pulmonic stenosis, ventricular septal defect, malposition of the aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy- is called ___
tetralogy of Fallot
Build a term for a procedure to remove a blood clot along with part of the lining of his obstructed artery
thromb/o + endo + arter/o + ectomy
Inflammation of either deep or superficial veins with the formation of one or more blood clots is
thrombophlebitis
In the term ischemia, the combining form isch/o means
to hold back
Phlebotomy is the same thing as venipuncture
true
Pulmonary circulation begins with the right side of the heart sending blood to the lungs to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide
true
___ have one-way valves to prevent a backflow of blood
veins