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