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