Med Term Exam #2
Which of the following abbreviations is a test to assist in the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases?
ANA
Which of the following statements regarding the atria is FALSE?
Atria pump blood out of the heart
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?
CABG
The lingual tonsils are also called the adenoids
False
Which of the following statements regarding hemostasis is FALSE?
Fibrin converts platelets into a clot
Which of the following abbreviations stands for high blood pressure?
HTN
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pulmonary circulation?
It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.
Which of the following conditions involves periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body?
Raynaud's phenomenon
Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is FALSE?
The left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.
Which of the following is NOT true of the spleen
The spleen produces new erythrocytes
Which of the following is a term meaning a substance that causes an allergic reaction?
allergen
Which of the following conditions is NOT a congenital anomaly?
aneurysm
Which of the following conditions involves severe chest pain caused by a deficiency of oxygen to the heart muscle?
angina pectoris
Which of the following terms means process of recording a vessel
angiography
Which of the following terms means process of recording a vessel?
angiography
A medical term that means involuntary muscle contraction of a vessel is
angiospasm
Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?
anticoagulation
Which of the following types of anemia results from the loss of functioning bone marrow?
aplastic anemia
Which blood vessels have the thickest smooth muscle wall?
arteries
A medical term that refers to the smallest of the arteries
arteriole
The smallest arteries are called
arterioles
hardening of an artery
arteriosclerosis
The most common form of arteriosclerosis is:
atherosclerosis
Which structure of the conduction system was formerly called the bundle of His?
atrioventricular bundle
The narrowest blood vessels are called:
capillaries
The diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the blood into the body tissues occurs in the:
capillary beds
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a blood test?
cardiac biomarkers
A heart specialist is be called a:
cardiologist
The pulmonary artery:
carries blood away from the heart
In which of the following conditions is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently
congestive heart failure
In which of the following conditions is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently?
congestive heart failure
The heart receives its blood supply from the:
coronary arteries
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 is a general term meaning a blood disease?
dyscrasia
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is able to visualize internal cardiac structures?
echocardiography
Which of the following is a floating clot that has broken off of a clot somewhere else in the body?
embolus
Which of the following surgical procedures removes the damaged inner lining of an artery?
endarterectomy
Which of the following blood tests is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease?
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Which of the following procedures uses a heart-lung machine?
extracorporeal circulation
A sphygmomanometer is used for auscultation
false
A sphygmomanometer is used for auscultation.
false
A temporary deficiency of blood supply is called infarct
false
A temporary deficiency of blood supply is called infarct.
false
An aneurysm is a ballooning (localized widening) of a vein
false
An antilipidemic medication prevents cardiac arrhythmias
false
An infarct is an abnormal heart sound
false
Congenital septal defects always affect the atria
false
Doppler ultrasonography is used to measure blood pressure
false
In congenital septal defect, the electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down the septum
false
Intraventricular means between the ventricles
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
Tetralogy of Fallot is a combination of three congenital anomalies
false
The highest blood pressure reading occurs during diastole
false
The superior vena cava carries blood away from the heart
false
The ventricles are the upper, pumping chambers of the heart.
false
Which of the following blood tests measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood?
hematocrit
Which of the following types of anemia results from the excessive loss of erythrocytes?
hemolytic anemia
Which of the following gives a patient an injection of antibodies to treat a disease?
immunotherapy
Which of the following terms means pertaining to between the atria
interatrial
Which of the following terms means too many white cells?
leukocytosis
Which of the following surgical procedures is used to treat varicose veins?
ligation and stripping
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
monospot—test for Hodgkin's disease
Which of the following terms is misspelled?
murmer
Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting to pump blood?
myocardium
The aorta carries:
oxygenated blood to the body
Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeat?
palpation
Which of the following terms is misspelled?
phleboitis
Which of the following terms means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?
plaque
Which of the following consists of removing plasma from the body and replacing it with donor plasma?
plasmapheresis
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
plasma—repairs tissue
Which of the following medications keeps a virus from successfully reproducing
protease inhibitor
Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
pulmonary
The circulatory system transports waste to all the following organs EXCEPT the:
rectum
Which of the following terms means to flow backward?
regurgitation
Which of the following conditions is a blood infection?
septicemia
Which of the following is NOT a plasma protein?
sodium
instrument to measure pressure of the pulse
sphygmomanometer
Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?
spleen
Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures cardiac fitness?
stress test
Which of the following terms means fast heartbeat?
tachycardia
Which of the following statements regarding the thymus gland is FALSE?
the thymus size grows over time
Streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator are used for:
thrombolytic therapy
The term heart valve stenosis refers to a valve that is:
too stiff
A bundle branch block is a pathology occurring in the conduction system of the heart.
true
A murmur may or may not indicate a heart abnormality
true
A murmur may or may not indicate a heart abnormality.
true
A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.
true
An erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a blood test that determines whether there is an inflammatory process occurring in the body
true
An increase in the blood levels of cardiac biomarkers may indicate damage to the heart muscle.
true
Angina pectoris may be a symptom of a heart attack
true
Antilipidemic medication lowers cholesterol levels in the bloodstream
true
Hemorrhoids occur in the anal veins
true
Pneumocystis pneumonia is commonly seen in patients with AIDS
true
The abbreviation PDA stands for a congenital heart anomaly in which the connection between the aorta and pulmonary artery fails to close at birth
true
The blood clotting process is called hemostasis
true
In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?
valve prolapse
Which of the following medications does NOT treat hypertension?
vasopressors
A medical term that means pertaining to a vein is
venous
