EMS 210 CH 5

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Which of the following statements regarding the atria is not true?

Atria pump blood out of the heart.

Which of the following statements regarding blood pressure is not true?

Blood pressure is highest when the heart is relaxed.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

CABG

Which term means high pressure ?

hypertension

Which abbreviation stands for high blood pressure?

HTN

Which of the following conditions is periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body?

Raynaud's phenomenon

Which of the following statements regarding the conduction system of the heart is not true?

The AV node stimulates the SA node.

Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is not true?

The left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.

Which of the following statements regarding heart valves is not true?

The mitral valve is a semilunar valve.

Which term means process of recording a vessel ?

angiography

Which term is misspelled?

angiplasty

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a blood test?

cardiac enzymes

Which term means enlarged heart ?

cardiomegaly

Which medication increases the force of cardiac muscle contractions?

cardiotonic

The pulmonary artery:

carries blood away from the heart

The heart receives its blood supply from the:

coronary arteries

The lining of the heart is called the:

endocardium

Which term is misspelled?

fribillation

Which term means pertaining to between the atria ?

interatrial

Which heart valve has two cusps?

mitral

The aorta carries:

oxygenated blood to the body

Which term is misspelled?

phleboitis

Which artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

pulmonary

The circulatory system transports waste to all the following organs except :

rectum

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

Streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator are used for:

thrombolytic therapy

Heart valve stenosis means the valve is:

too stiff

Which of the following medications does not treat hypertension?

vasoconstrictors

In bacterial endocarditis, the mass of bacteria that forms is referred to as:

vegetation

Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the:

vena cavae

Which of the following statements is true regarding pulmonary circulation?

It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?

MI

Which abbreviation is an arrhythmia?

V fib

Which of the following statements regarding the ventricles is not true?

Ventricles receive blood directly from the veins, returning blood to the heart.

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

Blood exits the left side of the heart into the:

aorta

The largest artery in the body is the:

aorta

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

Which structure of the conduction system was formerly called the bundle of His?

atrioventricular bundle

Which term means listening to the sounds within the body ?

auscultation

The diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the blood into the body tissues occurs in the:

capillary bed

The complete stopping of heart activity is called:

cardiac arrest

In which condition is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently?

congestive heart failure

Which surgical procedure uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?

coronary artery bypass graft

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

Which procedure uses a heart-lung machine?

extracorporeal circulation

Which term is misspelled?

murmer

Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting in order to pump blood?

myocardium

Which of the following terms means pounding, racing heartbeat ?

palpitations

Which combining form is for a structure not found inside the heart?

phleb/o

Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery ?

plaque

Which of the following terms means to flow backward ?

regurgitation

What is the name of the steel tube placed within a blood vessel?

stent

Which combining form means chest ?

steth/o

Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures cardiac fitness?

stress test

Which term means fast heartbeat ?

tachycardia

Which of the following conditions is caused by an inflamed vein causing the formation of blood clots within the vein?

thrombophlebitis

Which of the following statements regarding the heart is not true?

The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.

The most common form of arteriosclerosis is:

atherosclerosis

The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.

bicuspid

The narrowest blood vessels are called:

capillaries

A heart specialist would be called a:

cardiologist

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is able to visualize internal cardiac structures?

echocardiography

Varicose veins in the anal region are called:

hemorrhoids

Which therapeutic device is used to treat ventricular fibrillation?

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Which surgical procedure is used to treat varicose veins?

ligation and stripping

Fibrillation means that:

the heartbeat is dangerously irregular

In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?

valve prolapse


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