Medical Terminology -- Cardiovascular System
Med. Term. 2 Final Study --In Chabner: The Language of Medicine
- 1.Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat
- A.
Tricuspid valve
- B.
Atrioventricular node
- C.
Bundle of His
- D.
Epicardium
- E.
Sinoatrial node
- 2.Ischemia
- A.
Can lead to myocardial infarction
- B.
Blood is held back from an area
- C.
Can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel
- D.
May be a result of coronary artery disease
- E.
All of the above
- 3.A local widening of an artery
- A.
Thrombosis
- B.
Infarction
- C.
Arterial anastomosis
- D.
Aortic stenosis
- E.
Aneurysm
- 4.Bluish coloration of the skin (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Cianosis
- B.
Cyanosis
- C.
Cyianosis
- D.
Cyainosis
- 5.Traveling clot that suddenly blocks a blood vessel (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Embulus
- B.
Embulos
- C.
Embolus
- D.
Emboulus
- E.
Embolous
- 6.Petechiae
- A.
Vegetations
- B.
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages
- C.
Dilation of large vessels
- D.
Defects, or holes in heart septa
- E.
Small hemorrhoids
- 7.Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart
- A.
Mitral valve
- B.
Tricuspid valve
- C.
Aortic valve
- D.
Pulmonary valve
- E.
Superior vena cava
- 8.Disease of heart muscle
- A.
Cardiomegaly
- B.
Endocarditis
- C.
Arteriolitis
- D.
Cardiomyopathy
- E.
Aortic stenosis
- 9.Four separate congenital heart defects
- A.
Coarctation of the aorta
- B.
Patent ductus arteriosus
- C.
Raynaud disease
- D.
Tetralogy of Fallot
- E.
Peripheral vascular disease
- 10.Widening of a vessel (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Vasodialation
- B.
Vassodialation
- C.
Vasodilation
- D.
Vasodiliation
- E.
Vassodilation
- 11.Phlebitis
- A.
Narrowing of a valve with inflammation
- B.
Inflammation of a capillary
- C.
Blockage of a heart valve
- D.
Narrowing of an artery
- E.
Inflammation of a vein
- 12.A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs
- A.
Aorta
- B.
Pulmonary artery
- C.
Pulmonary vein
- D.
Superior vena cava
- E.
Inferior vena cava
- 13.Pain (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Angina
- B.
Anjena
- C.
Anjina
- D.
Angena
- E.
Anginia
- 14.Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel
- A.
Aortic stenosis
- B.
Mitral valve prolapse
- C.
Deep-vein thrombosis
- D.
Hyperthrombocytitis
- E.
Acute thrombosis syndrome
- 15.Cardiac arrhythmia
- A.
Beta-blocker
- B.
Hypoxia
- C.
Cardiac channel blocker
- D.
Cardiac atheroma
- E.
Fibrillation
- 16.Patent means
- A.
Sold
- B.
Open
- C.
Closed
- D.
Half closed
- E.
Oxygenated
- 17.A Holter monitor is
- A.
An EEG test
- B.
A belt worn for stress test
- C.
Part of a chest CT scan
- D.
An EKG taken during daily activity
- E.
An EEG taken during daily activity
- 18.Instrument to measure blood pressure
- A.
Sphygomometer
- B.
Sphygmomanometer
- C.
Electrocardiogram
- D.
Stethoscope
- E.
Cardiac catheterization
- 19.Angina is
- A.
A painful abnormal heart rhythm
- B.
Pain caused by rheumatic fever
- C.
Painful extra heart sound
- D.
Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin
- E.
Chest pain associated with Raynaud phenomenon
- 20.Abnormal rapid heart rhythm
- A.
Fibrillation
- B.
Filbrilation
- C.
Fibrilation
- D.
Fibrillaition
- E.
Fibrilaition
- 21.Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
- A.
Coronary capillaries
- B.
Venae cavae
- C.
Coronary arteries
- D.
Carotid arteries
- E.
Renal arteries
- 22.Pertaining to the heart (Proper Spelling)
- A.
Coronery
- B.
Coronary
- C.
Corenary
- D.
Coranary
- E.
Coronory
- 23.Relaxation phase of the heart beat
- A.
Diastole
- B.
Diostole
- C.
Dieastole
- D.
Diastoile
- E.
Dieastolie
- 24.Upper chamber of the heart
- A.
Atrium
- B.
Ventricle
- C.
Aorta
- D.
Inferior Vena Cava
- E.
Venule
- 25.Valve that lies between the right atrium and right ventricle
- A.
Mitral valve
- B.
Inferior valve
- C.
Pulmonary valve
- D.
Capillary valve
- E.
Tricuspid valve
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