Cardiovascular Final Cram

Front 1

Which of the following words means a layer of the heart wall?

A. thoracic
B. cardiac
C. mediastinal

D. myocardium
E. cardiovascular

Back 1

 

D. myocardium

-The myocardium is one of three layers of the heart wall.
 

Front 2

Which of the following words means a condition involving blood pressure:

A. hypertension.
B. hyperplasia.
C. hypertrophy.
D. cardiopathy.
E. stenosis.

Back 2

A. hypertension.

 

Hypertension means higher than normal blood pressure. (the root -tens- means pressure)

Front 3

Which of the following words means an increase in diameter of a blood vessel?

A. vasodilation
B. vasoconstriction
C. hypertrophy
D. macrocytosis
E. macrovasculature

Back 3

A. vasodilation

Front 4

The word apex means: 
A. superior or top.

B. tip or end.
C. straight.
D. undeveloped.
E. X-shaped

Back 4

B. tip or end.

Front 5

The word for a wall dividing two cavities is ______________, and its plural is ______________.

A. septe; septies
B. septate; septaces
C. septum; septums
D. septa; septae

E.  septum; septa

Back 5

E. septum; septa

Front 6

Which of the following words has a prefix meaningbetween? 
A. mediastinum

B. intercostal
C. pericardial
D. infarction
E. endocardium

Back 6

B. intercostal

Front 7

The area between the lungs that contains the heart is known as the:

A. mediastinum.
B. sternum.
C. septum.
D. myocardium.
E. intercostal space.

Back 7

A. mediastinum.

Front 8

Cardiac problems present at birth are abbreviated:

A. SA.
B. AED.
C. ECG.
D. CHF.

E.  CHD.

Back 8

E. CHD.

 

Cardiac problems present at birth are abbreviated CHD, which stands for congenital heart disease

Front 9

Which 2 valves are on the right side of the Heart?
A. tricuspid and bicuspid
B. pulmonary and aortic
C. tricuspid and aortic
D. bicuspid and pulmonary

E. tricuspid and pulmonary

Back 9

E. tricuspid and pulmonary

Front 10

The blood vessels supplying the heart are known as the:

A. coronary circulation.
B. pulmonary circulation.
C. peripheral circulation.
D. lymphatic circulation.
E. systemic circulation

Back 10

A. coronary circulation.

Front 11

The G in ECG stands for________________ and means _________________________. 
A. grippe; seizure
B. grand; large in size

C. gram; drawing or record
D. graft; transplant
E. Greek; source of many medical terms

Back 11

C. gram; drawing or record

Front 12

Which of the following words means the death of tissue?

A. fibrosis
B. mitosis
C. stenosis
D. varicose

E.  necrosis

Back 12

E. necrosis

Front 13

Endocardial, fibrotic, and varicose are all:

A. nouns.
B. verbs.
C. adverbs.
D. participles.

E. adjectives

Back 13

E. adjectives

Front 14

Mechanical pacemakers are used to treat: 
A. cardioversion.

B. arrhythmias.
C. myocarditis.
D. aortic valve stenosis.
E. ventricular septal defect.

Back 14

B. arrhythmias

Front 15

A synonym for mitral valve is:

A. bicuspid valve.
B. tricuspid valve .
C. semilunar valve.
D. chordae tendinae.
E. aortic valve

Back 15

A. bicuspid valve.

Front 16

The normal heart rhythm results from the ___________ acting as the ___________ of the heart.

 

A. sinoatrial node; pacemaker
B. bundle of His; conductor
C. Purkinje fibers; bundle branches
D. ventricles; muscles
E. systole; gateway

Back 16

A. sinoatrial node; pacemaker

Front 17

The word murmur refers to an abnormal ______that occurs when a _______opens or closes.

 

A. heart sound; valve
B. heart rhythm; valve
C. heart rhythm; ventricle
D. P wave; bundle
E. heart structure; septum

Back 17

A. heart sound; valve

Front 18

Which of the following words means occurring in sharp, spasmodic episodes?

 

A. diastolic
B. sternum
C. interatrial

D. paroxysmal
E. prosthetic

Back 18

D. paroxysmal

Front 19

Which of the following words means forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient?

 

A. stenosis
B. intussusception

C. palpitation
D. prolapse
E. asystole

Back 19

C. palpitation

Front 20

Which of the following word pairs are opposite in meaning?

A. sinus rhythm and asystole
B. heart block and arrhythmia
C. cardioversion and defibrillation
D. heart inflammation and carditis

E.  insufficiency and malfunction

Back 20

A. sinus rhythm and asystole

 

Sinus rhythm (normal heart rhythm) and asystole (absence of contractions of the heart) are opposite in meaning.

 

Front 21

Defibrillation can also be called:

A. cardiomyopathy

B. cardioversion
C. cardiomegaly
D. cardiogenic
E. cor pulmonale

Back 21

B. cardioversion

Front 22

Myocardial infarction is _ caused by lack of __.

A. a heart murmur; normal valves

B. death of myocardial cells; blood supply
C. atrial septal defect; oxygen
D. atrial fibrillation; oxygen
E. increased perfusion; plaque

Back 22

B. death of myocardial cells; blood supply

 

Myocardial infarction (heart attack) is death of myocardial cells caused by lack of blood supply.

Front 23

Reduced cardiac output leads to a life-threatening condition called: 
A. myocarditis

B. cardiac tamponade
C. endocarditis
D. cor pulmonale

E. pericarditis

 

Back 23

B. cardiac tamponade

Front 24

Sudden cessation of cardiac activity resulting from anoxia is:

 

A. stroke
B. cardiomyopathy
C. cardiovascular

D. cardiac arrest
E. cardiogenic shock

Back 24

D. cardiac arrest

Front 25

Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides are ______ and determine the risk of _______.

A. components of a lipid profile; CAD
B. elements of a stress test; fatigue
C. elements of a stress test; CAD
D. blood components; obesity

E. enzymes; cardiovascular disease

Back 25

A. components of a lipid profile; CAD

Front 26

Identify the elements in the term "cardiomyopathy": 
A. a prefix, a root and a suffix
B. a root, a root and a suffix
C. a combining form, a root and a suffix

D. a combining form, a combining form and a suffix
E. a root, a combining form and a suffix

Back 26

D. a combining form, a combining form and a suffix

Front 27

Increases of troponin I and T in the blood are indicators of a recent:

A. ECG.
B. MRI.
C. TEE.

D. MI.
E. PDA.

Back 27

D. MI.

*(myocardial infarction = heart attack).

Front 28

A stent is: 
A. increase in urine production.

B. a wire mesh tube used to keep arteries open.
C. a hollow space in a tube-like structure.
D. surgical destruction.
E. surgical repair

Back 28

B. a wire mesh tube used to keep arteries open.

Front 29

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for hypertension?

A. exercise
B. stress
C. tobacco
D. alcohol
E. overweight

Back 29

A. exercise

Front 30

A recanalization of a blood ______ by surgery is _______.

A. clot; anticoagulation

B. vessel; angioplasty
C. vessel; diffusion
D. aneurysm; endarterectomy
E. vessel; anastomosis

Back 30

B. vessel; angioplasty

Front 31

Which word has a prefix meaning blood?

A. emesis
B. anemia

C. hemodynamics
D. endocardium
E. cardiomyolysis

Back 31

C. hemodynamics

Front 32

A dilated, tortuous vein is a ____, and its plural is?

A. venule; venules
B. ventricle; ventricles
C. varicks; varickes

D. varix; varices
E. varix; varici

Back 32

D. varix; varices

Front 33

A Holter monitor is a continuous ECG recorded on a tape-recorder cassette as a person works, plays, and rest for at least 24 hours. A Holter monitor test is used as a _______ test for the ______.

Back 33

diagnostic; heart

Front 34

How many locations of arterial pulses are there on the body?

Back 34

9

Front 35

Purkinje fibers are a network of nerve fibers in the:

A. endocardium
B. pericardium

C. myocardium
D. septum
E. myometrium

Back 35

C. myocardium

Front 36

Which word relating to the surgical removal of plaque from an artery is spelled correctly?

A. enderterectomy
B. endartrectomy

C. endarterectomy
D. indarterectomy
E. indartrectomy

Back 36

C. endarterectomy

Front 37

The radial artery is located in the:

Back 37

wrist

Front 38

Which of the following words has a suffix meaningsmall?

A. interstitial

B. venule
C. axillary
D. edematous

E. varicose

Back 38

B. venule

Front 39

A minute blood vessel between the arterial and venous systems is known as a(n):

A. platelet
B. thrombus
C. embolus

D. capillary
E. aneurysm

 

Back 39

D. capillary.

Front 40

What is the best definition for claudication?

A. limping
B. leg cramps

C. intermittent leg pain and limping
D. no muscle tone in the legs
E. E.numbness in the legs

Back 40

C. intermittent leg pain and limping

Front 41

Which of the following forms of hypertension can be life-threatening?

A. primary hypertension
B. secondary hypertension
C. essential hypertension

D. malignant hypertension
E. None of these

Back 41

D. malignant hypertension

Front 42

The word carotid refers to the:

A. main artery of the neck.
B. artery underneath the clavicle.
C. artery in the back of the knee.
D. artery in the groin.

E. vein in the pericardium.

 

Back 42

A. main artery of the neck.

Front 43

The P in BP and CVP stands for:

A. peripheral.

B. pressure.
C. palpate.
D. pulmonary.

E. positive.

 

Back 43

B. pressure.

Front 44

Which of the following terms is not a common cardiac arrhythmia?

A. palpitations
B. PVCs
C. A-fib
D. V-tach

E.  stenosis

Back 44

E. stenosis

Stenosis means narrowing (of a heart valve)

Front 45

Artificial heart valves can be composed of: 
A. metal alloys or plastics

B. tissue from the patient's pericardium
C. tissue from a pig or cow
D. tissue from a cadaver

E. all of these answers are correct

Back 45

E. all of these answers are correct

Front 46

A collection of fluid in the tissues is called:

A. pus

B. edema
C. embolus
D. Raynaud disease
E. sclerosis

Back 46

B. edema

Front 47

Blood circulates to all parts of the body except the lungs through the ___________:

A. head veins.
B. neck.
C. upper arm.
D. pulmonary circulation.

E. systemic circulation.

Back 47

E. systemic circulation

Front 48

The vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the kidneys are known as: 
A. deep veins

B. intercostal arteries.

C. renal arteries.
D. carotid arteries.
E. jugular veins

Back 48

C. renal arteries.

Front 49

The heart is located in the thoracic cavity _______ the lungs in an area called the ________.

A. above / thorax
B. behind / intercostal region
C. next to / the rib cage

D. between the / mediastinum
E. in front of / sternum

Back 49

D. between the / mediastinum

Front 50

Edema is the:

A. collection of pus in an open wound
B. lack of blood supply to the tissue

C. excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues.
D. excessive accumulation of gas in the artery.
E. fluid left over after removal of cells and fibrin clot from blood

Back 50

C. excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues

Front 51

The radial artery is located in the __________and is commonly used to measure the _______________.

A. axilla; blood pressure

B. wrist ; pulse
C. thigh; central venous pressure
D. foot; arterial return rate
E. kidneys; glomerular filtration rate

Back 51

B. wrist ; pulse

Front 52

What word means a person skilled in taking blood from veins?

Back 52

phlebotomist

Front 53

What develops to take blood through an alternate route?

A. systemic circulation
B. pulmonary circulation

C. coronary circulation
D. collateral circulation
E. intestinal circulation

Back 53

C. coronary circulation

Front 54

Which of the following words means a conditioninvolving the veins?

A. arteritis
B. cardiopathy
C. angiography
D. phlebotomist

E. thrombophlebitis

Back 54

E. thrombophlebitis

Thrombophlebitis is a condition involving the veins. (inflammation of a vein with clot formation)

Front 55

The D in DVT stands for:

A. disease.
B. diuretic.

C. deep.
D. down.
E. dilation.

Back 55

C. deep.

The D in DVT stands for deep. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis.

Front 56

A site where aneurysms commonly occur is the ____________________.

A. subclavian vein.

B. abdominal aorta.
C. vena cava
D. thoracic duct

E. inguinal area

Back 56

B. abdominal aorta