Exam 10: Cardiovascular System

The definition of the term stenosis is

The resting phase of the heart, when the atria and ventricles fill with blood is called

An ultrasound recording of heart function is a(n)

To check the pulse in the neck, you would palpate the ________.

Which of the following terms means narrowing of a blood vessel?

Which of the following classification of drugs acts on the kidney to increase urine production?

Which of the following terms has a root/combining form meaning time?

Which of the following terms means a lack of blood supply to a tissue?

To build a term that means enlargement of the heart, which of the following sets of word elements are necessary?

Which of the following terms means a person skilled in taking blood from veins?

The term used to describe a forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient is

The term which means a detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air, or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel is a(n)________.

An implanted device that regulates cardiac electrical activity is called a(n)

The medical term for a heart attack is abbreviated as a(n)________.

The vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the kidneys are the

An abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or blood vessels is called a ________.

The artery that directly supplies the ovary in females is the ________ artery.

An abnormal heart rhythm which originates in the upper chambers of the heart results in episodes of rapid, regular heartbeats that begin and end abruptly.Which of the following abbreviations describes this condition?

The outermost layer of the heart is the

A procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is guided to the site of the coronary artery blockage and inflated to expand the artery by compressing the plaque against the wall of the artery is abbreviated as a(n)