Exam 12: The Cardiovascular System

The circulation of blood within the heart is ____________________ circulation.

The measure of the force of blood surging against vessel walls is called:

The medial assistant will use a ____________ to measure blood pressure.

The back of the knee receives blood from the ____________________ artery.

Identify the combining form phlebo with its closest definition.

Carbon dioxide is a waste material transported _________.

The flow of blood between the heart and lungs is ____________________ circulation.

The carotid artery supplies blood to the __________ and __________.

The patient has hypertension. The physician may order what type of medication to treat this?

Essential hypertension is due to a (an) _________.

The flow of blood around the body is ____________________ circulation.

The physician would order what to monitor the patient's heart activity over a 24-hour period?

The ____________________ valves prevent the backflow of blood into the heart.

The heart is covered by the ____________________.

The ___________ uses sound waves in imaging

The rhythmic expansion and contraction of a blood vessel is the ____________________.

Hypertension is the same as ______________.

In tachycardia, the pulse rate is __________.

Identify the combining form sphygmo with its closest definition.

The procedure used to remove the disease lining of an artery is: