Exam 6: Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems: the Essentials of the Language of Cardiology

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):

Of the following words, which one means a pathologic death of tissue or cells?

Mitral valve insufficiency is the same as:

The space between two ribs is called the _________ space.

A(n) _________ donor can supply a heart to a recipient in a heart _________.

The word _________ means to examine with the fingers and hands; it is derived from the Latin meaning touch, stroke.

The normal heart rhythm begins in the _________ which acts as the _________ of the heart.

The root in the word sublingual means :

Which of the following words means pertaining to the heart?

A sphygmomanometer is used to:

The heart has how many chambers?

The congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot has how many defects?

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) _________.

Which of the following words, meaning a lower chamber of the heart, is correctly spelled?

Chronic high blood pressure is documented as:

A medication that is given to alter the patient's heart rate is described as being:

Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides are ________ and determine the risk of _________.

Identify the elements in the term "cardiomyopathy":

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning inside?

The area between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea is known as the: