Question 1

What develops to take blood through an alternate route?

Accepted Answer

A) Systemic circulation 
B) Pulmonary circulation 
C) Coronary circulation 
D) Collateral circulation 
E) Intestinal circulation 
A) Systemic circulation 
B) Pulmonary circulation 
C) Coronary circulation 
D) Collateral circulation 
E) Intestinal circulation

Question 2

The G in ECG stands for_________ and means _________.

Accepted Answer

A) grippe; seizure 
B) grand; large in size 
C) gram; drawing or record 
D) graft; transplant 
E) Greek; source of many medical terms 
A) grippe; seizure 
B) grand; large in size 
C) gram; drawing or record 
D) graft; transplant 
E) Greek; source of many medical terms

Question 3

The arteries supplying the myocardium become narrowed by atherosclerotic plaques called atheroma.Which of the following statements best describes this condition?

Accepted Answer

A) The inner space of arteries is decreased. 
B) The inner space of arteries is increased. 
C) Tissues are perfused adequately. 
D) Plaque and atheroma are opposite in meaning. 
E) Ischemia is not an effect. 
A) The inner space of arteries is decreased. 
B) The inner space of arteries is increased. 
C) Tissues are perfused adequately. 
D) Plaque and atheroma are opposite in meaning. 
E) Ischemia is not an effect.

Question 4

Which medical term refers to inflammation around the heart?

Accepted Answer

A) Endocarditis 
B) Pericarditis 
C) Myocarditis 
D) Myocardium 
E) Cardiomyopathy 
A) Endocarditis 
B) Pericarditis 
C) Myocarditis 
D) Myocardium 
E) Cardiomyopathy

Question 5

An abbreviation for the general term describing all the disorders of the systemic arterial and venous systems is:

Accepted Answer

A) ABI. 
B) PVD. 
C) DVT. 
D) VS. 
E) CVP. 
A) ABI. 
B) PVD. 
C) DVT. 
D) VS. 
E) CVP.

Question 6

Uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) cardioversion. 
B) palpitation. 
C) fibrillation. 
D) incompetence. 
E) prolapse 
A) cardioversion. 
B) palpitation. 
C) fibrillation. 
D) incompetence. 
E) prolapse

Question 7

Which of the following words has a combining form meaning sound?

Accepted Answer

A) Radiograph 
B) Tomography 
C) Electrocardiogram 
D) Sonographer 
E) Angiogram 
A) Radiograph 
B) Tomography 
C) Electrocardiogram 
D) Sonographer 
E) Angiogram

Question 8

Mechanical pacemakers are used to treat:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Vagotomy 
B) Vasodilation 
C) Vasoconstriction 
D) Vasculature 
E) Vena cava 
A) Vagotomy 
B) Vasodilation 
C) Vasoconstriction 
D) Vasculature 
E) Vena cava

Question 10

Which of the following words refers to a condition without oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A) Asystole 
B) Anemia 
C) Ablation 
D) Anoxia 
E) Atheroma 
A) Asystole 
B) Anemia 
C) Ablation 
D) Anoxia 
E) Atheroma

Question 11

Which of the following words form the plural by adding"e"?

Accepted Answer

A) Thorax 
B) Cava 
C) Apex 
D) Lumen 
E) Septa 
A) Thorax 
B) Cava 
C) Apex 
D) Lumen 
E) Septa

Question 12

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning between?

Accepted Answer

A) Mediastinum 
B) Intercostal 
C) Pericardial 
D) Infarction 
E) Endocardium 
A) Mediastinum 
B) Intercostal 
C) Pericardial 
D) Infarction 
E) Endocardium

Question 13

Mr.Chadsworth chose ______ as the method to treat his varicose veins.

Accepted Answer

A) endarterectomy 
B) sclerotherapy 
C) vasectomy 
D) cardioversion 
A) endarterectomy 
B) sclerotherapy 
C) vasectomy 
D) cardioversion

Question 14

If left untreated, a pericardial effusion can progress to:

Accepted Answer

A) aortic valve stenosis. 
B) cardiomyopathy. 
C) orthopnea. 
D) atherosclerosis. 
E) cardiac tamponade. 
A) aortic valve stenosis. 
B) cardiomyopathy. 
C) orthopnea. 
D) atherosclerosis. 
E) cardiac tamponade.

Question 15

The radial artery is located in the _________ and is commonly used to feel for the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) axilla; blood pressure 
B) forearm; pulse 
C) thigh; central venous pressure 
D) foot; arterial return rate 
E) kidneys; glomerular filtration rate 
A) axilla; blood pressure 
B) forearm; pulse 
C) thigh; central venous pressure 
D) foot; arterial return rate 
E) kidneys; glomerular filtration rate

Question 16

Necrosis of tissue means the same as:

Accepted Answer

A) ischemia. 
B) infarction. 
C) fibrosis. 
D) prosthesis. 
A) ischemia. 
B) infarction. 
C) fibrosis. 
D) prosthesis.

Question 17

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning blood?

Accepted Answer

A) Hemodynamics 
B) Myocardium 
C) Parietal 
D) Endocardium 
E) Pericardium 
A) Hemodynamics 
B) Myocardium 
C) Parietal 
D) Endocardium 
E) Pericardium

Question 18

The part of the conduction system that travels through the ventricular septum and extends directly to the Purkinje fibers is the:

Accepted Answer

A) sinoatrial node. 
B) atrioventricular node. 
C) bundle branches. 
D) bundle of His. 
A) sinoatrial node. 
B) atrioventricular node. 
C) bundle branches. 
D) bundle of His.

Question 19

Which of the following words has a suffix meaning action?

Accepted Answer

A) Venogram 
B) Claudication 
C) Angiography 
D) Hemodynamics 
E) Chronotropic 
A) Venogram 
B) Claudication 
C) Angiography 
D) Hemodynamics 
E) Chronotropic

Question 20

The medical term for slow heart rate:

Accepted Answer

A) bundle branch block. 
B) heart attack. 
C) dysrhythmia. 
D) bradycardia. 
E) tachycardia. 
A) bundle branch block. 
B) heart attack. 
C) dysrhythmia. 
D) bradycardia. 
E) tachycardia.

What develops to take blood through an alternate route?

The G in ECG stands for_ and means _.

The arteries supplying the myocardium become narrowed by atherosclerotic plaques called atheroma.Which of the following statements best describes this condition?

Which medical term refers to inflammation around the heart?

An abbreviation for the general term describing all the disorders of the systemic arterial and venous systems is:

Uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle is termed:

Which of the following words has a combining form meaning sound?

Mechanical pacemakers are used to treat:

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

Which of the following words refers to a condition without oxygen?

Which of the following words form the plural by adding"e"?

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning between?

Mr.Chadsworth chose ______ as the method to treat his varicose veins.

If left untreated, a pericardial effusion can progress to:

The radial artery is located in the _ and is commonly used to feel for the _.

Necrosis of tissue means the same as:

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning blood?

The part of the conduction system that travels through the ventricular septum and extends directly to the Purkinje fibers is the:

Which of the following words has a suffix meaning action?

The medical term for slow heart rate:

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What develops to take blood through an alternate route?

The G in ECG stands for_________ and means _________.

The arteries supplying the myocardium become narrowed by atherosclerotic plaques called atheroma.Which of the following statements best describes this condition?

Which medical term refers to inflammation around the heart?

An abbreviation for the general term describing all the disorders of the systemic arterial and venous systems is:

Uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle is termed:

Which of the following words has a combining form meaning sound?

Mechanical pacemakers are used to treat:

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

Which of the following words refers to a condition without oxygen?

Which of the following words form the plural by adding"e"?

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning between?

Mr.Chadsworth chose ______ as the method to treat his varicose veins.

If left untreated, a pericardial effusion can progress to:

The radial artery is located in the _________ and is commonly used to feel for the _________.

Necrosis of tissue means the same as:

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning blood?

The part of the conduction system that travels through the ventricular septum and extends directly to the Purkinje fibers is the:

Which of the following words has a suffix meaning action?

The medical term for slow heart rate:

The Anatomy of Word Construction: the Essential Elements of the Language of Medicine

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Respiratory System: The Essentials of the Language of Pulmonology

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The G in ECG stands for_ and means _.

The radial artery is located in the _ and is commonly used to feel for the _.