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

The valves in the heart ensure that:

The word which means present at birth either inherited or due to an event during gestation up to the moment of birth is _________.

Which type of medication would be used to treat symptomatic bradycardia?

A diagnostic procedure in which a thin tube is guided into the heart under x-ray guidance after being inserted into a vein or artery is a(n):

The abbreviation for the surgical procedure in which healthy blood vessels from the leg, chest, or arm are used to detour blood around blocked coronary arteries is a(n):

A hollow tube to allow passage of fluid into or out of a body cavity, organ, or vessel is a:

Thrombus and anticoagulant both have roots that refer to blood:

The contraction of the heart muscle is called:

A synonym for thebicuspid valve is:

The medical term for persistent high arterial blood pressure is:

A congenital heart defect in which there is an opening between the two atria is abbreviated as a(n):

The word diaphoresis means :

An absence of contractions of the heart is called _________.

The root/combining form in the word stethoscope means :

The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the ___________________ system.

Defibrillation that is synchronized to the electrical activity of the heart is called:

The blood vessel that shunts blood from the pulmonary artery to the aorta during fetal life is called the:

An inflammatory disease of the arteries with clot formation, usually in the legs, leading to occlusion of arteries and impaired circulation causing intermittent claudication is:

Which two heart valves are on the right side of the heart?

A medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the cardiovascular system is a _________.