Question 1

Which of the following abbreviations is a heart procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) CABG 
B) DVT 
C) MVP 
D) SCA 
E) SV 
A) CABG 
B) DVT 
C) MVP 
D) SCA 
E) SV A

Question 2

Identify and define the root in the medical term venospasm.

Accepted Answer

A) veno - vessel 
B) veno - vein 
C) spasm - dilation 
D) spasm - involuntary contraction 
A) veno - vessel 
B) veno - vein 
C) spasm - dilation 
D) spasm - involuntary contraction B

Question 3

Translate the root ather/o.

Accepted Answer

A) Artery 
B) Atrium 
C) Clot 
D) Fatty plaque 
E) Vessel 
A) Artery 
B) Atrium 
C) Clot 
D) Fatty plaque 
E) Vessel D

Question 4

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Assessment
Given that her chest x-ray is normal, I do not believe that Mrs.Short has postoperative pericardial effusion.Since she is afebrile, I do not believe she has endocarditis.Her shortness of breath and tachycardic episodes are most likely postoperative atrial flutter.
Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?

Accepted Answer

A) Mrs.Short has a slow heartbeat. 
B) Mrs.Short has an inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of her heart. 
C) Mrs.Short has fluid pouring out into the tissue around her heart. 
D) Mrs.Short has shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, most likely due to the operation. 
E) Mrs.Short most likely has a flutter in the upper chamber of her heart. 
A) Mrs.Short has a slow heartbeat. 
B) Mrs.Short has an inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of her heart. 
C) Mrs.Short has fluid pouring out into the tissue around her heart. 
D) Mrs.Short has shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, most likely due to the operation. 
E) Mrs.Short most likely has a flutter in the upper chamber of her heart.

Question 5

Which is the correct definition of phlebophlebostomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Procedure to combine two arteries 
B) Procedure to combine two veins 
C) Procedure to create an opening between a vein and an artery (two different vessels) 
D) Procedure to create an opening between two arteries 
E) Procedure to create an opening between two veins 
A) Procedure to combine two arteries 
B) Procedure to combine two veins 
C) Procedure to create an opening between a vein and an artery (two different vessels) 
D) Procedure to create an opening between two arteries 
E) Procedure to create an opening between two veins

Question 6

The narrowing of the aorta is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) aortalgia. 
B) aortectasia. 
C) aortic stenosis. 
D) aortolith. 
E) aortorrhaphy. 
A) aortalgia. 
B) aortectasia. 
C) aortic stenosis. 
D) aortolith. 
E) aortorrhaphy.

Question 7

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: ASSESSMENT 1.Postop for VSD repair-routine postop orders and care.
2)When patient switches to PO, we will d/c IV ABx, and at discharge, she will continue antibiotics as needed for endocarditis prophylaxis.
For what did this patient have an operation?

Accepted Answer

A) Atrial fibrillation 
B) Atrial septal defect 
C) Endocarditis 
D) Ventral flutter 
E) Ventricular septal defect 
A) Atrial fibrillation 
B) Atrial septal defect 
C) Endocarditis 
D) Ventral flutter 
E) Ventricular septal defect

Question 8

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Plan: Patient has already had an emergent coronary arteriography, which showed three stenotic vessels.I have recommended CABG over percutaneous catheterization due to three-vessel involvement, and the patient agrees.
According to the information in this patient's health record, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) The author of the consult note recommends a coronary artery bypass graft. 
B) The author of the consult note recommends a surgery using a borrowed piece of blood vessel to bypass a blocked artery in the heart. 
C) The author of the consult note recommends an alternative treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessel into the heart. 
D) The author of the consult note recommends coronary artery bypass surgery. 
E) The author of the consult note recommends the patient have a surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart. 
A) The author of the consult note recommends a coronary artery bypass graft. 
B) The author of the consult note recommends a surgery using a borrowed piece of blood vessel to bypass a blocked artery in the heart. 
C) The author of the consult note recommends an alternative treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessel into the heart. 
D) The author of the consult note recommends coronary artery bypass surgery. 
E) The author of the consult note recommends the patient have a surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart.

Question 9

The force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels is:

Accepted Answer

A) abbreviated BP. 
B) called blood pressure. 
C) determined by both diastolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed, and systolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracted. 
D) all of these. 
E) none of these. 
A) abbreviated BP. 
B) called blood pressure. 
C) determined by both diastolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed, and systolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracted. 
D) all of these. 
E) none of these.

Question 10

Translate the medical term vasospasm as literally as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) Blood vessel condition 
B) Blood vessel disease 
C) Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel 
D) Hardening of a blood vessel 
E) Softening of a blood vessel 
A) Blood vessel condition 
B) Blood vessel disease 
C) Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel 
D) Hardening of a blood vessel 
E) Softening of a blood vessel

Question 11

A murmur is:

Accepted Answer

A) a gurgling sound in the chest. 
B) an abnormal heart sound. 
C) an irregular heartbeat. 
D) an irregular pulse. 
E) all of these. 
A) a gurgling sound in the chest. 
B) an abnormal heart sound. 
C) an irregular heartbeat. 
D) an irregular pulse. 
E) all of these.

Question 12

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term antiarrhythmic into its component parts?

Accepted Answer

A) anti/arrhythmic 
B) antiarrhythm/ic 
C) anti/arrhythm/ic 
D) anti/a/rrhythm/ic 
E) anti/ar/rhy/thmic 
A) anti/arrhythmic 
B) antiarrhythm/ic 
C) anti/arrhythm/ic 
D) anti/a/rrhythm/ic 
E) anti/ar/rhy/thmic

Question 13

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term valvuloplasty?

Accepted Answer

A) valvulo (valve) + plasty (incision) = incision into a valve 
B) valvulo (valve) + plasty (puncture) = puncture of a valve 
C) valvulo (valve) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of a valve 
D) valvulo (valve) + plasty (removal) = removal of a valve 
E) valvulo (valve) + plasty (suture) = suture of a valve 
A) valvulo (valve) + plasty (incision) = incision into a valve 
B) valvulo (valve) + plasty (puncture) = puncture of a valve 
C) valvulo (valve) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of a valve 
D) valvulo (valve) + plasty (removal) = removal of a valve 
E) valvulo (valve) + plasty (suture) = suture of a valve

Question 14

Which of the following drugs causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A) Antianginal 
B) Cardiotonic 
C) Vasoconstrictor 
D) Vasodilator 
E) Vasopressor 
A) Antianginal 
B) Cardiotonic 
C) Vasoconstrictor 
D) Vasodilator 
E) Vasopressor

Question 15

Which of the following terms is NOT a drug?

Accepted Answer

A) Antianginal 
B) Cardiotonic 
C) Phlebostomy 
D) Thrombolytic 
E) Vasoconstrictor 
A) Antianginal 
B) Cardiotonic 
C) Phlebostomy 
D) Thrombolytic 
E) Vasoconstrictor

Question 16

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortalgia?

Accepted Answer

A) aort (aorta) + algia (condition) = condition in the aorta 
B) aort (aorta) + algia (dilation) = dilation of the aorta 
C) aort (aorta) + algia (disease) = disease in the aorta 
D) aort (aorta) + algia (inflammation) = inflammation of the aorta 
E) aort (aorta) + algia (pain) = pain in the aorta 
A) aort (aorta) + algia (condition) = condition in the aorta 
B) aort (aorta) + algia (dilation) = dilation of the aorta 
C) aort (aorta) + algia (disease) = disease in the aorta 
D) aort (aorta) + algia (inflammation) = inflammation of the aorta 
E) aort (aorta) + algia (pain) = pain in the aorta

Question 17

Translate the term phlebalgia as literally as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) Chest pain 
B) Heart pain 
C) Vein pain 
D) Ventricle pain 
E) Vessel pain 
A) Chest pain 
B) Heart pain 
C) Vein pain 
D) Ventricle pain 
E) Vessel pain

Question 18

Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels?

Accepted Answer

A) angi/o 
B) arteri/o 
C) vas/o 
D) vascul/o 
E) All of these refer to vessels. 
A) angi/o 
B) arteri/o 
C) vas/o 
D) vascul/o 
E) All of these refer to vessels.

Question 19

Identify and define the root in the medical term aortolith.

Accepted Answer

A) aorto - aorta 
B) aorto - artery 
C) lith - hardening 
D) lith - stone 
A) aorto - aorta 
B) aorto - artery 
C) lith - hardening 
D) lith - stone

Question 20

Which medical term means "the surgical reconstruction of a vessel"?

Accepted Answer

A) Angiography 
B) Angioplasty 
C) Angiopoiesis 
D) Angiorrhaphy 
E) Angiotomy 
A) Angiography 
B) Angioplasty 
C) Angiopoiesis 
D) Angiorrhaphy 
E) Angiotomy

Which of the following abbreviations is a heart procedure?

Identify and define the root in the medical term venospasm.

Translate the root ather/o.

Which is the correct definition of phlebophlebostomy?

The narrowing of the aorta is known as:

The force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels is:

Translate the medical term vasospasm as literally as possible.

A murmur is:

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term antiarrhythmic into its component parts?

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term valvuloplasty?

Which of the following drugs causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel?

Which of the following terms is NOT a drug?

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortalgia?

Translate the term phlebalgia as literally as possible.

Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels?

Identify and define the root in the medical term aortolith.

Which medical term means "the surgical reconstruction of a vessel"?

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Exam 9: The Cardiovascular System-Cardiology

Which of the following abbreviations is a heart procedure?

Identify and define the root in the medical term venospasm.

Translate the root ather/o.

Which is the correct definition of phlebophlebostomy?

The narrowing of the aorta is known as:

The force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels is:

Translate the medical term vasospasm as literally as possible.

A murmur is:

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term antiarrhythmic into its component parts?

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term valvuloplasty?

Which of the following drugs causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel?

Which of the following terms is NOT a drug?

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortalgia?

Translate the term phlebalgia as literally as possible.

Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels?

Identify and define the root in the medical term aortolith.

Which medical term means "the surgical reconstruction of a vessel"?

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The Endocrine System-Endocrinology

The Blood and Lymphatic Systems-Hematology and Immunology

The Respiratory System-Pulmonology

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