Deck 24: Cardiovascular System - Medical Terminology and Procedures

Question 1

A sudden,temporary,but self-correcting decrease in the systolic blood pressure that occurs when the patient goes from a lying to a standing position is called:

A) prehypertension.
B) intermittent claudication.
C) orthostatic hypotension.
D) Raynaud's disease.

Answer 1

orthostatic hypotension.

Question 2

Which artery brings oxygenated blood to the brain,head,and face?

A) jugular
B) coronary
C) carotid
D) pulmonary

Answer 2

carotid

Question 3

Which artery is at the back of the knee?

A) iliac
B) renal
C) brachial
D) popliteal

Answer 3

popliteal

Question 4

Which surgical procedure is done to provide the myocardium with a new source of blood supply when a coronary artery is occluded?

A) cardiopulmonary bypass
B) cardioversion
C) coronary artery bypass graft
D) electrocardiography

Question 5

The cause of essential hypertension is:

A) unknown.
B) mitral stenosis.
C) congestive heart failure.
D) palpitation.

Question 6

A cardiothoracic surgeon specializes in the ____________.

A) chest and blood vessels
B) chest and lungs
C) heart and blood vessels
D) heart and chest

Question 7

The combining form systol/o- means ____________.

A) contracting
B) dilating
C) thinning
D) widening

Question 8

The abbreviation CRP stands for:

A) cardiac reactive protein.
B) C-reactive protein.
C) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
D) none of the above

Question 9

Any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and heart failure is called:

A) angina pectoris.
B) myocardial infarction.
C) arrhythmia.
D) cardiomyopathy.

Question 10

The inferior tip of the heart is known as the ____________.

A) apex
B) atrium
C) septum
D) aorta

Question 11

What structure divides the heart into right and left sides?

A) mitral valve
B) chordae tendineae
C) septum
D) mediastinum

Question 12

The combining form peripher/o- means :

A) heart and great vessels.
B) outer aspects.
C) surrounding structure.
D) vein.

Question 13

The combining form circulat/o- means ____________.

A) circle
B) movement in a circular route
C) going around
D) structure that encircles like a crown

Question 14

Which layer of the heart is known as the muscular layer?

A) myocardium
B) epicardium
C) pericardium
D) endocardium

Question 15

The patient had an aneurysmectomy with insertion of a graft to treat the condition described as a/an:

A) artery occluded with plaque.
B) area of weakness in the wall of an artery.
C) diseased heart valve.
D) varicose vein.

Question 16

Plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of:

A) varicose veins.
B) atherosclerosis.
C) hypertension.
D) congestive heart failure.

Question 17

The medical procedure sclerotherapy is performed to treat:

A) varicose veins.
B) coronary atherosclerosis.
C) peripheral artery disease.
D) thrombophlebitis.

Question 18

A period of unresponsiveness during a normal heartbeat is called:

A) refractory period.
B) repolarization.
C) asystole.
D) heart block.

Question 19

All of the following combining forms mean blood vessel except:

A) vas/o-.
B) angi/o-.
C) vascul/o-.
D) ather/o-.

Question 20

Tetralogy of Fallot has a set of four defects,including:

A) a narrowed pulmonary valve.
B) vegetations.
C) heart block.
D) edema.

Question 21

The medical language definition of the word ____________ is an instrument used to measure the pressure of the pulse by using a thin,inflatable cuff.

A) arteriosclerosis
B) electrophysiology
C) sphygmomanometer
D) stethoscope

Question 22

The abbreviation mm Hg is associated with ____________.

A) blood pressure
B) cardiac risk factors
C) electrocardiography
D) myocardial infarction

Question 23

The ____________ is the muscular layer that makes up the bulk of the heart.

Question 24

____________ is an arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly.

Question 25

The combining form rrhythm/o- means ____________.

Question 26

All of the following would be part of a lipid profile blood test,except:

A) VLDL.
B) CK-MB.
C) HDL.
D) LDL.

Question 27

In the medical word sphygmomanometer,the combining form man/o- means ____________.

Question 28

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of a vein?

A) -ous, ven/o-
B) -ose, varic/o-
C) -itis, phleb/o-
D) -oma, ather/o-

Question 29

A patient in V fib has a/an ____________.

A) heart attack
B) valve defect
C) arrhythmia
D) aneurysm

Question 30

The adjective form of ventricle is ____________.

Question 31

A patient diagnosed with an AAA has a problem with ____________.

A) the aorta
B) an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel
C) an artery in the abdomen
D) All of the above.

Question 32

If an EKG tracing shows bigeminy,there was a repeating pattern of ____________.

A) fast, uncoordinated quivering
B) an absence of the heartbeat
C) a normal contraction then a premature contraction
D) a sudden very rapid heartbeat

Question 33

A patient diagnosed with cardiomegaly has ____________ of the heart.

Question 34

By the definition of the combining form,we can tell that endothelium is a ____________.

A) blood vessel
B) cellular layer
C) structure within
D) heart valve

Question 35

The heart's pacemaker controls its ____________.

A) rate and rhythm
B) valves
C) blood flow
D) All of the above.

Question 36

____________ are the smallest blood vessels in the body.

Question 37

A ____________ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the heart.

Question 38

____________ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope.

Question 39

Endocarditis is inflammation of the ____________ layer of the heart.

A) blood vessel
B) innermost
C) muscular
D) outside

Question 40

The ____________ valve is located between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk.

Question 41

The abbreviation MI stands for:

A) myocardial infarction.
B) myocardial ischemia.
C) myocardial inflammation.
D) myocardial injury.

Question 42

Which is a sign of peripheral artery disease?

A) low blood pressure
B) arrhythmia
C) phlebitis
D) intermittent claudication

Question 43

In the medical word depolarization,the combining form polar/o- means positive or negative charge.

Question 44

The combing form tele/o- means :

A) distance.
B) destroy.
C) separate.
D) close.

Question 45

Which is a chronic condition in which an enlarged heart cannot pump sufficient amounts of oxygenated blood to the body?

A) arteriosclerotic heart disease
B) orthostatic hypotension
C) angina pectoris
D) congestive heart failure

Question 46

Which test could provide information to determine the extent of coronary artery narrowing?

A) cardiac catheterization
B) lipid profile
C) electrocardiogram
D) electrophysiologic study

Question 47

Triglycerides are known as "good cholesterol."

Question 48

The tricuspid valve and mitral valve have chordae tendineae attached to their valve leaflets.

Question 49

A patient presents to the emergency department having an acute anxiety attack and headache.When she is examined,her blood pressure is found to be 166/100.It can be said that she is hypotensive.

Question 50

Antihypertensive drugs are used to treat low blood pressure.

Question 51

Which is a temporary small blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in the fetal heart?

A) foramen ovale
B) mediastinum
C) ductus arteriosus
D) popliteal artery

Question 52

The cause of the most common type of hypertension,essential hypertension,is unknown.

Question 53

Beta blocker drugs,calcium channel blocker drugs,and ACE inhibitor drugs are various types of medications that can be used to treat hypertension.

Question 54

Defibrillation would be done for which condition?

A) sick sinus syndrome
B) first-degree heart block
C) mitral valve prolapse
D) ventricular fibrillation

Question 55

The combining form angi/o- means blood vessel; lymphatic vessel.

Question 56

All of the following structures are part of the electrical system of the heart except:

A) SA node.
B) bundle of His.
C) HDL.
D) AV node.

Question 57

The largest artery in the body is the:

A) coronary artery.
B) aorta.
C) carotid artery.
D) pulmonary artery.

Question 58

What are the normal,ropelike structures at the bases of the tricuspid and mitral valves?

A) vegetations
B) chordae tendineae
C) ventricles
D) Purkinje fibers

Question 59

Because of the definition of the suffix,we know that the creatine phosphokinase lab test is measuring the level of a particular enzyme.

Question 60

The heart muscle gets the oxygenated blood it needs from the blood within its four chambers.

Question 61

The pulmonary circulation contains the blood,arteries,capillaries,and veins that go in and out of the ____________.

A) blood vessels
B) chest
C) heart
D) lungs

Question 62

Which of the following is not one of the four valves in the heart?

A) coronary
B) mitral
C) pulmonary
D) tricuspid

Question 63

The combining form coron/o- means ____________.

A) artery to the heart
B) heart
C) movement in a circular route
D) structure that encircles like a crown

Question 64

All of the following are types of arrhythmias except ____________.

A) bradycardia
B) aneurysm
C) fibrillation
D) bigeminy

Question 65

A paramedic notifies the hospital that the ambulance is bringing in a patient with a suspected AMI.This means the patient may have had a heart ____________.

A) infection
B) arrhythmia
C) attack
D) murmur

Question 66

All of the following arteries carry oxygenated blood to some part of the arm except the ____________ artery.

A) peroneal
B) axillary
C) radial
D) brachial

Question 67

Mild-to-severe chest pain caused by ischemia of the myocardium is called:

A) cardiomegaly.
B) a myocardial infarction.
C) a bruit
D) angina pectoris.

Question 68

The ____________ artery brings oxygenated blood to the upper leg.

A) femoral
B) pelvic
C) popliteal
D) renal

Question 69

A lipid profile consists of which laboratory tests?

A) CPK, LDH, HDL, LDL, VLDL
B) EKG, QRS, Holter, rhythm strip
C) Cholesterol, triglycerides, ECG, CPK
D) HDL, LDL, VLDL, cholesterol, triglycerides

Question 70

The cardiovascular system is a continuous,circular body system that includes the ____________.

A) heart and lungs
B) heart and blood
C) lungs and blood vessels
D) heart and blood vessels

Question 71

Which of the following is commonly called "good cholesterol"?

A) HDL
B) CHF
C) LDL
D) ASCVD

Question 72

In the medical word sphygmomanometer,the combining form man/o- means ____________.

A) human being
B) pressure
C) thin
D) pulse

Question 73

In the medical word stethoscope,the combining form means :

A) chest.
B) instrument used to examine.
C) listening.
D) measurement.

Question 74

A supraventricular beat means that the heartbeat originated at an ectopic site ____________ the ventricles.

A) above
B) below
C) inside
D) outside

Question 75

To prevent a blood clot from forming,a physician would prescribe:

A) an antihypertensive drug.
B) an anticoagulant drug.
C) a digitalis drug.
D) a thrombolytic drug.

Question 76

In a patient suffering from pericarditis,the inflammation occurs ____________ the heart.

A) around
B) inside
C) outside
D) within

Question 77

An aneurysm is:

A) an embolus.
B) a weak spot in the artery wall.
C) an abnormally slow heart rate.
D) the medical name for "bad cholesterol."

Question 78

Which word is misspelled?

A) hypertriglyceridemia
B) arhythmia
C) aneurysmectomy
D) sphygmomanometer

Question 79

When blood flows through the pulmonary veins,the next place it goes to is the:

A) lungs.
B) body.
C) right ventricle.
D) left atrium.

Question 80

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means procedure to puncture (the membrane) around the heart?

A) -ion, hyper-, tens/o-
B) -centesis, peri-, cardi/o-
C) -ator, de-, fibrill/o-
D) -graphy, ultra-, son/o-