Exam 9: Cardiovascular System

Write the correct abbreviation for blood pressure:

Pericardiocentesis is the removal of the pericardial sac around the heart.

Another term for a heart attack is:

The heart is a four-chambered pump.

The muscular middle layer of the heart is the ________.

The blood test performed to determine cardiac damage in an acute myocardial infarction is:

The ________ is the difference between the systolic and diastolic readings.

Write the correct meaning for Hgb:

Write the correct meaning for BP:

________ are microscopic blood vessels with thin walls that allow the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the body and let the blood pick up waste and carbon dioxide.

The term used for any disease of the heart muscle is:

Write the correct abbreviation for atrioventricular:

The medical term for hardening of the arteries is:

A coronary ________ is the surgical implantation of a vein in the heart to go around an occluded coronary artery.

A venous or arterial noise heard on auscultation is called a:

The cardiovascular system consists of the heart,arteries,veins,and capillaries.Describe their primary functions.

An ________ records the electrical activity of the heart.

The blood exits from the left ventricle through the ________ valve.

Write the correct abbreviation for cardiac output:

A fast heartbeat is known as: