Question 1

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
-Area of dead tissue

Accepted Answer

A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations 
A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations C

Question 2

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
-Drug used to treat angina and hypertension; dilates blood vessels stopping the influx of calcium into muscle cells lining vessels

Accepted Answer

A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication 
A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication H

Question 3

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
-High blood pressure that affects the heart

Accepted Answer

A) aneurysm 
B) deep vein thrombosis 
C) hypertension 
D) hypertensive heart disease 
E) mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins 
A) aneurysm 
B) deep vein thrombosis 
C) hypertension 
D) hypertensive heart disease 
E) mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins D

Question 4

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
-Pressure on the heart caused by fluid in the pericardial space

Accepted Answer

A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication 
A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 5

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
-Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth

Accepted Answer

A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart disease 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) endocarditis 
E) heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot 
A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart disease 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) endocarditis 
E) heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 6

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations:
-LVAD

Accepted Answer

A) Type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) Includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) Radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) Drug used to present thrombosis 
E) Used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)High blood pressure
G)Hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)This helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)Abnormal heart rhythm
J)Surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents 
A) Type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) Includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) Radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) Drug used to present thrombosis 
E) Used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)High blood pressure
G)Hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)This helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)Abnormal heart rhythm
J)Surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

Question 7

CK, LD, and AST (SGOT) are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lipids 
B)  Lipoproteins 
C)  Serum enzymes 
D)  Fatty acids 
E)  Nitrate-like drugs 
A)  Lipids 
B)  Lipoproteins 
C)  Serum enzymes 
D)  Fatty acids 
E)  Nitrate-like drugs

Question 8

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Valve between the left atrium and ventricle

Accepted Answer

A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrium 
D) capillary 
E) mitral valve
F)pulmonary artery
G)pulmonary vein
H)superior vena cava
I)tricuspid valve
J)ventricle 
A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrium 
D) capillary 
E) mitral valve
F)pulmonary artery
G)pulmonary vein
H)superior vena cava
I)tricuspid valve
J)ventricle

Question 9

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Partition or wall dividing the chambers of the heart

Accepted Answer

A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve 
A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve

Question 10

Patent means:

Accepted Answer

A)  Deoxygenated 
B)  Oxygenated 
C)  Open 
D)  Closed 
E)  Half closed 
A)  Deoxygenated 
B)  Oxygenated 
C)  Open 
D)  Closed 
E)  Half closed

Question 11

Angina is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin 
B)  An extra heart sound 
C)  An abnormal heart rhythm 
D)  Caused by rheumatic fever 
E)  Associated with Raynaud phenomenon 
A)  Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin 
B)  An extra heart sound 
C)  An abnormal heart rhythm 
D)  Caused by rheumatic fever 
E)  Associated with Raynaud phenomenon

Question 12

Match the pathological conditions with their correct meanings:
-Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

Accepted Answer

A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart failure 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) fibrillation 
E) flutter
F)hypertensive heart disease
G)mitral valve prolapse
H)tetralogy of Fallot 
A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart failure 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) fibrillation 
E) flutter
F)hypertensive heart disease
G)mitral valve prolapse
H)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 13

A Holter monitor is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An EEG test 
B)  A stress test 
C)  Part of a chest CT scan 
D)  An EKG taken during daily activity 
E)  Part of a cardiac catheterization 
A)  An EEG test 
B)  A stress test 
C)  Part of a chest CT scan 
D)  An EKG taken during daily activity 
E)  Part of a cardiac catheterization

Question 14

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
-Listening for sounds using a stethoscope

Accepted Answer

A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication 
A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 15

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Small artery

Accepted Answer

A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrioventricular bundle 
D) atrium 
E) capillary
F)carbon dioxide
G)oxygen
H)diastole
I)systole
J)endocardium 
A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrioventricular bundle 
D) atrium 
E) capillary
F)carbon dioxide
G)oxygen
H)diastole
I)systole
J)endocardium

Question 16

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Inflammation of valve on the left side of the heart

Accepted Answer

A) aorta 
B) arterial anastomosis 
C) arteriosclerosis 
D) atherectomy 
E) brachial artery
F)capillary
G)cardiomegaly
H)hypercholesterolemia
I)hypoxia
J)interatrial septum
K)mitral valvulitis
L)pericardiocentesis
M)phlebotomy
N)pulmonary artery
O)sinoatrial node
P)sphygmomanometer
Q)thrombolysis
R)valvuloplasty
S)vasodilation
T)vena cava 
A) aorta 
B) arterial anastomosis 
C) arteriosclerosis 
D) atherectomy 
E) brachial artery
F)capillary
G)cardiomegaly
H)hypercholesterolemia
I)hypoxia
J)interatrial septum
K)mitral valvulitis
L)pericardiocentesis
M)phlebotomy
N)pulmonary artery
O)sinoatrial node
P)sphygmomanometer
Q)thrombolysis
R)valvuloplasty
S)vasodilation
T)vena cava

Question 17

Match the meanings with their correct terms:
-digoxin

Accepted Answer

A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms 
A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

Question 18

Widening of a vessel:

Accepted Answer

A)  vasodialation 
B)  vassodialation 
C)  vasodilation 
A)  vasodialation 
B)  vassodialation 
C)  vasodilation

Question 19

Match the meanings with their correct terms:
-embolus

Accepted Answer

A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms 
A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

Question 20

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations:
-PVC

Accepted Answer

A) Type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) Includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) Radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) Drug used to present thrombosis 
E) Used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)High blood pressure
G)Hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)This helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)Abnormal heart rhythm
J)Surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents 
A) Type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) Includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) Radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) Drug used to present thrombosis 
E) Used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)High blood pressure
G)Hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)This helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)Abnormal heart rhythm
J)Surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

Exam 11: A:cardiovascular System

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below: -Area of dead tissue

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below: -Drug used to treat angina and hypertension; dilates blood vessels stopping the influx of calcium into muscle cells lining vessels

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below: -High blood pressure that affects the heart

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below: -Pressure on the heart caused by fluid in the pericardial space

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below: -Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations: -LVAD

CK, LD, and AST (SGOT) are:

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Valve between the left atrium and ventricle

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Partition or wall dividing the chambers of the heart

Patent means:

Angina is:

Match the pathological conditions with their correct meanings: -Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

A Holter monitor is:

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below: -Listening for sounds using a stethoscope

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Small artery

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Inflammation of valve on the left side of the heart

Match the meanings with their correct terms: -digoxin

Widening of a vessel:

Match the meanings with their correct terms: -embolus

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations: -PVC

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