Exam 5: Cardiovascular System

A medical term that means pertaining to the heart is ________.

A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.

Varicose veins in the anal region are called:

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

Which of the following medications increases the force of cardiac muscle contractions?

The combining form that means ventricle is ________.

A suffix that means pressure is ________.

An antilipidemic medication prevents cardiac arrhythmias.

The combining form that means blood vessel is ________.

Ligation and stripping is a surgical treatment for varicose veins.

Which structure of the conduction system was formerly called the bundle of His?

A catheter is a flexible tube inserted into the body.

A medical term that means enlarged heart is ________.

A thrombolytic medication dissolves clots.

The heart receives its blood supply from the:

A medical term that means inflammation of inner heart is ________.

Hemorrhoids occur in the anal veins.

An infarct is an abnormal heart sound.

Which of the following statements regarding the atria is FALSE?

In an infarct,an area of tissue in an organ undergoes necrosis.