Exam 10: Cardiovascular System

Another name for the bundle of His is the ____________________ bundle.

A congenital anomaly that consists of four defects is called:

Heart rate is measured in:

An idiopathic disease of the peripheral vascular system, causing intermittent cyanosis and/or erythema of the distal ends of the fingers and/or toes, is:

Another word for venipuncture is ____________________.

Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is called:

An upper chamber of the heart is termed a(n) ____________________.

Inflammation of the membrane lining the chambers of the heart is pericarditis.

Recording the electrical impulses of the heart is ____________________.

The use of radionuclides to diagnose CAD, valvular or congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy is:

What is the term for a noncancerous tumor of the blood vessels?

Myocardium is a term for cardiac muscle.

A computerized nuclear medicine procedure that uses inhaled or injected radioactive substances to help identify how much a patient will benefit from revascularization procedures is:

Which drugs help the body form and excrete urine and are used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure?

The area of the chest wall anterior to the heart and lower thorax is:

Rapid, regular atrial rhythm is:

Cath refers to the threading of a thin tube into the body to collect diagnostic information.

The part of the pericardium closest to the body wall is the visceral pericardium.

The abbreviation for a mechanical pump to assist a weakened heart is LVAD.

The ____________________ valve is on the right side of the heart.