Exam 10: Cardiovascular System

High blood pressure as a result of no identifiable cause is:

Pulmon/o is a combining form for lung.

Another term for essential hypertension is ____________________ hypertension.

What is the term for a rapid heartbeat? ____________________

Cardiac tissue death that occurs when a coronary artery is occluded is:

A blood test to measure the amount of LDH and CPK in the blood is a(n):

EKG and ECG are abbreviations for the same term.

The abbreviation for any abnormality of the sinus node is SSS.

Elongated, dilated, superficial veins with incompetent valves are:

Blockage of blood flow to the extremities is called:

The blood on the left side of the heart is deoxygenated.

____________________ is thermal destruction of veins, using laser fibers within a vein to treat varicosities.

Another term for vomit is:

A PET scan may be done to evaluate how much a patient will benefit from revascularization procedures.

An enlargement of the heart is:

SA refers to the top left chamber of the heart.

What is the term for a localized dilation of an artery? ____________________

Emesis means to "vomit."

Aort/o is a combining form for the largest artery in the body.

Another name for the visceral pericardium is the ____________________.