Question 1

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excision of a blood vessel 
B)  Incision of a blood vessel 
C)  Making a new opening in a vessel 
D)  Cutting into a vessel 
A)  Excision of a blood vessel 
B)  Incision of a blood vessel 
C)  Making a new opening in a vessel 
D)  Cutting into a vessel

Question 2

Pertaining to an atrium and a ventricle is termed____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pertaining to an atrium and a ventricle...

Question 3

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atherectomy 
B)  Balloon angioplasty 
C)  Intracoronary stent 
D)  Percutaneous coronary intervention 
A)  Atherectomy 
B)  Balloon angioplasty 
C)  Intracoronary stent 
D)  Percutaneous coronary intervention

Question 4

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is introduced through an incision into a large blood vessel and threaded through the circulatory system to the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiac catheterization 
B)  Digital subtraction angiography 
C)  Positron emission tomography 
D)  Thallium stress test 
A)  Cardiac catheterization 
B)  Digital subtraction angiography 
C)  Positron emission tomography 
D)  Thallium stress test

Question 5

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arteriosclerosis 
B)  Cardiomegaly 
C)  Microcardia 
D)  Ventricular fibrillation 
A)  Arteriosclerosis 
B)  Cardiomegaly 
C)  Microcardia 
D)  Ventricular fibrillation

Question 6

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiodiaphragmatic 
B)  Cardiodynia 
C)  Cardioplegic 
D)  Cardiovalvular 
A)  Cardiodiaphragmatic 
B)  Cardiodynia 
C)  Cardioplegic 
D)  Cardiovalvular

Question 7

Which of the following does not cause the blood pressure to increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased cardiac output 
B)  Increased blood viscosity 
C)  Increased blood volume 
D)  Loss of blood vessel elasticity 
A)  Decreased cardiac output 
B)  Increased blood viscosity 
C)  Increased blood volume 
D)  Loss of blood vessel elasticity

Question 8

What is myocarditis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damaged heart valves 
B)  Caused by insufficient oxygen 
C)  An example of a cardiomyopathy 
D)  A congenital heart disease 
A)  Damaged heart valves 
B)  Caused by insufficient oxygen 
C)  An example of a cardiomyopathy 
D)  A congenital heart disease

Question 9

In which subclass of antiarrhythmics are beta blockers found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class I 
B)  Class II 
C)  Class III 
D)  Class IV 
A)  Class I 
B)  Class II 
C)  Class III 
D)  Class IV

Question 10

What is the name for the membrane that forms the lining inside the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Endocardium 
B)  Pericardium 
C)  Myocardium 
D)  Mediastinum 
A)  Endocardium 
B)  Pericardium 
C)  Myocardium 
D)  Mediastinum

Question 11

What does thrombolymphangitis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inflammation of a lymphatic vessel caused by a blood clot 
B)  Destruction of a lymphatic vessel caused by toxins 
C)  Tumor of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots 
D)  Swelling of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots 
A)  Inflammation of a lymphatic vessel caused by a blood clot 
B)  Destruction of a lymphatic vessel caused by toxins 
C)  Tumor of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots 
D)  Swelling of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots

Question 12

Which of the following is a word that means abnormal smallness of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiomegaly 
B)  Cardiomyopathy 
C)  Megalocardia 
D)  Microcardia 
A)  Cardiomegaly 
B)  Cardiomyopathy 
C)  Megalocardia 
D)  Microcardia

Question 13

Low blood pressure is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Low blood pressure is known as ____________________....

Question 14

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aneurysm 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Beta-blocker 
D)  Coronary occlusion 
A)  Aneurysm 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Beta-blocker 
D)  Coronary occlusion

Question 15

What does occlusion mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obstruction 
B)  Heart attack 
C)  Blood clot 
D)  Swelling 
A)  Obstruction 
B)  Heart attack 
C)  Blood clot 
D)  Swelling

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

Pertaining to an atrium and a ventricle is termed____________________.

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is introduced through an incision into a large blood vessel and threaded through the circulatory system to the heart?

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

Which of the following does not cause the blood pressure to increase?

What is myocarditis?

In which subclass of antiarrhythmics are beta blockers found?

What is the name for the membrane that forms the lining inside the heart?

What does thrombolymphangitis mean?

Which of the following is a word that means abnormal smallness of the heart?

Low blood pressure is known as ____________________.

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

What does occlusion mean?

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What is the meaning of angiectomy?

Pertaining to an atrium and a ventricle is termed____________________.

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is introduced through an incision into a large blood vessel and threaded through the circulatory system to the heart?

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

Which of the following does not cause the blood pressure to increase?

What is myocarditis?

In which subclass of antiarrhythmics are beta blockers found?

What is the name for the membrane that forms the lining inside the heart?

What does thrombolymphangitis mean?

Which of the following is a word that means abnormal smallness of the heart?

Low blood pressure is known as ____________________.

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

What does occlusion mean?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Endocrine System

Integumentary System

Oncology

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