Exam 5: Cardiovascular System

Which term means pertaining to between the atria?

A stethoscope is used for auscultation.

Which surgical procedure uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means small artery is ________.

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

Antilipidemic medication lowers cholesterol levels in the bloodstream.

Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures cardiac fitness?

Bradycardia means fast heartbeat.

Which surgical procedure is used to treat varicose veins?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means instrument to measure pressure of the pulse is ________.

The complete stopping of heart activity is called:

The highest blood pressure reading occurs during diastole.

The narrowest blood vessels are called:

Which medication increases the force of cardiac muscle contractions?

What is the name of the steel tube placed within a blood vessel?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is able to visualize internal cardiac structures?

Which term is misspelled?

Which combining form is for a structure not found inside the heart?

Describe the path of blood flow through the heart.

Hemorrhoids occur in the anal veins.