Question 1

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Uncomfortable sensations in the chest

Accepted Answer

A) aneurysm 
B) angina 
C) arrhythmias 
D) beta-blockers 
E) claudication
F)congestive heart failure
G)cyanosis
H)emboli
I)endocarditis
J)essential hypertension
K)hemorrhoids
L)mitral valve prolapse
M)murmur
N)occlusion
O)palpitations
P)patent ductus arteriosus
Q)Raynaud phenomenon
R)tetralogy of Fallot 
A) aneurysm 
B) angina 
C) arrhythmias 
D) beta-blockers 
E) claudication
F)congestive heart failure
G)cyanosis
H)emboli
I)endocarditis
J)essential hypertension
K)hemorrhoids
L)mitral valve prolapse
M)murmur
N)occlusion
O)palpitations
P)patent ductus arteriosus
Q)Raynaud phenomenon
R)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 2

Spell out the following abbreviations.
-tPA: __________

Accepted Answer

tissue pla

Question 3

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Partition or wall dividing the chambers of the heart

Accepted Answer

A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve 
A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve

Question 4

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions.

-Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

Accepted Answer

A) aneurysm 
B) deep vein thrombosis 
C) hypertension 
D) hypertensive heart disease 
E) mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins 
A) aneurysm 
B) deep vein thrombosis 
C) hypertension 
D) hypertensive heart disease 
E) mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 5

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description.

-Clumps of platelets and other material on diseased heart valves

Accepted Answer

A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations 
A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 6

Give meanings for the following.
-Thrombolytic therapy: __________

Accepted Answer

treatment

Question 7

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations.

-HTN

Accepted Answer

A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents 
A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

Question 8

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description.

-Listening for sounds using a stethoscope

Accepted Answer

A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme (AC
E)  inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta-blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication 
A) acute coronary syndromes 
B) angina 
C) angiotensin-converting enzyme (AC
E)  inhibitor 
D) auscultation 
E) beta-blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 9

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description.

-Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

Accepted Answer

A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations 
A) digoxin 
B) embolus 
C) infarction 
D) nitrates 
E) occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 10

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations.

-PVC

Accepted Answer

A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents 
A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

Question 11

Give meanings for the following.
-Cardiac catheterization: __________

Accepted Answer

tube is introduced i

Question 12

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Carries blood to the lungs from the heart

Accepted Answer

A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrium 
D) capillary 
E) mitral valve
F)pulmonary artery
G)pulmonary vein
H)superior vena cava
I)tricuspid valve
J)ventricle 
A) aorta 
B) arteriole 
C) atrium 
D) capillary 
E) mitral valve
F)pulmonary artery
G)pulmonary vein
H)superior vena cava
I)tricuspid valve
J)ventricle

Question 13

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Hemangioma

Accepted Answer

A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms 
A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

Question 14

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Systole

Accepted Answer

A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms 
A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

Question 15

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

Accepted Answer

A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve 
A) pulmonary artery 
B) tricuspid valve 
C) sphygmomanometer 
D) venule 
E) ventricle
F)pulse
G)septum
H)vena cava
I)pulmonary vein
J)pulmonary valve

Question 16

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Record of the electricity flowing through the heart

Accepted Answer

A) electrocardiogram 
B) deoxygenated blood 
C) endothelium 
D) murmur 
E) myocardium
F)mitral valve
G)normal sinus rhythm
H)coronary arteries
I)pacemaker
J)pericardium 
A) electrocardiogram 
B) deoxygenated blood 
C) endothelium 
D) murmur 
E) myocardium
F)mitral valve
G)normal sinus rhythm
H)coronary arteries
I)pacemaker
J)pericardium

Question 17

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Examples are flutter, fibrillation, and heart block

Accepted Answer

A) aneurysm 
B) angina 
C) arrhythmias 
D) beta-blockers 
E) claudication
F)congestive heart failure
G)cyanosis
H)emboli
I)endocarditis
J)essential hypertension
K)hemorrhoids
L)mitral valve prolapse
M)murmur
N)occlusion
O)palpitations
P)patent ductus arteriosus
Q)Raynaud phenomenon
R)tetralogy of Fallot 
A) aneurysm 
B) angina 
C) arrhythmias 
D) beta-blockers 
E) claudication
F)congestive heart failure
G)cyanosis
H)emboli
I)endocarditis
J)essential hypertension
K)hemorrhoids
L)mitral valve prolapse
M)murmur
N)occlusion
O)palpitations
P)patent ductus arteriosus
Q)Raynaud phenomenon
R)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 18

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations.

-ICD

Accepted Answer

A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents 
A) type of ultrasound imaging of the heart 
B) includes unstable angina and myocardial infarction 
C) radioactive element used in cardiac scans 
D) drug used to present thrombosis 
E) used as a "bridge to transplant"
F)high blood pressure
G)hospital area where acute heart conditions are treated
H)this helps to correct heart arrhythmia
I)abnormal heart rhythm
J)surgical intervention with catheter, balloon, and stents

Question 19

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Hemorrhoids

Accepted Answer

A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms 
A) contraction phase of the heartbeat 
B) small, pinpoint hemorrhages 
C) largest artery in the body 
D) tumor of blood vessels 
E) widening or dilation of a blood vessel
F)lower chamber of the heart
G)swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
H)wall or partition within the heart
I)floating blood clot or other material
J)drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms

Question 20

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions.

-Narrowing of the aorta (congenital anomaly)

Accepted Answer

A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart failure 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) endocarditis 
E) heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot 
A) coarctation of the aorta 
B) congestive heart failure 
C) coronary artery disease 
D) endocarditis 
E) heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Exam 11-1: Cardiovascular System—Part 1

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Uncomfortable sensations in the chest

Spell out the following abbreviations. -tPA: __________

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Partition or wall dividing the chambers of the heart

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions. -Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description. -Clumps of platelets and other material on diseased heart valves

Give meanings for the following. -Thrombolytic therapy: __________

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations. -HTN

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description. -Listening for sounds using a stethoscope

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description. -Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations. -PVC

Give meanings for the following. -Cardiac catheterization: __________

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Carries blood to the lungs from the heart

Match the meanings with their correct terms. -Hemangioma

Match the meanings with their correct terms. -Systole

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Record of the electricity flowing through the heart

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Examples are flutter, fibrillation, and heart block

Match the explanations with the correct abbreviations. -ICD

Match the meanings with their correct terms. -Hemorrhoids

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions. -Narrowing of the aorta (congenital anomaly)

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