Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

This medication is used to increase the force of the myocardial contraction.

The space in the arteries through which the blood flows is the __________.

Auscultation is listening to sounds with a __________.

The patient states he experiences pain and limping when walking. The health care provider recognizes this as __________.

Triglycerides are fatty substances or __________.

A septum separates the __________ and _________.

A _____________draws blood for testing.

Abnormally low blood pressure is called __________.

Saphenous veins transport deoxygenated blood from the __________.

The endothelium is the lining of the __________.

The diagnostic viewing of the heart and its large blood vessels is known as __________.

The two most common veins used in a coronary artery bypass graft are __________.

The tricuspid valve is a type of ___________ valve.