Exam 7: Circulatory System

The term for a drug that is used to treat high blood pressure is:

A 12-year-old girl with chronic sore throats is referred to an ear, nose, and throat physician. The physician chooses to complete an operation that involves excision of the tonsils. This operation is called a(n):

Equilibrium of the internal environment of the body is:

Aortic means :

Dysrhythmia is:

Which of the following is characterized by the formation of fatty, cholesterol-like deposits on the walls of arteries?

A soft blowing or rasping heart sound is called a heart:

Passage of a long, flexible tube into the heart chamber through a vein is called cardiac:

A structure that is not part of the lymphatic system is the:

Following treatment for breast cancer, a 43-year-old woman has an accumulation of lymph and swelling in the upper extremity. This is referred to as:

A medication that helps decrease the size of the vessel has which property?

A temporary deficiency of blood supply to any body part is called:

Myocarditis is inflammation of the:

A condition characterized by weakness, shortness of breath, and edema of the lower portions of the body is:

The upper heart chambers are called _____.

A term for a mass of undissolved matter present in a vessel and brought there by the circulating blood is:

Polyarteritis is:

A 29-year-old woman who has just given birth complains to her doctor about pain, itching, and bleeding in her anal canal. She most likely has:

The term for a ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery, caused by congenital defect or weakness of the vessel wall is:

Thrombosis means :