Exam 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System

Which type of blood vessel carries blood from the body and lungs to the heart?

The ________ is the largest artery in the body.It receives blood from the left ventricle of the heart.

Which involves an inability of the heart to pump sufficient amounts of blood?

Cardiomyopathy is a/an ________.

Rheumatic heart disease is an ________ response to an untreated streptococcal infection,such as a strep throat.

In the medical word depolarization,the combining form polar/o- means "negative state;positive state."

To correct a cardiac tamponade and withdraw accumulated fluid,a pericardiocentesis will be performed.This is a/an ________.

The abbreviation ASHD stands for ________ heart disease.

Where is the peroneal artery located?

The combining form angi/o- means ________.

Blood vessels have a small,central opening or ________ through which the blood flows.

The combining form sphygm/o-,as seen in sphygmomanometer,means ________.

In the pelvic cavity,the abdominal aorta divides into the two ________.

During a heart transplantation,the patient can receive a donor heart from a person who died or an artificial heart made of synthetic materials.

A patient in the emergency department has an occluded coronary artery due to a thrombus.Which type of drug can break apart this blood clot and restore circulation in the artery?

All of the following are used to treat an arrhythmia EXCEPT ________.

An infarcted area of the myocardium has dead tissue,which is called ________.

The combining form cusp/o- means ________.

The heart contains four chambers;the upper two are called the ________.

Which surgical procedure is done to restore blood flow to the myocardium when the artery is occluded?