Exam 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System

An antiarrhythmic drug is prescribed for patients with heart rhythm problems.

An angiogram is a/an ________.

In the medical word thrombophlebitis,the word part that means "blood clot" is ________.

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

Allen Jeffers has just been diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia.He will be prescribed a "statin" drug to treat this condition.

Systemic circulation refers to the flow of blood in the ________.

Which is a complication of rheumatic heart disease?

The ________ circulation includes the arteries,capillaries,and veins everywhere in the body,except the lungs.

The flow of blood through the heart is controlled by ________.

The valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle is the ________.

In the pelvic cavity,the abdominal aorta ends as it splits in two (bifurcation)to form the right and left ________ arteries.

A patient with phlebitis has ________.

By dividing the word valvulotome into its word parts,we can see that it means "an instrument used to cut a valve."

The membrane that is U-shaped and surrounds the heart to create a sac is known as the bundle of His.

The first arteries that branch off of the aorta and bring oxygenated blood to the heart muscle are the ________ arteries.

The combining form circulat/o-,as seen in circulation,means ________.

During a cardiac catheterization,the doctor notes that one of the coronary arteries has stenosis,or a "condition (of)________."

Explain what ventricular fibrillation is and why it is life-threatening.

In the medical word sphygmomanometer,the combining form man/o- means "frenzy;________."

A/An ________ is a harsh,rushing sound made by blood passing through an artery narrowed and roughened by atherosclerosis.