Exam 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System

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

Which membrane is next to and upon the surface of the heart?

The P wave and QRS complex are related to ________.

All of the following are cardiovascular surgeries EXCEPT ________.

A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours.

After looking at a patient's heart monitor,the healthcare professional notes that the patient is in NSR,which refers to ________.

The combining form phleb/o- means "________."

Which words show an opposite action?

The femoral artery brings oxygenated blood to the ________.

The resting period between contractions of the heart is known as systole.

Which nuclear medicine procedure uses a radioactive tracer to produce an image and is also known as a gated blood pool scan?

What word means "pertaining to within the ventricle"?

The combining form vascul/o- means "blood vessel;lymphatic vessel."

In the medical phrase ventricular fibrillation,the combining form fibrill/o- means ________.

The combining form ________ means "structure like a tall hat with two points."

A defibrillator device is used to treat which of the following?

The combining form lipid/o- means "fat;lipid."

The primary accented syllable in the word ventricular (ven-trih-kyoo-lar)is KYOO.

The combining form lipid/o- means "________;lipid."

A cardiac exercise stress test is also known as a/an ________ exercise stress test because the patient walks on a motorized moving walkway.