Question 1

What does phlebotomy mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  A condition of varicose veins 
B)  Venous thrombosis 
C)  Removal of a vein or a segment of a vein 
D)  Opening a vein for removal of blood 
A)  A condition of varicose veins 
B)  Venous thrombosis 
C)  Removal of a vein or a segment of a vein 
D)  Opening a vein for removal of blood

Question 2

What is the name of the instrument used when a long,flexible tube is inserted into the heart chambers by way of a vein in the arm,leg,or neck?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defibrillator 
B)  Catheter 
C)  Dermatome 
D)  Hypodermic needle 
A)  Defibrillator 
B)  Catheter 
C)  Dermatome 
D)  Hypodermic needle

Question 3

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-CHF ____________________

Accepted Answer

Congestive

Question 4

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-MI ____________________

Accepted Answer

Myocardial

Question 5

What is radiologic study of the heart and its great vessels called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angiogram 
B)  Angiography 
C)  Angiocardiogram 
D)  Angiocardiography 
A)  Angiogram 
B)  Angiography 
C)  Angiocardiogram 
D)  Angiocardiography

Question 6

Which of the following words describes hardened tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sclerotic 
B)  Occluded 
C)  Thrombotic 
D)  Fibrillated 
A)  Sclerotic 
B)  Occluded 
C)  Thrombotic 
D)  Fibrillated

Question 7

What does endocardial mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The inner membrane of the heart 
B)  An endoenzyme of the heart 
C)  Inflammation of the endocardium 
D)  Situated or occurring inside the heart 
A)  The inner membrane of the heart 
B)  An endoenzyme of the heart 
C)  Inflammation of the endocardium 
D)  Situated or occurring inside the heart

Question 8

A 21-year-old patient's blood pressure is 150/80 mm Hg at rest.Which of the following is a correct statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The systolic pressure is decreased. 
B)  The diastolic pressure is decreased. 
C)  The systolic pressure is increased. 
D)  The diastolic pressure is increased. 
A)  The systolic pressure is decreased. 
B)  The diastolic pressure is decreased. 
C)  The systolic pressure is increased. 
D)  The diastolic pressure is increased.

Question 9

What does cardiovascular pertain to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood vessels surrounding the heart 
B)  Diseases of the heart 
C)  Blood vessels and the heart 
D)  Contraction of the heart 
A)  Blood vessels surrounding the heart 
B)  Diseases of the heart 
C)  Blood vessels and the heart 
D)  Contraction of the heart

Question 10

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arteriosclerosis 
B)  Cardiomegaly 
C)  Microcardia 
D)  Ventricular fibrillation 
A)  Arteriosclerosis 
B)  Cardiomegaly 
C)  Microcardia 
D)  Ventricular fibrillation

Question 11

Which is the same as splenomegaly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgical removal of the spleen 
B)  Cancerous tumor of the spleen 
C)  Splenic pain 
D)  Splenic enlargement 
A)  Surgical removal of the spleen 
B)  Cancerous tumor of the spleen 
C)  Splenic pain 
D)  Splenic enlargement

Question 12

What is the correct term for any disease of the spleen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Splenectomy 
B)  Splenopexy 
C)  Splenotomy 
D)  Splenopathy 
A)  Splenectomy 
B)  Splenopexy 
C)  Splenotomy 
D)  Splenopathy

Question 13

Which term means any disease of a lymph node?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lymphadenectomy 
B)  Lymphadenopathy 
C)  Lymphangiectomy 
D)  Lymphangiopathy 
A)  Lymphadenectomy 
B)  Lymphadenopathy 
C)  Lymphangiectomy 
D)  Lymphangiopathy

Question 14

Roy suffers occasional bouts of angina pectoris.Which therapy is more likely prescribed by his physician?

Accepted Answer

A)  A beta-blocker 
B)  A coronary vasodilator 
C)  An antiarrhythmic drug 
D)  An antithrombin factor 
A)  A beta-blocker 
B)  A coronary vasodilator 
C)  An antiarrhythmic drug 
D)  An antithrombin factor

Question 15

Which term means a decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angiorrhaphy 
B)  Angiorrhexis 
C)  Vasoconstriction 
D)  Vasodilatation 
A)  Angiorrhaphy 
B)  Angiorrhexis 
C)  Vasoconstriction 
D)  Vasodilatation

Question 16

Which of the following describes the sequence of blood flow (not all structures are included)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Left atrium,left ventricle,right ventricle ,right atrium 
B)  Left atrium,left ventricle,aorta,lungs 
C)  Right atrium,lungs,left ventricle,aorta 
D)  Right ventricle,right atrium,left atrium,aorta 
A)  Left atrium,left ventricle,right ventricle ,right atrium 
B)  Left atrium,left ventricle,aorta,lungs 
C)  Right atrium,lungs,left ventricle,aorta 
D)  Right ventricle,right atrium,left atrium,aorta

Question 17

What is the term for inflammation of the sac that encloses the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Endocarditis 
B)  Pericarditis 
C)  Myocarditis 
D)  Coronary heart disease 
A)  Endocarditis 
B)  Pericarditis 
C)  Myocarditis 
D)  Coronary heart disease

Question 18

What is the record produced by ultrasonography of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  An electrocardiogram 
B)  An echocardiogram 
C)  A tomogram 
D)  A sonogram 
A)  An electrocardiogram 
B)  An echocardiogram 
C)  A tomogram 
D)  A sonogram

Question 19

Tumor of the thymus ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tumor of the thymus ____________________...

Question 20

Which of the following is an abnormal opening in part of the septum dividing the two ventricles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ventriculoplasty 
B)  Ventriculitis 
C)  Ventricular septal defect 
D)  Coronary heart disease 
A)  Ventriculoplasty 
B)  Ventriculitis 
C)  Ventricular septal defect 
D)  Coronary heart disease

What does phlebotomy mean?

What is the name of the instrument used when a long,flexible tube is inserted into the heart chambers by way of a vein in the arm,leg,or neck?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -CHF ____________________

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -MI ____________________

What is radiologic study of the heart and its great vessels called?

Which of the following words describes hardened tissue?

What does endocardial mean?

A 21-year-old patient's blood pressure is 150/80 mm Hg at rest.Which of the following is a correct statement?

What does cardiovascular pertain to?

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Which is the same as splenomegaly?

What is the correct term for any disease of the spleen?

Which term means any disease of a lymph node?

Roy suffers occasional bouts of angina pectoris.Which therapy is more likely prescribed by his physician?

Which term means a decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel?

Which of the following describes the sequence of blood flow (not all structures are included)?

What is the term for inflammation of the sac that encloses the heart?

What is the record produced by ultrasonography of the heart?

Tumor of the thymus ____________________

Which of the following is an abnormal opening in part of the septum dividing the two ventricles?

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What does phlebotomy mean?

What is the name of the instrument used when a long,flexible tube is inserted into the heart chambers by way of a vein in the arm,leg,or neck?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -CHF ____________________

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -MI ____________________

What is radiologic study of the heart and its great vessels called?

Which of the following words describes hardened tissue?

What does endocardial mean?

A 21-year-old patient's blood pressure is 150/80 mm Hg at rest.Which of the following is a correct statement?

What does cardiovascular pertain to?

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for deficient cardiac function?

Which is the same as splenomegaly?

What is the correct term for any disease of the spleen?

Which term means any disease of a lymph node?

Roy suffers occasional bouts of angina pectoris.Which therapy is more likely prescribed by his physician?

Which term means a decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel?

Which of the following describes the sequence of blood flow (not all structures are included)?

What is the term for inflammation of the sac that encloses the heart?

What is the record produced by ultrasonography of the heart?

Tumor of the thymus ____________________

Which of the following is an abnormal opening in part of the septum dividing the two ventricles?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters