Question 1

What is the meaning of asystole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased pulse 
B)  Variation in the normal rhythm of the heart 
C)  Absence of a heart beat 
D)  Lack of heart relaxation 
A)  Increased pulse 
B)  Variation in the normal rhythm of the heart 
C)  Absence of a heart beat 
D)  Lack of heart relaxation

Question 2

How many flaps of tissue does a tricuspid valve have?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four

Question 3

Which of the following is commonly used in a cardiopulmonary bypass?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aortic regurgitator 
B)  Cardiac tamponade 
C)  Pump oxygenator 
D)  Subtraction angiography 
A)  Aortic regurgitator 
B)  Cardiac tamponade 
C)  Pump oxygenator 
D)  Subtraction angiography

Question 4

What does angioplasty mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any disease of an artery 
B)  Any disease of a blood vessel 
C)  Surgical repair of a blood vessel 
D)  Surgical repair of an artery 
A)  Any disease of an artery 
B)  Any disease of a blood vessel 
C)  Surgical repair of a blood vessel 
D)  Surgical repair of an artery

Question 5

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aneurysm 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Beta-blocker 
D)  Coronary occlusion 
A)  Aneurysm 
B)  Atrium 
C)  Beta-blocker 
D)  Coronary occlusion

Question 6

Which of the following combining forms refers to a specific type of blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phleb(o) 
B)  Vas(o) 
C)  Angi(o) 
D)  Lymph(o) 
A)  Phleb(o) 
B)  Vas(o) 
C)  Angi(o) 
D)  Lymph(o)

Question 7

What is a defibrillator?

Accepted Answer

A)  An instrument used to cause fibrillation 
B)  An instrument used to stop fibrillation 
C)  A cardiac arrhythmia marked by rapid,uncoordinated contractions 
D)  Impairment in the conduction of the impulse to some part of the heart 
A)  An instrument used to cause fibrillation 
B)  An instrument used to stop fibrillation 
C)  A cardiac arrhythmia marked by rapid,uncoordinated contractions 
D)  Impairment in the conduction of the impulse to some part of the heart

Question 8

What is an arteriopathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roentgenography of blood vessels 
B)  Any disease of blood vessels 
C)  Any disease of the arteries 
D)  Any disease of the veins 
A)  Roentgenography of blood vessels 
B)  Any disease of blood vessels 
C)  Any disease of the arteries 
D)  Any disease of the veins

Question 9

Which is the smallest blood vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Artery 
B)  Arteriole 
C)  Vein 
D)  Capillary 
A)  Artery 
B)  Arteriole 
C)  Vein 
D)  Capillary

Question 10

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atherectomy 
B)  Balloon angioplasty 
C)  Intracoronary stent 
D)  Percutaneous coronary intervention 
A)  Atherectomy 
B)  Balloon angioplasty 
C)  Intracoronary stent 
D)  Percutaneous coronary intervention

Question 11

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Splenorhagia ____________________

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which of the following means the arrest of heart contraction as may be induced by chemicals during surgery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardioplegia 
B)  Lymphostasis 
C)  Myocardial infarction 
D)  Vasoconstriction 
A)  Cardioplegia 
B)  Lymphostasis 
C)  Myocardial infarction 
D)  Vasoconstriction

Question 13

What causes the heart to contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cardiac center in the brain 
B)  Chemicals produced by the brain and transported by the blood 
C)  The atrioventricular valve 
D)  The sinoatrial node 
A)  The cardiac center in the brain 
B)  Chemicals produced by the brain and transported by the blood 
C)  The atrioventricular valve 
D)  The sinoatrial node

Question 14

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiodiaphragmatic 
B)  Cardiodynia 
C)  Cardioplegic 
D)  Cardiovalvular 
A)  Cardiodiaphragmatic 
B)  Cardiodynia 
C)  Cardioplegic 
D)  Cardiovalvular

Question 15

What is hemopericardium?

Accepted Answer

A)  A type of myocardial infarction 
B)  A congenital heart disease 
C)  A blood dyscrasia 
D)  An effusion of blood within the pericardium 
A)  A type of myocardial infarction 
B)  A congenital heart disease 
C)  A blood dyscrasia 
D)  An effusion of blood within the pericardium

Question 16

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excision of a blood vessel 
B)  Incision of a blood vessel 
C)  Making a new opening in a vessel 
D)  Cutting into a vessel 
A)  Excision of a blood vessel 
B)  Incision of a blood vessel 
C)  Making a new opening in a vessel 
D)  Cutting into a vessel

Question 17

What does diastole mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased pulse rate 
B)  Decreased blood pressure 
C)  Contraction of the heart 
D)  Relaxation of the ventricles 
A)  Increased pulse rate 
B)  Decreased blood pressure 
C)  Contraction of the heart 
D)  Relaxation of the ventricles

Question 18

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-PVC ____________________

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which term means abnormal enlargement of an atrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atrioseptoplasty 
B)  Atrialmegaly 
C)  Atriomegaly 
D)  Atrialseptoplasty 
A)  Atrioseptoplasty 
B)  Atrialmegaly 
C)  Atriomegaly 
D)  Atrialseptoplasty

Question 20

Which of the following is considered an invasive diagnostic procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ultrasound 
B)  Sonography 
C)  Computed tomography 
D)  Cardiac catheterization 
A)  Ultrasound 
B)  Sonography 
C)  Computed tomography 
D)  Cardiac catheterization

What is the meaning of asystole?

How many flaps of tissue does a tricuspid valve have?

Which of the following is commonly used in a cardiopulmonary bypass?

What does angioplasty mean?

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

Which of the following combining forms refers to a specific type of blood vessel?

What is a defibrillator?

What is an arteriopathy?

Which is the smallest blood vessel?

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Splenorhagia ____________________

Which of the following means the arrest of heart contraction as may be induced by chemicals during surgery?

What causes the heart to contract?

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

What is hemopericardium?

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

What does diastole mean?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -PVC ____________________

Which term means abnormal enlargement of an atrium?

Which of the following is considered an invasive diagnostic procedure?

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Exam 5: Circulatory System

What is the meaning of asystole?

How many flaps of tissue does a tricuspid valve have?

Which of the following is commonly used in a cardiopulmonary bypass?

What does angioplasty mean?

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

Which of the following combining forms refers to a specific type of blood vessel?

What is a defibrillator?

What is an arteriopathy?

Which is the smallest blood vessel?

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the catheter-based techniques?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Splenorhagia ____________________

Which of the following means the arrest of heart contraction as may be induced by chemicals during surgery?

What causes the heart to contract?

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery on the heart itself?

What is hemopericardium?

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

What does diastole mean?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -PVC ____________________

Which term means abnormal enlargement of an atrium?

Which of the following is considered an invasive diagnostic procedure?

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

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