A Progressive Disorder Of The Ventricles Of The Heart Is

Question: The word part __ means "to flow"

Answer: fluor/o

Question: Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium in systole across a diseased valve is called:

Answer: mitral regurgitation

Question: A progressive disorder of the ventricles of the heart is:

Answer: cardiomyopathy

Question: On the image below, what is indicated by label 6?

Answer: left atrium

Question: Localized dilation of an artery caused by a congenital or acquired weakness in the wall of a vessel is:

Answer: aneurysm

Question: A lipid profile measures ___ in the circulation blood.

Answer: cholesterol and triglycerides

Question: Lack of oxygen in the blood may be evidenced as a bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips known as:

Answer: cyanosis

Question: A sphygmomanometer measures:

Answer: blood pressure

Question: On the image below, what is indicated by label 4?

Answer: myocardium

Question: What is the name of the catheter used to evaluate left ventricular function?

Answer: Swan-Ganz catheter

Question: Build a medical term meaning excision within the artery:

Answer: endo- + arter/o + -ectomy

Question: On the image below, what is indicated by label 5?

Answer: aorta

Question: In _____ circulation, the blood traveling away from the heart first passes through the aorta on the _____ side of the heart.

Answer: systemic, left

Question: Both cusps of a patient's mitral valve protrude back into the left atrium during ventricular systole, meaning she has ___.

Answer: mitral valve prolapse

Question: Phlebotomy is the same thing as venipuncture.

Answer: TRUE

Question: Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through the:

Answer: pulmonary arteries

Question: An idiopathic disease of the peripheral vascular system that causes intermittent cyanosis and/or erythema of the distal ends of the fingers and/or toes is:

Answer: Raynaud disease

Question: In the term ischemia, the combining form isch/o means:

Answer: to hold back

Question: Open-heart surgery in which a piece of a blood vessel from another location is grafted onto one of the coronary arteries to reroute blood around a blockage is:

Answer: CABG

Question: Which of the following procedures uses heat to destroy varicose veins?

Answer: endovenous laser ablation

Question: Paroxysmal chest pain often accompanied by shortness of breath and a sensation of impending doom is:

Answer: angina pectoris

Question: Choose the correct spelling of the term for the heart's natural pacemaker.

Answer: sinoatrial node

Question: A synonym for the bicuspid valve is:

Answer: mitral valve

Question: Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood toward the heart?

Answer: phleb/o

Question: _____ have one-way valves to prevent a backflow of blood.

Answer: Veins

Question: Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood away from the heart?

Answer: arteri/o

Question: The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is

Answer: diastole

Question: Radionuclides are used in which diagnostic procedure?

Answer: myocardial perfusion imaging

Question: The diagnostic imaging of the heart during exercise on a treadmill, with the use of radioactive thallium or technetium sestamibi is abbreviated:

Answer: EST

Question: A disease in which the arterial walls become thickened and lose their elasticity, without the presence of atheromas, is:

Answer: arteriosclerosis

Question: On the image below, what is indicated by label 9?

Answer: right ventricle

Question: A physical examination technique of tapping and listening to internal body sounds is abbreviated:

Answer: A&P

Question: The tissue walls between the chambers of the heart are:

Answer: septa

Question: Which instrument allows intravenous access for delivery of chemotherapy, antibiotics, IV fluids, and feeding for a prolonged time?

Answer: PICC

Question: Inflammation of either deep or superficial veins with the formation of one or more blood clots is:

Answer: thrombophlebitis