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Chp 7 CV System
Cardiovascular System Q and A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The method of treating a narrowed coronary artery by insertion of a balloon catheter is called | percutaneous translumial coronary angioplasty |
| Diastole means | expansion |
| combining form referring to a circle | coron/o |
| Vascular pertains to a/an | vessel |
| The combining form meaning fatty paste is | ather |
| The following type of drugs are used to treat hypertension | ACE inhibitor |
| The distribution of blood throughout the body is called | systemic circulation |
| Chaotic, irregular contractions of the heart are called | fibrillation |
| Hypotensive describes | low blood pressure |
| The combining form referring to a swollen, twisted vein | varic/o |
| After pulmonary circulation oand the exchange of gases, oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the | pulmonary vein |
| saccular aneurysm describes a/an | saclike bulge on the side of a vessel |
| The combining form meaning pulse | sphygm/o |
| High blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease is | secondary hypertension |
| Depoloarization refers to | contraction of a myocardial cell |
| This procedure entails taking x-ray films of a blood vessel after injection of a contrast medium | radiologic angiography |
| The term that describes thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of arterial wall | arteriosclerosis |
| Class of drugs that dilates coronary arteries to relieve chest pain | antianginal |
| In the blood pressure reading, 160/110, the 160 is the | systolic measurement |
| What combining form means belly or pouch? | ventricul |
| This term refers to a buildup of fatty substances within the walls of arteries | artherosclerosis |
| Chest pain caused by a temporary loss of oxygenated blood to the heard muscle is called | angina |
| The device used to reinforce the wall of a vessel to assure its patency is called a/an | stent |
| An abnormal growth of tissue around a valve, generally as a result of infection, is called a | vegetation |
| a stress electrocardiogram is a picture of the heard recorded | during induction of controlled physical exercise |
| True or False: The interatrial septum is the partition between the right and left ventricle | FALSE |
| Vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules | veins |
| What test entails nuclear scans of the heart before and after exercies | mycardial radioncuclide organ image |
| TPA is and example of a/an | anticoagulant |
| Arryhthmia describes | irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat |
| This initiates electrical conduction of the heartbeat | sinotrial node |
| A heart rate slower than 60 beats per minute is called | bradycardia |
| What class of drugs is used to treat irregular heart rhythms | antiarrhythmic |
| Ven/o and phleb/o are combining forms meaning | vein |
| Arteriorgram | is radiography of a particular artery |
| The class of drugs that increase the secreation of urin, commonly prescribed to treat hypertension is | diuretic |
| A clot carried in the bloodstream that obstructs when it lodges is called a/an | embolus |
| A stationary blood clot is called a | thrombus |
| The term for x-ray of a vein is | phlebogram |
| Which side of the heart handles deoxygenated blood? | right side |
| An implantable cardioverter defibrillator is designed to stop ventricular fibrillation and | tachycardia |
| The implanted electronic device used to treat bradycardia is called a | pacemaker |
| Endarterectomy | surgical removal of the lining of an artery |
| Another term for mitral valve | bicuspid |
| A congenital anomaly of the heart | coarctation of the aorta |
| Myocardium | thick muscular layer of the heart |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| ECG and EKG are abbreviations for | electrocardiogram |
| What procedure is used to evaluate blood flow to determine the presence of deep vein thrombosis or carotid insufficency? | Doppler sonography |
| Mitral valve | allows blood flow into the left ventricle |
| HTN is an abbreviation for | hypertension |
| The medical term describing an enlargement of the right ventricle as a result of chronic lung disease | cor pulmonale |
| Surrounds and encloses the heart in a loose protective sac | percardium |
| Occulsion refers to | obstruction or closing off |
| Cardioversion stops | tachycardia |
| Endovascular interventional procedures are often included in what diagonstic procedure | cardiac catheterization |
| What carries blood from the heart to the arterioles | arteries |
| Atherosclerosis is most often the cause of | coronary artery disease |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| A combining form for chest | pector/o |
| General term describing a condition of diseased heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
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