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