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med term 5

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which surgical procedure is done to provide the myocardium with a new source of blood supply when a coronary artery is ocluded?   coronary artery bypass graft  
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the medical procedure sclerotherapy is performed to treat:   varicose veins  
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the patient had an aneurysmectomy with insertion of a graft to teat the conditiondescribed as an:   area of weakness in the wall of an artery  
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tetralogy of fallot has a set of four defects, including:   a narrowed pulmonary valve  
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which layer of the heart is known as the muscular layer?   myocardium  
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any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and heart failure is called:   cardiomyopathy  
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the abbreviation CRP stands for:   C-reactive protein  
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what structure divides the heart into right and left sides?   septum  
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a period of unresponsiveness during a normal heartbreat is called:   refractory period  
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which artery is at the back of the knee?   popliteal  
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the cause of essential hypertension is:   unknown  
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which artery brings oxygenated blood to the brain, heart, and face?   carotid  
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plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of:   atherosclerosis  
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all of the following combining forms mean blood vessel except:   ather/o-  
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the combining form peripher/o- means   outer aspects  
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the combining form circulat/o- means   movement in a circular motion  
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the combining form systol/o- means   contracting  
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the inferior tip of the heart is known as the   apex  
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a sudden, temporary, but self correcting decrease in the systolic blood pressure that occurs when the patient goes from a lying to a standing position is:   orthostatic hypotension  
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a cardiostatic surgeon specializes in the   heart and chest  
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by the definition of the combining form we can tell that endothelium is a   cellular layer  
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endocarditis is inflammation of the ___ layer of the heart   innermost  
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if an EKG tracing shows bigeminy, there was a repeating pattern of ___.   a normal contaction then a premature contraction  
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the medical language definition of the word ___ is an instrument used to measure the pressure of the pulse by using a thin, inflatable cuff   sphygmomanometer  
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a pateint diagnosed with an AAA has a problem with   an aorta an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, an artery in the abdomen  
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a patient in V fib has an   arrhythmia  
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all of the following would be part of a lipid profile blood test, except   CK-MB  
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which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of a vein   -itis, pleb/o-  
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the abbreviatio mm Hg is associated with   blood pressure  
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the hearts pacemaker controls its   rate and rhythm  
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____ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope   ausculation  
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____ is an arrhythmia is which the heart beats too slowly.   bradycardia  
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the ____ is the muscular layer that makes up the bulk of the heart   myocardium  
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a ____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the heart   cardiologist  
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the combining form rrhythm/o-   rhythm  
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the ____ valve is located between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk   pulmonary  
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____ are the smallest blood vessels in the body   capillaries  
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a patient diagnosed with cardiomegaly has ____ of the heart   enlargement  
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in the medical word sphymomanometer the combining form man/o- means   thin; frenzy  
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the adj form of ventricle is   ventricular  
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