cardiovascular med term worksheet 2

Question 1

Smallest blood vessel

Answer 1

Capillaries

Question 2

Also known as the pacemaker of the heart

Answer 2

Sinoatrial Node

Question 3

An ECG device that is worn during a 24 hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias

Answer 3

Holter Monitoring

Question 4

Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery is called

Answer 4

Endarterectomy

Question 5

A valve that lies between the right atrium and right ventricle is the

Answer 5

Tricuspid Valve

Question 6

Carries oxygen rich blood to the heart

Answer 6

Pulmonary Vein

Question 7

Smallest artery is called

Answer 7

Arterioles

Question 8

Brings blood from the lower half of the body to the heart

Answer 8

Superior Vena Cava

Question 9

The vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs from the heart

Answer 9

Pulmonary Artery

Question 10

The pumping chambers of the heart

Answer 10

Ventricles

Question 11

The receiving chambers of the heart

Answer 11

Atria

Question 12

The wall of the heart between the right and left atriums is called

Answer 12

Atrial Septum

Question 13

The hardening of the arteries

Answer 13

Arteriosclerosis

Question 14

A surgical repair of a valve is called

Answer 14

Valvoplasty

Question 15

A rapid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contraction of the heart

Answer 15

Fibrillation

Question 16

A narrowing of the mitral valve is called

Answer 16

Mitral Valve Stenosis

Question 17

A congenital malformation involving four separate heart defects

Answer 17

Tetralogy of Fallot

Question 18

Clots that travel to and suddenly block a blood vessel are called

Answer 18

Embolism

Question 19

Another way to say chest pain

Answer 19

Angina

Question 20

Hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell formation is called

Answer 20

Erythropoietin

Question 21

Destruction or breakdown of blood cells

Answer 21

Hemolysis

Question 22

Inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background

Answer 22

Thalassemia

Question 23

Foreign material that stimulates the production of an antibody is called

Answer 23

Antigen

Question 24

A substance that prevents clotting

Answer 24

Anticoagulant

Question 25

Formation of blood

Answer 25

Hematopoiesis

Question 26

____________is abnormal increase in the number of red cells in the blood due to excess production of these cells by bone marrow

Answer 26

Polycythemia