Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle:
- Capillaries
- Venae cavae
- Coronary arteries
- Carotid arteries
- Renal arteries
Coronary arteries
The cause of essential hypertension is:
- Some secondary factor
- Pyelonephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Adrenal cortex adenoma
- Idiopathic
Idiopathic
Widening of a vessel:
- vasodialation
- vassodialation
- vasodilation
Vasodilation
Incision of a vein:
- Phebotomy
- Phlebitis
- Phlebotomy
- Vasoconstriction
- Ventriculotomy
Phlebotomy
Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel:
- Aortic stenosis
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Acute coronary syndrome
Deep vein thrombosis
Traveling clot that suddenly blocks a blood vessel:
- embulus
- embulos
- embolus
Embolus or emboli
Digoxin is:
- A drug used to strengthen the heartbeat
- A calcium blocker
- Used to dissolve emboli
- Used to treat varicose veins
- A strong antibiotic
A drug used to strengthen the heartbeat
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat:
- diastole
- diostole
- dieastole
Diastole
The cause of essential hypertension:
- Some secondary factor
- Pyelonephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Adrenal cortex adenoma
- Idiopathic
Idiopathic
Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat:
- Tricuspid valve
- Atrioventricular node
- Bundle of His
- Epicardium
- Sinoatrial node
Sinoatrial node
Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description.
“Listening for sounds using a stethoscope”
- Acute coronary syndromes
- angina
- anigotensin-converiting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
- auscultation
- beta-blocker
- biventricular pacemaker
- bruit
Auscultation
Removal of plaque from inner lining of an artery:
- Endarterectomy
- Arteriography
- Aneurysmectomy
- Ventriculotomy
- Valvuloplasty
Endarterectomy
Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the
definitions.
“Small holes in the wall between the atria or the wall between the ventricles”
- coarctation of the aorta
- septal defects
- coronary artery disease
- endocarditis
- heart block
- fibrillation
- flutter
Septal defects
Angina is:
- Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin.
- An extra heart sound.
- An abnormal heart rhythm.
- Caused by rheumatic fever.
- Associated with Raynaud phenomenon.
Cheat pain relieved with nitroglycerin
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Largest artery in the body”
- aorta
- arteriole
- atrium
- mitral valve
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary vein
Aorta
Phlebitis:
- Narrowing of a valve with inflammation.
- Inflammation of a capillary
- Blockage of a heart valve.
- Inflammation of a vein.
- Narrowing of an artery.
Inflammation of a vein
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Vessel carrying blood to the lungs”
- aorta
- arteriole
- atrium
- capillary
- mitral valve
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery
Patent means:
- Deoxygenated
- Oxygenated
- Open
- Closed
- Half-closed
Open
Match the meanings with their correct terms.
“Digoxin”
- contraction phase of the heartbeat
- drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms
- largest artery in the body
- tumor of blood vessels
- widening or dilation of a blood vessel
- lower chamber of the heart
- swollen, twisted veins in the rectal region
Drug used to reduce abnormal heart rhythms
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Listening with a stethoscope”
- aneurysm
- auscultation
- claudication
- emboli
- essential hypertension
- petechiae
- secondary hypertension
Auscultation
Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its
description.
Chest pain resulting from blood flow being held back from heart muscle
- acute coronary syndromes
- angina
- angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
- auscultation
- beta-blocker
- biventricular pacemaker
- bruit
Angina
Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the
definitions.
“High blood pressure; essential and secondary are types”
- aneurysm
- deep vein thrombosis
- hypertension
- hypertensive heart disease
- mitral valve prolapse
- murmur
- pericarditis
Hypertension
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Positioned between the left upper and lower heart chambers”
- electrocardiogram
- deoxygenated blood
- endothelium
- murmur
- myocardium
- mitral valve
- normal sinus rhythm
Mitral valve
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Brings blood to heart from upper parts of the body”
- aorta
- arteriole
- atrium
- capillary
- superior vena cava
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary vein
Superior vena cava
Match the pathological conditions with their correct meanings.
“Congenital malformation involving four separate heart defects”
- coarctation of the aorta
- tetralogy of Fallot
- coronary artery disease
- fibrillation
- flutter
- hypertensive heart disease
- mitral valve prolapse
Tetralogy of fallot
Instrument to measure blood pressure:
- Sphygmomanometer
- Electrocardiogram
- Stress test
- Stethoscope
- Cardiac catheterization
Sphygmomanometer
Pertaining to the heart:
- coronery
- coronary
- corenary
Coronary
