Cardiovascular system flashcards
Which term describes a heart sound heard in addition to the normal heart sounds
murmur
Which of the following statements regarding the ventricles is false
Ventricles have a thick muscular wall.
Ventricles are the pumping chambers.
Ventricles eject blood from the heart into arteries.
The ventricles are connected by a semilunar valve.
The ventricles are connected by a semilunar valve.
gas exchange takes place in
capillary beds
Which medication is used to reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood stream?
antilipidemic
When taking blood pressure, the first sound reveals the highest pressure, which is the __________ pressure
systolic
A weak spot in an artery wall is called a(n) _____
aneurysm
MVP is the medical abbreviation meaning _____
mitral valve prolapse
An endarterectomy removes what
inner lining of arteries
Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the heart from which blood vessels
superior and inferior vena cavae
what are two examples of cardiac arrhythmias
fibrillation and flutter
The __________ is a pleural sac around the heart
pericardium
What condition of the heart causes a decrease in the outflow of blood from the left side of the heart
congestive heart failure
Which one-way valve between the atria and ventricles has three cusps
tricuspid valve
Which procedure uses a balloon to dilate a narrowed coronary artery
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
medical term for low blood pressure
hypotension
What diagnostic test involves threading a thin tube through one or more blood vessels into the heart
cardiac catheterization
Which medical term can be defined as “varicose veins in the anal region?”
hemorrhoids
what is true about a heart valve prolapse
The cusps of the heart valve are loose and fail to shut tightly.
A serum lipoprotein level measures the amount of __________ in the bloodstream
cholesterol
inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
medical term for blood pressure cuff
sphygmomanometer
What is the term for a blood clot at the site where it was formed within a blood vessel
thrombus
The bicuspid valve is another name for the __________ valve
mitral
What device essentially takes the place of the action of the sinoatrial (SA) node
pacemaker
