Cardiovascular system from textbook

Question 1

(T/F) an infarct causes tissue death

Answer 1

true

Question 2

(T/F) An embolus is a blood clot that is attached to the wall of a vein

Answer 2

false

Question 3

(T/F) A slower than normal heartbeat is called bradycardia

Answer 3

true

Question 4

(T/F) A plaque is a fatty deposit on a valve

Answer 4

False

Question 5

(T/F) Narrowing of a vessel is called angiitis

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Thickening and hardening of arterial walls

Answer 6

arteriosclerosis

Question 7

Vein inflammation with a clot attached

Answer 7

thrombophlebitis

Question 8

Decrease in blood pressure

Answer 8

hypotension

Question 9

Varicose vein in the anal region

Answer 9

hemorrhoid

Question 10

Fatty plaques line the arteries

Answer 10

atherosclerosis

Question 11

Ischemic attacks in the fingers, toes, ears, and nose

Answer 11

Raynaud’s phenomenon

Question 12

Inflammation of several arteries at once

Answer 12

polyarteritis

Question 13

A fatty substance in the wall of an artery; also a plaque

Answer 13

atheroma

Question 14

examples of Blood Tests

Answer 14

cardiac enzymes, lipoprotein level

Question 15

Imaging Tests

Answer 15

echocardiography, Doppler sonogram, cardiac scan, angiogram

Question 17

Function Tests

Answer 17

Holter monitor, cardiac catheterization, EKG, stress testing

Question 18

The purpose of a metal ______ is to widen the arterial opening.

Answer 18

stent

Question 19

An ___________ removes a traveling blood clot, especially if it has become lodged in a narrow artery.

Answer 19

embolectomy

Question 20

An ____________ is a good procedure to clean out clogged carotid arteries.

Answer 20

endarterectomy

Question 21

A varicose vein is treated surgically with _________________

Answer 21

ligation and stripping.

Question 22

A newly formed blood clot can be treated with ___________ therapy.

Answer 22

thrombolytic

Question 23

When two portions of an artery need to be sutured together again, an ________________ is the correct procedure.

Answer 23

anastomosis

Question 24

The CABG procedure is more commonly known as a _________ _____ procedure.

Answer 24

bypass graft

Question 25

PTCA is commonly known as

Answer 25

balloon angioplasty

Question 26

Movement of blood through the heart

Answer 26

right atrium
tricuspid valve
right ventricle
pulmonary valve
left atrium
mitral valve
left ventricle
aortic valve