Ch 11 - Cardio

Question 1

Largest artery in the body:

Answer 1

aorta

Question 2

Specialized muscle fibers that connect the atria with the ventricles and transmit electrical impulses between them:

Answer 2

bundle of His

Question 3

Smallest blood vessel:

Answer 3

capillary

Question 4

One of two upper chambers of the heart:

Answer 4

atrium

Question 5

Relaxation phase of the heartbeat:

Answer 5

diastole

Question 6

Contraction phase of the heartbeat:

Answer 6

systole

Question 7

Innermost lining of blood vessels:

Answer 7

endothelium

Question 8

Muscular, middle layer of the heart:

Answer 8

myocardium

Question 9

Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart:

Answer 9

pericardium

Question 10

Thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart:

Answer 10

vein

Question 11

Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries:

Answer 11

pulse

Question 12

Partition or wall dividing a cavity, such as between the right and left atria:

Answer 12

septum

Question 13

Pacemaker of the heart:

Answer 13

SA node

Question 14

Valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle:

Answer 14

tricuspid valve

Question 15

Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle:

Answer 15

mitral valve

Question 16

Largest vein in the body:

Answer 16

vena cava

Question 17

One of two lower chambers of the heart:

Answer 17

ventricle

Question 18

Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle:

Answer 18

coronary arteries

Question 19

Specialized tissue in the wall between the atria:

Answer 19

AV node

Question 20

Largest type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.

Answer 20

artery

Question 21

A combining form that means vessel:

Answer 21

angi/o

Question 22

The combining form that means yellowish plaque:

Answer 22

ather/o

Question 23

A combining form that means heart:

Answer 23

cardi/o

Question 24

A combining form that means vein:

Answer 24

phleb/o

Question 25

A combining form that means clot:

Answer 25

thromb/o

Question 26

A combining form that means vessel:

Answer 26

vascul/o

Question 27

The combining form that means blue:

Answer 27

cyan/o

Question 28

The combining form that means mucus:

Answer 28

myx/o

Question 29

The combining form that means lower heart chamber:

Answer 29

ventricul/o

Question 30

A combining form that means chest:

Answer 30

steth/o

Question 31

An angiogram is a record (-gram) of a/an _______ (angi/o).

Answer 31

vessel

Question 32

Cardiomegaly is enlargement (-megaly) of the ______ (cardi/o).

Answer 32

heart

Question 33

Cyanosis is an abnormal condition (-osis) of ________ (cyan/o) due to poor oxygenation of blood.

Answer 33

blue (bluish discoloration)

Question 34

A phlebotomy is an incision (-tomy) of a/an ________ (phleb/o).

Answer 34

vein

Question 35

Thrombolysis is the destruction (-lysis) of ________ (thromb/o).

Answer 35

clots

Question 36

Vasoconstriction is the narrowing (-constriction) of ________ (vas/o).

Answer 36

vessels

Question 37

Pericardiocentesis is surgical puncture (-centesis) of the ________ (pericardi/o) to remove fluid.

Answer 37

pericardium

Question 38

Atherosclerosis is hardening (-sclerosis) of ________ (arteri/o).

Answer 38

arteries

Question 39

The term vascular means pertaining to (-ar) a ________ (vascul/o).

Answer 39

vessel

Question 40

A stethoscope is an instrument to examine (-scope) the ________ (steth/o).

Answer 40

chest

Question 41

Rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria:

Answer 41

flutter

Question 42

Very rapid, random and irregular contractions of the heart:

Answer 42

fibrillation

Question 43

Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects:

Answer 43

tetralogy of Fallot

Question 44

Condition in which the heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood:

Answer 44

CHF

Question 45

Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart:

Answer 45

CAD

Question 46

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart:

Answer 46

endocarditis

Question 47

Extra heart sound heard between normal beats:

Answer 47

murmur

Question 48

A disease in which there are recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis, primarily in fingers and toes:

Answer 48

Raynaud disease

Question 49

Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs:

Answer 49

varicose veins

Question 50

High blood pressure:

Answer 50

HTN

Question 51

X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material:

Answer 51

angiography

Question 52

Images of the heart produced by echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves:

Answer 52

echocardiography

Question 53

A procedure in which a thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or an artery:

Answer 53

cardiac catheterization

Question 54

Recording of electricity flowing through the heart

Answer 54

electrocardiography

Question 55

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

Answer 55

Holter monitoring

Question 56

A procedure in which arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages:

Answer 56

coronary artery bypass grafting

Question 57

Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery:

Answer 57

endarterectomy

Question 58

Brief delivery of radiofrequency energy to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing arrhythmias:

Answer 58

catheter ablation

Question 59

A procedure in which a heart-lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired:

Answer 59

extracorporeal circulation

Question 60

A procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery and then a stent is put in place:

Answer 60

PCI