Ch 8 - Circulatory System Self Test Flashcards
The upper chambers of the heart are called the:
atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the:
ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the:
mitral
_______ is an inflammation of the serous membrane lining inside the myocardium of the heart.
Endocarditis
The combining forms angio- and vaso- all means:
vessel
The combining forms that mean “vein” are:
veno- and phlebo-
______ is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood.
monocytosis
What abnormal heart sound is described as a low-pitched murmur?
rumble
The suffix -graph in the term cardiograph means:
instrument used to record
Angina Pectoris literally means:
vessel : in chest
A non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is:
age
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means:
narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary Ischemia actually means:
deficient supply of blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is:
arteriorscleraosis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardiomyopathy is:
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs is called:
congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term Arrhythmia means:
variation in normal heart rhythm or contraction
Hemorrhage means:
blood bursting forth
The diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is:
aneurysm
What abnormal heart sound can be felt as a vibration?
thrill
A controllable risk factor for heart attack is:
inadequate exercise
Which of the following isn’t a vital sign?
muscle response
The diagnostic term Anemia means:
decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron, or hemoglobin levels
_____ collected throughout the body drains into the blood through two ducts in the neck.
lymph
_____ collected throughout the body drains into the blood through two ducts in the neck.
lymph
What is obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance called?
embolism
The surgical term Angioplasty means:
surgical repair of a blood vessel
Which of the following isn’t an antihypertensive drug?
penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked atherosclerotic coronary arteries is called a:
Coronary artery bypass
_______ is local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids.
edema
A stroke is also known as:
apoplexy
Macrophage literally means:
large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand is a:
sphygmomanometer
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a vessel is:
Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means:
the science and study of the heart
With ______, blood flows backward through an incomplete pulmonic valve from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle.
pulmonic regurgitation
Which of the following is not a congenital heart defect?
cerebral vascular accident
Irregular and large hemorrhages under the skin is called:
ecchymosis
What is coagulated or clotted material that develops inside the vascular system?
thrombus
Septicemia is derived from the Greek work septikos, which means:
poison or putrefying
What is coronary artery disease most commonly caused by?
atherosclerosis
The _____ is a double membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart.
pericardium
The medical term Sy/stole actually means:
cardiac cycle phase where chambers contract raising blood pressure
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which chambers relax between contractions is called
diastole
What is a stricture of the carotid arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke called?
carotid stenosis
Rheumatic fever is most commonly caused by:
streptococcus pyogenes
The word part conio- means:
dust
Cardiomyopathy refers to having a problem with the ____ of the heart.
muscle
The medical term Hypertension means:
blood pressure that is above normal
An embolism literally means:
state of a lump within
A pulmonary infarction actually means:
lung blood flow blockage
The term ____ refers to the lack of development of normal numbers of erythrocytes in the blood.
Aplastic Anemia
A macrophage can also be classified as a
leukocyte
Atherosclerosis is a type of
arteriorsclerosis
The word part atelo- means
incomplete
The word part phlebo- means
vein
Coronary Thrombosis may be a cause of:
myocardial infarction
The most important longitudinal heart study in the world is being conducted in what American City since 1946:
Framingham, Mass.
Tiny blood vessels in the back of the ____ are viewed with a Ophthalmoscope to help diagnosis arteriosclerosis, diabetes, kidney disease, and many other disease
eye
A stethoscope is placed over the heart to listen to the:
pulmonary valve
Sickle Cell Anemia includes the:
clumping of blood in vessels causing ischemia, infarction, and tissue necrosis
Your pt has a “pericardial” tamponade. The term pericardial indicates that the tamponade is located in the:
double sac enclosing the heart
Your pt was reported to have a “serosanguinous” drainage from their surgical wound site. This drainage would resemble:
blood
Which of the following is not a form of arteriosclerosis?
hypotensive
A defect in the sinoatrial node is most likely to result in a:
arrhythmia
A patient diagnosed with “orthostatic hypotension” must be in what position in order to be diagnosed?
standing
A patient with an “infarction” due to “stenosis” leading to “necrosis” means that the patient has a:
blockage leading to tissue death
An embolism results from:
a detached thrombus
A patient may display an ecchymosis after a:
motor vehicle accident
Ischemia of the myocardium may result in:
angina pectoris
The Epstein-Barr virus causes a disease whose literal name is “one/nut or kernel/” This disease is:
mononucleosis
The term for a pt with the condition which literally means “heart/muscle/disease/process of” has:
cardiomyopathy
