Chapter 7 self-test

Question 1

The five anatomical types of blood vessels:

Answer 1

1. arteries
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. veins
5. venules

Question 2

Blood that is rich in Oxygen is carried by?

Answer 2

arteries

Question 3

The arteries branch off into?

Answer 3

arterioles

Question 4

The Arterioles branch to become?

Answer 4

capillaries

Question 5

What is the site of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide exchange?

Answer 5

capillaries

Question 6

The Capillaries provide blood to what?

Answer 6

Tissues/Structures

Question 7

After the exchange of O2 and CO2, the deoxigenated blood returns to the heart through?

Answer 7

venules

Question 8

the venules flow into?

Answer 8

the veins

Question 9

From the veins (to the superior and inferior Venae Cavae) the blood goes back to?

Answer 9

the heart (by the right atrium)

Question 10

Charlie is told that he has a form of arteriosclerosis in which yellowish plaque has accumulated on the walls of arteries. What is the name of this form of arteriosclerosis?

Answer 10

atherosclerosis

Question 11

Which of these surgeries can be used to correct coronary occlusion?

Answer 11

coronary artery bypass

Question 12

Kristen, a 28 year old women, is told she has inflammation of the lining of the heart. What is the medical term for this heart pathology?

Answer 12

endocarditis

Question 13

Jayne had ventricular fibrillation during coronary angiography. What procedure did the physician use to stop the fibrillation?

Answer 13

defibrillation

Question 14

Jim developed a blood clot in a coronary artery. What is Jim’s condition called?

Answer 14

coronary thrombosis

Question 15

Baby Seth is born with cyanosis and a heart murmur. Which congenital heart disease does the neonatologist think is most likely?

Answer 15

atrial septal defect

Question 16

Angie has an angiogram that shows a ballooning out of the wall of a cerbrovascular artery. which condition does Angie have?

Answer 16

aneurysm

Question 17

Mary has a varicose vein that must be excised. What is the name of the surgery?

Answer 17

phlebectomy

Question 18

16 year old Jason has an inflamed cervical lymph node. What is the name of his condition?

Answer 18

lymphadenitis

Question 19

Mr. Smith has angina pectoris and uses a coronary vasodilator when he has chest pain. Which of the following is a coronary vasodilator?

Answer 19

nitroglycerin

Question 20

The primary function of the lymphatic system is?

Answer 20

To collect fluid that escapes from the blood capillaries and return it to the circulation.

Question 21

Arteries that provide oxygen and nutrients to the heart itself are called?

Answer 21

coronary arteries

Question 22

The 3 layers of the heart are?

Answer 22

1. Endocardium (innermost layer)
2. Myocardium
3. Epicardium (also called visceral pericardium)

Question 23

abnormally low blood pressure

Answer 23

hypotension

Question 24

agent used to reduce blood pressure

Answer 24

antihypertensive

Question 25

an enlarged spleen

Answer 25

splenomegaly

Question 26

any disease of the lymph nodes

Answer 26

lymphadenopathy

Question 27

excision of the tonsils

Answer 27

tonsillectomy

Question 28

increased pulse rate

Answer 28

tachycardia

Question 29

fatty substances such as triglycerides

Answer 29

lipids

Question 30

radiography of the heart and great vessels

Answer 30

angiocardiography

Question 31

the lining of the heart

Answer 31

endocardium

Question 32

the smallest blood vessels

Answer 32

capillaries