Med Term Chapter 5

Question 1

What is the term for the lower tip of the heart?

Answer 1

the apex

Question 2

What is another name for the pericardium?

Answer 2

the Pericardial Sac

Question 3

What is the name for the inner layer of the pericardium?

Answer 3

the Visceral Pericardium

Question 4

How many layers are there in the walls of the heart?

Answer 4

three

Question 5

What are the three layers of the heart?

Answer 5

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

Question 6

What type of tissue is the endocardium made of?

Answer 6

epithelial tissue

Question 7

Which arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to the myocardium?

Answer 7

the coronary arteries

Question 8

What is pulmonary circulation?

Answer 8

the flow of blood only between the lungs and the heart

Question 9

What are the three types of blood vessels?

Answer 9

Arteries, capillaries, Veins

Question 10

Where are superficial veins located?

Answer 10

Near the body surface

Question 11

What percent of plasma is water?

Answer 11

91%

Question 12

What are erythrocytes?

Answer 12

Red Blood Cells

Question 13

Where are neutrophils formed?

Answer 13

in Red Bone Marrow

Question 14

What is the most common type of white blood cell?

Answer 14

Neutrophils

Question 15

What is the least common type of white blood cell?

Answer 15

Basophils

Question 16

What is another name for thrombocytes?

Answer 16

Platelets

Question 17

What are the four major blood tyeps?

Answer 17

A, AB, B, O

Question 18

About what percent of Americans have the Rh antigen?

Answer 18

85%

Question 19

What are the major blood gasses?

Answer 19

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen

Question 20

What does CAD stand for?

Answer 20

Coronary Artery Disease

Question 21

What is coronary artery disease also known as?

Answer 21

Coronary Heart Disease

Question 22

What is the proper name for a heart attack?

Answer 22

Myocardial Infarction

Question 23

What is another name for CHF?

Answer 23

congestive heart failure

Question 24

What is the inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart?

Answer 24

Bacterial Endocariditis

Question 25

What is asystole?

Answer 25

the complete lack of electrical activity in the heart

Question 26

What is another name for supraventricular tachycardia?

Answer 26

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

Question 27

What is another name for V-fib?

Answer 27

Ventricular Fibrillation

Question 28

What is the abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel called?

Answer 28

angiostenosis

Question 29

What is embolism?

Answer 29

the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

Question 30

What is the most common form of anemia?

Answer 30

Iron-deficiency anemia

Question 31

What is hypertension also known as?

Answer 31

High blood rpessure

Question 32

What is the radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium?

Answer 32

Angiography

Question 33

What does DSA stand for?

Answer 33

Digital Subtraction Angiography

Question 34

What medication is administered to lower blood pressure?

Answer 34

antihypertensive

Question 35

What is administered to control irregularities of the heartbeat?

Answer 35

antiarrhythmic

Question 36

What medication causes blood vessels to expand?

Answer 36

vasodilator

Question 37

What does CPB stand for?

Answer 37

cardiopulmonary bypass

Question 38

What does TST stand for?

Answer 38

Thallium stress test

Question 39

What is the acronym for automated external defibirllator?

Answer 39

AED

Question 40

Who is the physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues?

Answer 40

Hematologist

Question 41

What is an abnormally slow resting heart rate referred to as?

Answer 41

Bradycardia

Question 42

What is orthostatic hypotension also known as?

Answer 42

POstural hypotension

Question 43

What test is performed to assess cardiovascular health and function during and after stress?

Answer 43

Stress Test

Question 44

What is the surgical repair of a heart valve?

Answer 44

Valvuloplasty

Question 45

What does PVD stand for?

Answer 45

peripheral vascular disease