Review 4 Flashcards
1
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a heart murmur is an
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abnormal sound
2
Q
a lymphocyte is a
A
cell found within the lymphatic system
3
Q
a septum is a
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dividing wall
4
Q
a slower than average heart rate is termed
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bradycardia
5
Q
a small vein is a
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venule
6
Q
a sphygmomanometer is used to measure
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blood pressure
7
Q
a type of chest pain that may signal coronary artery disease is
A
angina pectoris
8
Q
a valvotome is an
A
instrument for incising a valve
9
Q
a vasodilator is used to
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widen blood vessels
10
Q
a vessel that carries blood back to the heart is a
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vein
11
Q
an AED is used to correct
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fibrillation
12
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angiography is an
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x-ray study of vessels
13
Q
aortostenosis is
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narrowing of the aorta
14
Q
arteriosclerosis is
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hardening of an artery
15
Q
asplenia is
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absence of the spleen
16
Q
cardioptosis is
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downward displacement of the heart
17
Q
enlarged veins found in the rectum are
A
hemorrhoids
18
Q
in phlebostasis
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blood flow stops in a vein
19
Q
lymphadenopathy is
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any disease of a lymphnode
20
Q
phlebectasia is
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dilation of a vein
21
Q
polyarteritis is
A
inflammation of many arteries
22
Q
the abbreviation CPR stands for
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
23
Q
the abbreviation ECG stands for
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electrocardiogram
24
Q
the aortic and pulmonary valves are
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semilunar valves
25
the heart contracts during
systole
26
the scientific name for a heart attack is
myocardial infarction
27
the superior and inferior venae cavae bring blood into the
right atrium
28
the thick muscular layer of the heart is
myocardium
29
thrombosis is
formation of a blood clot in a vessel
30
a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is
anemia
31
a group of blood enzymes active in immune responses is the
complement
32
a hemocytometer is a
device used for counting blood cells
33
a leukoblast is an
immature white blood cell
34
a lymphangioma is a
tumor of lymphatic vessels
35
a platelet is also called a
thrombocyte
36
a sinus rhythm originates in the
sinus node (SA node)
37
a term that means around a vessel is
perivascular
38
a term that means between the ventricles is
interventricular
39
a term that means within a vein is
intravenous
40
a weakened and expanded arterial wall is termed an
aneurysm
41
ALL, AML, CLL and CML are all abbreviations for types of
leukemia
42
albumin is a
simple protein found in plasma
43
all of the following are blood tests except
AG
44
all of the following are coagulation tests except
RBC
45
all of the following are drugs used to treat the heart except
stent
46
an anaphylactic reaction is a
severe, generalized hypersensitivity reaction
47
an antigen is
a foreign substance that stimulated immunity
48
the adjective and plural forms of of varix are
adjective - varicose
| plural - varices
49
autologous blood is
a persons own blood
50
cytopenia is a
deficiency of cells
51
dissolved salts found in body fluids are
electrolytes
52
erythropoiesis is
formation of red blood cells
53
erythropoietin is a
hormone that stimulates red blood cell production
54
extrasystole is
an additional heartbeat
55
HIV and EBV are
viruses
56
hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a disorder that results from
RH incompatibility between a mother and child
57
hodgkin disease involves the
lymphatic system
58
hypoproteinemia is
lack of protein in the blood
59
immunity acquired by contact with a disease organism is described as
adaptive immunity
60
impulses travel in the heart from the AV bundle to the
ventricles/bundle branches
61
in azotemia, there are
nitrogenous compounds in the blood
62
in hypokalemia there is a
deficiency of potassium in the blood
63
in polycythemia, there is an
increase in erythrocytes (red blood cells)
64
lymphocytes and monocytes are
agranular leukocytes
65
lymphyopoiesis is
formation of lymphocytes
66
macrophages are descendants of
monocytes
67
myeloma is a
tumor of the bone marrow
68
PMN, polymorph, and seg are all abbreviation for
neutrophilis
69
petechiae, ecchymoses, and purpura are all signs of
bleeding into the skin
70
phonocardiogrophy is a
recording of heart sounds
71
presence of microorganisms in the blood is
septicemia
72
red cells are made in the
bone marrow
73
serum is the
liquid that remains after blood has clotted
74
sideroderma is
a deposit of iron in the skin
75
the adjective for ferric refers to
iron
76
the adjective for arteriole is
arteriolar
77
the adjective for tonsil is
tonsillar
78
the common term for hypersensitivity is
allergy
79
the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are found in the
fetus
80
the formed elements in blood are the
cells
81
the heart pumps blood to the lungs through the
pulmonary circut
82
the left ventricle pumps blood into the
aorta
83
the main function of erythrocytes is to
carry oxygen
84
the most numerous leukocytes are
neutrophilis
85
the pigment that carries oxygen in red cells is
hemoglobin
86
the plural of atrium is
atria
87
the prevention of blood loss is
hemostasis
88
the root in ischemia means
blood
89
the skin, mucus, cilia, and lymph nodes are components of
innate immunity
90
the substance that forms a blood clot is
fibrin
91
the term myelogenous means
originating in bone marrow
92
the thoracic duct
drains lymph from the lower body and upper left side
93
the valve between the left atrium and ventricle is the
mitral
94
thrombocythemia is
an increase in platelets in the blood
95
thrombolysis is
destruction of a blood clot
