Deck 7: Circulatory System

Question 1

Thrombophlebitis is:

A) a thrombotic embolus.
B) formation of a blood clot in a cavity of the heart.
C) inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot.
D) inflammation of veins in the anal canal.

Answer 1

inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot.

Question 2

Severe pain and constriction around the heart caused by insufficient blood supply is called:

A) angina pectoris.
B) hypotension.
C) hypertension.
D) infarction.

Answer 2

angina pectoris.

Question 3

A device consisting of a tube and optical system that is used to observe inside a hollow organ or cavity is called:

A) a vasodilator.
B) an endocardium.
C) an endoscope.
D) endoscopy.

Answer 3

an endoscope.

Question 4

The term cardiopulmonary means :

A) a diagnostic procedure that produces images of organ cross sections.
B) an emergency first-aid procedure used to reestablish heart and lung action.
C) pertaining to the heart and lungs.
D) use of sound in the diagnosis of heart disease.

Question 5

A condition characterized by weakness, shortness of breath, and edema of the lower portions of the body is:

A) angina pectoris.
B) congestive heart failure.
C) lymphedema.
D) myocardial infarction.

Question 6

A soft blowing or rasping heart sound is called a heart:

A) aneurysm.
B) arrhythmia.
C) fibrillation.
D) murmur.

Question 7

Polyarteritis is:

A) arthritis in many joints.
B) inflammation of many arteries.
C) many heart abnormalities.
D) plastic surgery of the arteries.

Question 8

A temporary deficiency of blood supply to any body part is called:

A) hemorrhage.
B) ischemia.
C) necrosis.
D) stenosis.

Question 9

The name of the record produced by recording the electrical currents of the heart muscle is:

A) echocardiogram.
B) echocardiography.
C) electrocardiogram.
D) electrocardiography.

Question 10

Which of the following is characterized by the formation of fatty, cholesterol-like deposits on the walls of arteries?

A) Atherosclerosis
B) Cardiopulmonary bypass
C) Edema
D) Sonography

Question 11

The sudden blocking of an artery or lymph vessel by foreign material that has been brought by the circulating blood is called:

A) arteritis.
B) embolism.
C) lymphedema.
D) varicosity.

Question 12

A serious condition in which blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extent that body tissues do not receive enough blood is called:

A) cardiomyopathy.
B) cardioversion.
C) fibrillation.
D) shock.

Question 13

Myocarditis is inflammation of the:

A) heart muscle.
B) lining of the heart.
C) membrane that surrounds the heart.
D) valves of the heart.

Question 14

The term for an electrical device that can keep the heart rhythm within a desirable range is:

A) cardiac pacemaker.
B) cardiac resuscitation.
C) cardiopulmonary bypass.
D) defibrillator.

Question 15

The term for a ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery, caused by congenital defect or weakness of the vessel wall is:

A) hemorrhoid.
B) thrombus.
C) aneurysm.
D) embolus.

Question 16

The term for any disease of the lymph nodes is:

A) lymphadenitis.
B) lymphadenopathy.
C) lymphadenoma.
D) lymphangiography.

Question 17

Aortic means :

A) inflammation of the aorta.
B) pertaining to the largest artery in the body.
C) surgical repair of the aorta.
D) radiograph of the aorta.

Question 18

The fluid transported by lymphatic vessels is:

A) lymph.
B) lymphoma.
C) plasma.
D) serum.

Question 19

The membrane that forms the lining inside the heart is the:

A) angiocardium.
B) endocardium.
C) myocardium.
D) pericardium.

Question 20

Tachycardia is:

A) decreased blood pressure.
B) decreased pulse rate.
C) increased blood pressure.
D) increased pulse rate.

Question 21

Electric shock used to terminate cardiac arrhythmias is called:

A) cardiopulmonary bypass.
B) cardioversion.
C) electrocardiography.
D) positron emission.

Question 22

Which of the following terms means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels?

A) Cardiovascular
B) Circulation
C) Hemangioma
D) Interstitial

Question 23

An excessive quantity of fat in the blood is called:

A) hyperkalemia.
B) hyperlipidemia.
C) hypernatremia.
D) hypertension.

Question 24

Equilibrium of the internal environment of the body is:

A) homeostasis.
B) necrosis.
C) pallor.
D) plasma.

Question 25

Use of ultrasound in diagnosing heart disease is called:

A) cardiac catheterization.
B) computed tomography.
C) echocardiography.
D) electrocardiography.

Question 26

A structure that is not part of the lymphatic system is the:

A) liver.
B) spleen.
C) thymus.
D) tonsil.

Question 27

Arterioles are small:

A) arteries that carry blood to arteries.
B) arteries that receive blood from arteries.
C) blood vessels that carry blood to the inferior vena cava.
D) blood vessels that receive blood from veins.

Question 28

Radiography of the heart and great vessels is called:

A) angiocardiography.
B) angiography.
C) angiology.
D) cardiology.

Question 29

Inflammation of the palatine tonsils is called:

A) palatinectomy.
B) palatitis.
C) tonsillectomy.
D) tonsillitis.

Question 30

Death of part of the heart muscle is called:

A) angina pectoris.
B) congestive heart failure.
C) myocardial infarction.
D) myocardial ischemia.

Question 31

A term for a fat or fatlike substance is:

A) digoxin.
B) diuretic.
C) lipid.
D) sclerosis.

Question 32

Adenoidectomy means :

A) excision of the adenoids.
B) inflammation of a gland.
C) resembling a gland.
D) surgical removal of any gland.

Question 33

Inflammation of the lining of the heart is:

A) endocarditis.
B) myocarditis.
C) pericarditis.
D) polyarteritis.

Question 34

A severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are rapid, uncoordinated, and ineffective is called:

A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
B) catheterization.
C) coronary heart disease.
D) fibrillation.

Question 35

Thrombosis means :

A) a deficiency in the number of blood platelets.
B) an increase in the number of blood platelets.
C) the dissolving of a thrombus.
D) the presence of a thrombus.

Question 36

Dysrhythmia is:

A) absence of a stable state of the body.
B) insufficient oxygen to the heart.
C) irregularity of the blood pressure.
D) irregularity of the heartbeat.

Question 37

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart is termed:

A) angiocarditis.
B) endocarditis.
C) myocarditis.
D) pericarditis.

Question 38

Enlarged spleen is called:

A) megalospleenaly.
B) megalosplenaly.
C) spleenomegaly.
D) splenomegaly.

Question 39

A general term that designates primary myocardial disease is:

A) cardiomyopathy.
B) congenital heart defect.
C) heart block.
D) ischemia.

Question 40

Hypotension is:

A) decreased blood pressure.
B) decreased pulse.
C) increased blood pressure.
D) increased pulse.

Question 41

Vasodilation is a(n):

A) decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel.
B) drug that dilates the blood vessels.
C) synonym for vasoconstriction.
D) increase in the diameter of a blood vessel.

Question 42

Swelling that results from obstruction of a lymphatic vessel is called:

A) lymphangiography.
B) lymphangitis.
C) lymphedema.
D) lymphography.

Question 43

The outermost layer of the heart is known as:

A) endocardium.
B) exocardium.
C) myocardium.
D) visceral pericardium.

Question 44

Following treatment for breast cancer, a 43-year-old woman has an accumulation of lymph and swelling in the upper extremity. This is referred to as:

A) lymphadenectomy.
B) lymphedema.
C) lymphoma.
D) lymphangitis.

Question 45

Radiography of the lymphatic vessels and nodes is called a:

A) lymphangiogram.
B) lymphangiography.
C) lymphogram.
D) lymphoma.

Question 46

Another term for stroke or stroke syndrome is:

A) aneurysm.
B) cerebrovascular accident.
C) myocardial infarction.
D) necrosis.

Question 47

A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries is called:

A) arteriography.
B) arteriosclerosis.
C) arteritis.
D) polyarteritis.

Question 48

A 74-year-old man underwent which operation when the blockages in his coronary arteries were too severe for a percutaneous procedure to be effective?

A) Aortography
B) Atherectomy
C) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
D) Coronary artery bypass graft

Question 49

A medication that corrects an abnormal heart rate would be considered a(n):

A) antiarrhythmic.
B) antihypertensive.
C) vasoconstrictor.
D) vasodilator.

Question 50

Tumors consisting principally of blood vessels or lymph vessels are called:

A) angiomas.
B) lymphatic carcinomas.
C) lymphomas.
D) neuromas.

Question 51

The term for a drug that is used to treat high blood pressure is:

A) antiarrhythmic.
B) antigenic.
C) antihypertensive.
D) antilipidemic.

Question 52

A patient has excessive swelling in the external reproductive organs and the legs caused by obstruction of the lymphatic vessels by parasites. This is referred to as:

A) elephantiasis.
B) lymphoma.
C) lymphadenectomy.
D) lymphangitis.

Question 53

A 55-year-old man had which device implanted in his chest to detect sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and deliver a low-energy shock to the heart, restoring the normal rhythm?

A) Automated external defibrillator
B) Cardioverter-defibrillator
C) Electrocardiogram
D) Pacemaker

Question 54

Passage of a long, flexible tube into the heart chamber through a vein is called cardiac:

A) catheterization.
B) echocardiography.
C) electrocardiography.
D) resuscitation.

Question 55

Phlebectomy is:

A) excision of a vein or a segment of it.
B) incision of a vein.
C) incision of varicose veins in the anal canal.
D) surgical excision of varicose veins in the anal canal.

Question 56

The middle layer of the heart is referred to as:

A) endocardium.
B) epicardium.
C) myocardium.
D) pericardium.

Question 57

A 67-year-old woman had a stroke in which a blood vessel burst and a large amount of blood seeped into the brain tissue. The type of stroke she had was considered:

A) embolic.
B) hemorrhagic.
C) ischemic.
D) lymphatic.

Question 58

A term for a mass of undissolved matter present in a vessel and brought there by the circulating blood is:

A) thrombus.
B) embolus.
C) ischemia.
D) occlusion.

Question 59

The word arteriovenous is documented in a chart. You understand that this means pertaining to the _____ and veins.

A) adenoids
B) aorta
C) arteries
D) arterioles

Question 60

A 63-year-old man with an automatic implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) receives a low energy shock to reestablish normal rhythm when sustained _____ tachycardia or fibrillation is detected.

A) atrial
B) arterial
C) venous
D) ventricular

Question 61

A 53-year-old man is found unresponsive without a pulse at the library. You immediately begin:

A) cardiac catheterization.
B) cardiopulmonary bypass.
C) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
D) intravascular thrombolysis.

Question 62

Surgical repair of the aorta is called ____________.

Question 63

Increased blood pressure is referred to as ____________.

Question 64

A 29-year-old woman who has just given birth complains to her doctor about pain, itching, and bleeding in her anal canal. She most likely has:

A) hemangioma.
B) hemorrhoids.
C) stenosis.
D) thrombus.

Question 65

A 12-year-old girl with chronic sore throats is referred to an ear, nose, and throat physician. The physician chooses to complete an operation that involves excision of the tonsils. This operation is called a(n):

A) adenoidectomy.
B) lymphadenectomy.
C) splenectomy.
D) tonsillectomy.

Question 66

Inflammation of a lymph node is called ____________.

Question 67

The mitral valve is also referred to as the _____ valve.

A) bicuspid
B) sinoatrial
C) semilunar
D) tricuspid

Question 68

The smallest blood vessel is the ____________.

Question 69

A 3-month-old boy has a "hole" in his heart. This is better described as:

A) a septal defect.
B) congestive heart failure.
C) myocardial infarction.
D) myocardial ischemia.

Question 70

The upper heart chambers are called _____.

Question 71

A 32-year-old woman needs to have her spleen removed. This procedure is called:

A) spleenectomy.
B) splenectomy.
C) spleenomegaly.
D) splenomegaly.

Question 72

A 63-year-old woman underwent an angioplasty. She likely needed this procedure because she has:

A) cerebrovascular disease.
B) coronary artery disease.
C) congestive heart failure.
D) congenital heart defects.

Question 73

A medication that helps decrease the size of the vessel has which property?

A) Antiarrhythmic
B) Antihypertensive
C) Vasoconstriction
D) Vasodilation

Question 74

A 44-year-old man underwent a balloon angioplasty. In this procedure, a balloon catheter is inflated inside a vessel to flatten the plaque against the _____ wall.

A) arterial
B) atrial
C) venous
D) ventricular

Question 75

Removal of the tonsils is a(n) ____________.

Question 76

A slow pulse rate is referred to as ____________.

Question 77

A 79-year-old man has a history of angina. To help relieve his anginal pain, his physician is likely to order which type of medication?

A) Antihypertensive
B) Antilipidemic
C) Digoxin
D) Nitroglycerin

Question 78

_____________ means pertaining to heart muscle.

Question 79

A(n) ____________ is an instrument used in defibrillation.

Question 80

____________ means blockage.