Deck 11: A:cardiovascular System

Question 1

A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs:

A) Pulmonary vein
B) Pulmonary artery
C) Aorta
D) Superior vena cava
E) Inferior vena cava

Answer 1

Pulmonary artery

Question 2

Cardiac arrhythmia:

A) Calcium channel blocker
B) Beta-blocker
C) Fibrillation
D) Hypoxia
E) Atheroma

Answer 2

Fibrillation

Question 3

Instrument to measure blood pressure:

A) Sphygmomanometer
B) Electrocardiogram
C) Stress test
D) Stethoscope
E) Cardiac catheterization

Answer 3

Sphygmomanometer

Question 4

Ischemia:

A) Can lead to myocardial infarction
B) Blood is held back from an area
C) Can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel
D) May be a result of coronary artery disease
E) All of the above

Question 5

Patent means:

A) Deoxygenated
B) Oxygenated
C) Open
D) Closed
E) Half closed

Question 6

Cyanosis:

A) Bluish coloration of the skin
B) Yellow coloration of the skin
C) Associated with a hemangioma
D) A form of atherosclerosis
E) Associated with increased oxygen in the blood

Question 7

Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel:

A) Aortic stenosis
B) Mitral valve prolapse
C) Deep-vein thrombosis
D) Hypercholesterolemia
E) Acute coronary syndrome

Question 8

Disease of heart muscle:

A) Cardiomegaly
B) Endocarditis
C) Arteriolitis
D) Cardiomyopathy
E) Aortic stenosis

Question 9

Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart:

A) Mitral valve
B) Tricuspid valve
C) Aortic valve
D) Pulmonary valve
E) Superior vena cava

Question 10

Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat:

A) Tricuspid valve
B) Atrioventricular node
C) Bundle of His
D) Epicardium
E) Sinoatrial node

Question 11

Angina is:

A) Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin
B) An extra heart sound
C) An abnormal heart rhythm
D) Caused by rheumatic fever
E) Associated with Raynaud phenomenon

Question 12

Contraction phase of the heartbeat:

A) Septum
B) Diastole
C) Tachycardia
D) Systole
E) Pacemaker

Question 13

Petechiae:

A) Small, pinpoint hemorrhages
B) Vegetations
C) Dilation of large vessels
D) Defects, or holes in heart septa
E) Hemorrhoids

Question 14

Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle:

A) Capillaries
B) Venae cavae
C) Coronary arteries
D) Carotid arteries
E) Renal arteries

Question 15

Phlebitis:

A) Narrowing of a valve with inflammation
B) Inflammation of a capillary
C) Blockage of a heart valve
D) Inflammation of a vein
E) Narrowing of an artery

Question 16

Saclike membrane surrounding the heart:

A) Endocardium
B) Bundle of His
C) Interatrial septum
D) Ventricle
E) Pericardium

Question 17

A local widening of an artery:

A) Thrombosis
B) Infarction
C) Arterial anastomosis
D) Aortic stenosis
E) Aneurysm

Question 18

The cause of essential hypertension is:

A) Due to some secondary factor
B) Pyelonephritis
C) Glomerulonephritis
D) Adrenal cortex adenoma
E) Idiopathic

Question 19

Four separate congenital heart defects:

A) Coarctation of the aorta
B) Patent ductus arteriosus
C) Raynaud disease
D) Tetralogy of Fallot
E) Peripheral vascular disease

Question 20

Digoxin:

A) Drug used to strengthen the heartbeat
B) A calcium blocker
C) Used to dissolve emboli
D) Used to treat varicose veins
E) A strong antibiotic

Question 21

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Disease originating in the arteries surrounding the heart

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 22

Bluish coloration of the skin:

A) cianosis
B) cyanosis
C) cyianosis

Question 23

Swollen blood vessels in the rectal region:

A) hemmorhoids
B) hemmorrhoids
C) hemorrhoids

Question 24

Removal of plaque from inner lining of an artery:

A) Endarterectomy
B) Arteriography
C) Aneurysmectomy
D) Ventriculotomy
E) Valvuloplasty

Question 25

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 26

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Rapid, but regular contractions of the heart (usually the atria)

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 27

ECHO:

A) Dye is injected into the blood and x-rays are taken of the heart
B) Catheter is positioned in a vein and guided into the heart
C) A stress test of cardiac function is performed
D) High frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest
E) Electricity is measured as it flows through the heart

Question 28

Pertaining to the heart:

A) coronery
B) coronary
C) corenary

Question 29

Traveling clot that suddenly blocks a blood vessel:

A) embulus
B) embulos
C) embolus

Question 30

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Very rapid, random, inefficient and irregular contractions of the heart

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 31

Abnormal rapid heart rhythm:

A) fibrilation
B) filbrilation
C) fibrillation

Question 32

CK, LD, and AST (SGOT) are:

A) Lipids
B) Lipoproteins
C) Serum enzymes
D) Fatty acids
E) Nitrate-like drugs

Question 33

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Narrowing of the aorta (congenital anomaly)

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 34

A Holter monitor is:

A) An EEG test
B) A stress test
C) Part of a chest CT scan
D) An EKG taken during daily activity
E) Part of a cardiac catheterization

Question 35

Pain:

A) angina
B) anjena
C) anjina

Question 36

Incision of a vein:

A) Phebotomy
B) Phlebitis
C) Phlebotomy
D) Vasoconstriction
E) Ventriculotomy

Question 37

Relaxation phase of the heartbeat:

A) diastole
B) diostole
C) dieastole

Question 38

Widening of a vessel:

A) vasodialation
B) vassodialation
C) vasodilation

Question 39

Incision of a vein:

A) phlebotomy
B) phebotomy
C) phliebotomy

Question 40

Contraction phase of the heartbeat:

A) systole
B) sistolle
C) sistole

Question 41

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Listening for sounds using a stethoscope

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 42

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Small holes in the wall between the atria or the wall between the ventricles

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 43

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Unstable angina and heart attack, which are consequences of plaque rupture in coronary arteries

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 44

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Extra heart sound heard between normal beats

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 45

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Drug used to treat angina and hypertension; dilates blood vessels stopping the influx of calcium into muscle cells lining vessels

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 46

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 47

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Blood clot forms in a large vein (usually lower limb)

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 48

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Abnormally swollen or twisted veins; usually occurring in the legs

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 49

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
High blood pressure (essential and secondary) are types

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 50

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
High blood pressure that affects the heart

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 51

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Improper closure of the bicuspid valve

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 52

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 53

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis primarily in fingers and toes

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 54

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 55

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 56

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Blockage of blood vessels carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys and other organs

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 57

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Failure of proper conduction of impulses from the SA node through the rest of the heart

A)coarctation of the aorta
B)congestive heart disease
C)coronary artery disease
D)endocarditis
E)heart block
F)fibrillation
G)flutter
H)patent ductus arteriosus
I)septal defects
J)tetralogy of Fallot

Question 58

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Local widening of an arterial wall

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 59

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 60

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions below:
Heart disease caused by rheumatic fever

A)aneurysm
B)deep vein thrombosis
C)hypertension
D)hypertensive heart disease
E)mitral valve prolapse
F)murmur
G)pericarditis
H)peripheral vascular disease
I)Raynaud disease
J)rheumatic heart disease
K)varicose veins

Question 61

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Vibration felt over an area of turmoil in blood flow

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 62

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 63

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Device that enables ventricles to beat together so that more blood is pumped out of the heart

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 64

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Chest pain resulting from blood flow being held back from heart muscle

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 65

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Antihypertensive drug that blocks the conversion of angiotension I to angiotensin II and dilates blood vessels

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 66

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Pressure on the heart caused by fluid in the pericardial space

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 67

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Drugs used in the treatment of angina by dilating blood vessels

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 68

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Clumps of platelets and other material on diseased heart valves

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 69

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Area of dead tissue

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 70

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Open

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 71

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Closure of a blood vessel due to a blockage

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 72

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 73

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Pain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking has begun

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 74

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Smallest blood vessel

A)aorta
B)arterial anastomosis
C)arteriosclerosis
D)atherectomy
E)brachial artery
F)capillary
G)cardiomegaly
H)hypercholesterolemia
I)hypoxia
J)interatrial septum
K)mitral valvulitis
L)pericardiocentesis
M)phlebotomy
N)pulmonary artery
O)sinoatrial node
P)sphygmomanometer
Q)thrombolysis
R)valvuloplasty
S)vasodilation
T)vena cava

Question 75

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Scraping or grating noise heard on auscultation of the heart

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 76

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Drugs that lower cholesterol in the blood

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 77

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Sudden, unexpected stoppage of heart action

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 78

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Drug that treats arrhythmias and strengthens the heartbeat

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations

Question 79

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Drug used to treat angina, hypertension, and arrhythmias by blocking the action of epinephrine at receptor sites on cells

A)acute coronary syndromes
B)angina
C)angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
D)auscultation
E)beta blocker
F)biventricular pacemaker
G)bruit
H)calcium channel blocker
I)cardiac arrest
J)cardiac tamponade
K)claudication

Question 80

Select from the following pathologic terminology to match its description below:
Clot or other material that travels to a distant location

A)digoxin
B)embolus
C)infarction
D)nitrates
E)occlusion
F)palpitations
G)patent
H)pericardial friction rub
I)petechiae
J)statins
K)thrill
L)vegetations