Deck 14: Circulation and Blood Vessels

Question 1

Someone with a blood pressure of 130/90,has a pulse pressure of _____.​

A) ​20 mm Hg
B) ​40 mm Hg
C) ​130 mm Hg
D) ​220 mm Hg

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Peripheral vascular disease is caused by blockage of the coronary arteries.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Capillaries are the largest of the blood vessels.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

_____ is the death of body tissue as a result of an insufficient blood supply caused by disease or injury.​

A) ​Arteriosclerosis
B) ​Hemorrhoids
C) ​Varicose veins
D) ​Gangrene

Question 5

A traveling blood clot is called _____.​

A) ​hemorrhage
B) ​embolism
C) ​phlebitis
D) ​claudication

Question 6

The pulse point behind the knee is from the _____ artery.​

A) ​temporal
B) ​radial
C) ​dorsalis pedis
D) ​popliteal

Question 7

The opening of the atrial septum in the fetal circulation is the _____.​

A) ​foramen ovale
B) ​ductus arteriosus
C) ​ductus venosus
D) ​tunica media

Question 8

Congenital heart defects occur when there is a malformation of the heart during fetal development.​

Question 9

Hypotension is usually a systolic reading under ________ mm Hg.​

A) ​80
B) ​90
C) ​100
D) ​110

Question 10

Hypertension is frequently called the "silent killer."​

Question 11

The most common symptom of congenital heart defect is _____.​

A) ​hypertension
B) ​hypotension
C) ​cyanosis
D) ​fatigue

Question 12

Deoxygenated venous blood leaves the liver through the _____,which carries it to the inferior vena cava.​

A) ​hepatic vein
B) ​hepatic portal vein
C) ​mesenteric veins

Question 13

Instead of using its own lungs,the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood.​

Question 14

A stroke is the sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain.​

Question 15

Arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.​

Question 16

In the fetal circulation,blood returns to the placenta via the umbilical veins.​

Question 17

The artery that runs along the upper arm and elbow area where a pulse point can be found is called _____.​

A) ​carotid
B) ​brachial
C) ​axillary
D) ​subclavian

Question 18

The portal circulation is a branch of the general circulation.​

Question 19

Cerebral hemorrhage refers to bleeding from the blood vessels within the brain.​

Question 20

Which of the following blood pressure readings would be considered prehypertension?​

A) ​Less than 120/80
B) ​120-130/80-89
C) ​140-159/90-99
D) ​160 and above/100 and above

Question 21

A temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain is a(n)______________________________.​

Question 22

The ____________________ is the largest artery in the body.​

Question 23

The ______________________________ brings oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
​

Question 24

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​paralysis on one side of the body

Question 25

The pressure measured at the moment of the heart's contraction is the ___________________________________,while the lessened force of blood as the ventricles relax is called the ___________________________________.​

Question 26

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​blue appearance to the skin

Question 27

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​arterial walls thicken because of a loss of elasticity as aging occurs

Question 28

Another term used to describe low blood pressure is ____________________.
​

Question 29

Another term used to describe high blood pressure is ____________________.​

Question 30

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​inadequate flow of blood to the organs and body systems

Question 31

The ballooning out of an artery and thinning of the artery wall is called a(n)____________________.​

Question 32

A loss of speech and memory is called ____________________.​

Question 33

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​small branch of an artery

Question 34

A(n)____________________ is the alternating expansion and contraction of an artery as blood flows through it.​

Question 35

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​blood vessels

Question 36

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​hardening of the arteries by fat

Question 37

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​the outer layer of the arterial wall

Question 38

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​difficulty with speech or inability to say what one wants to say

Question 39

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​
a.​hemiplegia
b.​arteriole
c.​dysphasia
d.​hypoperfusion
e.​cyanosis
f.​phlebitis
g.​vascular
h.​atherosclerosis
i.​arteriosclerosis
j.tunica adventitia
​inflammation of the lining of a vein

Question 40

The ______________________________ takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen.​