Deck 10: Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Secondary hypertension occurs in response to another disorder.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The abbreviation for any abnormality of the sinus node is SSS.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Incomplete electrical conduction in the bundle branches is bundle branch block.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

MI is an abbreviation for a heart attack.

Question 5

A VSD is a problem with the upper chambers of the heart.

Question 6

A progressive disorder of the ventricles of the heart is cardiomyopathy.

Question 7

An extremely rapid and irregular rhythm is fibrillation.

Question 8

In MVP, the valve in question is the bicuspid.

Question 9

Aneurysms are dilations of arteries.

Question 10

In TS, the T refers to tachycardia.

Question 11

Angina pectoris is a disorder of the lower extremities.

Question 12

The tricuspid valve is on the left side of the heart.

Question 13

Easier breathing in an upright position is orthopnea.

Question 14

An idiopathic disease is one that is due to another disorder.

Question 15

The B in VEB refers to bradycardia.

Question 16

The combining form varic/o means "dilated vein."

Question 17

Inflammation of the membrane lining the chambers of the heart is pericarditis.

Question 18

EKG and ECG are abbreviations for the same term.

Question 19

The A in CAD refers to angina.

Question 20

Varicosities are dilations of veins.

Question 21

Coarctation is another term for narrowing.

Question 22

Mitral stenosis occurs on the left side of the heart.

Question 23

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital anomaly comprising five defects.

Question 24

The part of the pericardium closest to the body wall is the visceral pericardium.

Question 25

Cyanosis is a sign of lack of oxygen in the blood, seen as a bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips.

Question 26

Palpations are a pounding or racing of the heart.

Question 27

An instrument to measure blood pressure is a sphygmomanometer.

Question 28

Paleness of skin is cyanosis.

Question 29

The SA node of the heart is also known as the natural pacemaker.

Question 30

Coronary arteries bring blood to the heart.

Question 31

Syncope means a "profuse secretion of sweat."

Question 32

The heartbeat begins in the AV node.

Question 33

The walls between the chambers of the heart are called precordia.

Question 34

After leaving the right ventricle, the blood travels through the aortic semilunar valve.

Question 35

The E in DOE stands for edema.

Question 36

Mitral regurgitation refers to a backflow of blood into the left atrium.

Question 37

A person who exhibits breathlessness may have the notation SOB on their chart.

Question 38

An excessive amount of blood in the lungs is cardiomegaly.

Question 39

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve.

Question 40

Emesis means to "vomit."

Question 41

In thrombophlebitis, veins become inflamed and clots are formed.

Question 42

The parietal pericardium is another term for the epicardium.

Question 43

Echocardiography is a type of ultrasound.

Question 44

Blockage of blood flow to the extremities is a peripheral arterial occlusion.

Question 45

The abbreviation for a mechanical pump to assist a weakened heart is LVAD.

Question 46

The use of a radionuclide to diagnose CAD, valvular or congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy is known as an exercise stress test.

Question 47

Pulmon/o is a combining form for lung.

Question 48

Myocardium is a term for cardiac muscle.

Question 49

Arterioles are tiny arteries.

Question 50

TEE is a type of electrocardiography.

Question 51

The heart has two upper chambers and four lower chambers.

Question 52

The inferior and superior venae cavae return blood to the left side of the heart.

Question 53

The most common types of chest radiographs are posteroanterior and lateral.

Question 54

VT is the abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia.

Question 55

TEE is accomplished through the esophagus.

Question 56

A CABG is done to correct a stenotic valve.

Question 57

TEE images the heart through a transducer introduced into the esophagus.

Question 58

The double-folded membrane surrounding the heart is the pericardium.

Question 59

Angiocardiography measures the electrical activity of heart muscle.

Question 60

The blood on the left side of the heart is deoxygenated.

Question 61

Abnormal cardiac electrical pathways causing arrhythmias are destroyed during radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Question 62

A commissurotomy may be done to separate a stenosed mitral valve.

Question 63

The P in CPR stands for pulmonary.

Question 64

In CPR, both the heartbeat and breathing need to be restarted.

Question 65

Diuretics help the body form and excrete urine.

Question 66

SA refers to the top left chamber of the heart.

Question 67

Thrombolytics are drugs that form clots.

Question 68

The process of stimulating new blood vessels to grow is angiogenesis.

Question 69

Cath refers to the threading of a thin tube into the body to collect diagnostic information.

Question 70

ECC is used to do the work of the heart during open-heart surgery.

Question 71

SOB means that someone is having trouble breathing.

Question 72

The A in CABG stands for atrial.

Question 73

Anticoagulants are used to prevent the formation of blood clots.

Question 74

Defibrillators are used to restore a heart's normal rhythm.

Question 75

The C in PTCA stands for catheter.

Question 76

BPM is an abbreviation for the measurement of blood pressure.

Question 77

A laser is used in TMR to make a series of holes in the hope of increasing blood flow.

Question 78

In ECC, the E stands for endo.

Question 79

A PTCA is an aspiration of fluid from the pericardium to diagnose and treat cardiac tamponade.

Question 80

Statins are a type of drug used to reduce cholesterol.