Deck 14: Circulation and Blood Vessels

Question 1

Congenital heart defects occur when there is a malformation of the heart within the first six months after birth.

Answer 1

False
Congenital heart defects occur during fetal development.

Question 2

Capillaries are the largest of the blood vessels.

Answer 2

False
Capillaries are the smallest.

Question 3

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

A)20
B)40
C)130
D)220

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A traveling blood clot is called _____.

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

Question 5

The opening of the arterial septum in fetal circulation is the _____.

A)foramen ovale
B)ductus arteriosus
C)claudication
D)tunica media

Question 6

The portal circulation is a branch of the general circulation.

Question 7

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

Question 8

Which of the following blood pressure reading would be considered prehypertension?

A)120/80
B)130/80
C)140/90
D)150/90

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

Hypertension is frequently called the "silent killer."

Question 12

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

Question 13

The most common symptom of heart disease is _____.

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

Question 14

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 15

Arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.

Question 16

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

A)hepatic vein
B)pancreatic vein
C)mesenteric veins

Question 17

Hypotension is usually a systolic reading under

A)80
B)90
C)100
D)110

Question 18

_____ 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 19

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

The ____________________ is the largest artery in the body.

Question 27

A loss of ability to speak that may be accompanied by loss of verbal comprehension is called ____________________.

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

Another term used to describe high blood pressure is ____________________.

Question 31

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

Question 32

Another term used to describe low blood pressure is ____________________.

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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 39

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

Question 40

The ______________________________ brings oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.