Cardio Test Review

The mitral valve is also called the ____ valve.

• pulmonary semilunar

• tricuspid

• aortic semilunar

• bicuspid

What is a sphygmomanometer used for?

• auscultation

• measuring blood pressure

• recording heart rhythm

• viewing blood flow

Decreased circulation of oxygen-rich blood can result in a bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin called ____.

• purpura

• cyanosis

• cicatrix

• ecchymosis

In which disease does the narrowing of the arteries result in decreased blood flow to the extremities?

• CAD

• MI

• CHF

• PAD

A(n) ____ uses ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures.

• stress test

• angiogram

• echocardiogram

• Doppler ultrasound

What does a Holter monitor record?

• heart rhythms

• blood flow

• pulse rates

• blood pressure

the lowest part of the exterior of the heart

• apex

• septum

• atria

• pericardium

the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body’s veins

• aorta

• apex

• arteries

• atria

the lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the rest of the body

• aorta

• ventricles

• atria

• capillaries

the structure that divides the heart into left and right sections, creating a double pump

• atria

• aorta

• septum

• endocardium