Chapter 6 Cardiovascular System Exam

When a valve is stenosed, it means that it is

• Narrowed, stiffened

• Softened

• Blocked

• Opened

A Holter monitor can be ordered for a patient to wear for

• 60 seconds

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 12 seconds

Arterioles terminate into __________ which deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the body's other tissues and cells.

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Aortas

• Arteries

What artery is usually used for cardiac catheterization?

• Femoral Artery

• Coronary Artery

• Vertebral Artery

• Radial Atery

An angiogram is...?

• procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound technology

• a record of electrical activity of the heart

• radiograph test that uses a contrast agent and camera to take pictures of the blood flow in arteries or veins

• test that continuously records cardiac rhythms

The Sinoatrial node (SA node) is located in the?

• right ventricle

• septum

• myocardium

• right atrium

Phleb/o means?

• lung

• clot

• vein

• pulse

What layer of the heart contains Pacemaker cells?

• Epicardium

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Percardium

Develops because of widespread atherosclerotic plaque buildup

• Peripheral Arterial disease

• Phlebitis

• DVT

• Pulmonary Embolism

What is the inflammation of inner lining of heart and heart valves ?

• endocarditis

• exocarditis

• intracarditis

• fintercarditis