HSC 114 The Cardiovascular System

An aneurysm is a localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery.

• True

• False

A thrombus is a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein.

• True

• False

A thrombus is the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood.

• True

• False

Which condition is commonly known as a heart attack?

• Ischemia

• Myocardial infarction

• Angina

• Heart failure

____________ hypotension, is low blood pressure that occurs upon standing.

• Hypotension

• Hypertension

• Orthostatic

• Essential

The medical term for an abnormally rapid heartbeat is called tachycardia.

• True

• False

_________ anemia is characterized by red blood cells that are larger than normal.

• Iron-deficiency

• Megaloblastic

• Pernicious

• Thalassemia

Tachycardia is an abnormally slow heart rate.

• True

• False

__________ is hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries.

• Arteries

• Atherosclerosis

• Plaque

• Asystole

_________ fibrillation causes an irregular and quivering actions of the atrial.

• Ventricular

• Supraventricular

• Tachycardia

• Atrial