Cardiovascular System Pathology

The pericardium is a _____.

• single layer of membrane that lines the inside of the heart

• double-layered membrane that encloses the heart

• triple-layered membrane that encloses the heart

The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is named because it has _____.

• three chambers

• three cusps

• two cusps

Generally, the higher the level of _____, the lower the risk of coronary artery disease.

• CVI

• HDL

• LDL

_____ samples the blood in each heart chamber for oxygen content and pressure

• Cardiac catheterization

• Angiocardiography

• Electrocardiography

_____ employs an injected contrast material that permits imaging of blood vessel function.

• Coronary arteriography

• Angiocardiography

• Cardiac catheterization

_____ is a life-threatening emergency, a form of cardiac arrest

• Tachycardia

• Ventricular fibrillation

• Atrial fibrillation

The signs and symptoms of Rheumatic fever begin approximately 2 _____ following the infection

• weeks

• days

• years

• months

The most common cause of CVI is _____

• an aneurysm

• varicose veins

• a thrombosis

_____ is a procedure used to open a partly occluded artery

• Compression sclerotherapy

• Vein stripping

• Angioplasty

The higher the level of _____, the lower the risk of coronary artery disease.

• LDL

• CAD

• HDL