Cardiovascular System

The medical term that means "heart attack" is:

• Atherosclerosis
• Myocardial phlebitis
• Angina pectoris
• Myocardial Infarction

A graphic record of the heart's electrical activity:

• Electroencephalogram
• Electivencephalogram
• Electrocardioencephalogram
• Electrocardiogram

Medical condition where the heart is beating erratically, without any rhythm and not fully contracting, causing a quiver is known as:

• Myocardial Infarction
• Fibrillation
• Myocardial Bypass
• Tachycardia

Pericardial fluid serves as a lubricant to prevent friction between layers of the:

• Pleural and visceral linings of the abdomen
• Pleural and visceral linings of the lungs
• Septum
• Pericardium

A cardiac condition known as "MVP", where the flap does not close properly and blood flows back through the valve:

• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Many valves phail
• Many valves phibrillate
• Mitral Ventricular Prolapse

A pulse rate of greater than 100 beats per minute is known as:

• Tachycardia
• Asystole
• Bradycardia
• Fibrillation

One unique thing about the pulmonary artery is that:

• It is the largest artery in the body
• It is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood
• It fills when the atria contact
• All of the answers listed are correct.

One unique thing about the pulmonary vein is that:

• It is the largest vein in the body
• It is the only vein in the body carries oxygenated blood
• It fills when the ventricle contact
• All of the answers listed are correct

A term that means narrowing:

• Prolapsed
• Semilunar
• Pericarditis
• Stenosed

Abnormal heart rate or rhythm:

• Dysrhythmia
• Tachycardia
• Myocardia
• Bradycardia