Cardiovascular System Quiz

What is the term used to describe high blood pressure?

• Aneurysm/o

• Varic/o

• Angi/o

• Hypertension

What is the condition characterized by a localized widening of an artery, vein, or the heart?

• Valvulitis

• Atherosclerosis

• Aneurism

• Cardiomegaly

What is the term for inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium?

• Valvular stenosis

• Cardiomyopathy

• Endocarditis

• Myocardial infarction

What is the condition where the heartbeat may be too fast or too slow?

• Regular

• Irregular

• Tachycardia

• Bradycardia

What is the term for a graphic outline of the movements of heart structures produced by ultrasonography?

• Angina pectoris

• Echocardiography

• Lymphangiography

• Valvular prolapse

What is the term for narrowing of a heart valve?

• Atherosclerosis

• Valvulitis

• Valvular stenosis

• Cardiomegaly

What is the term for a chest pain due to ischemia of the heart muscle?

• Cardiomyopathy

• Cardiomegaly

• Myocardial infarction

• Angina pectoris

What is the term for a group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart?

• Ischemic heart disease

• Peripheral arterial disease

• Hypertension

• Rheumatic heart disease

What is the term for a radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium?

• Valvulitis

• Echocardiography

• Lymphangiography

• Atherosclerosis

What is the term for the abnormal protrusion of a heart valve?

• Valvular stenosis

• Atherosclerosis

• Valvular prolapse

• Valvulitis