Chapter 4: Exam

A blood clot is called a(n) __________ when it is formed and a(n) __________ when it moves from its original site.

• Embolus, thrombus

• Initial clot, traveling clot

• Thrombus, embolus

• Mass, obstruction

Coronary artery disease is marked by the build-up of this substance in the coronary arteries:

• Plaque

• Emboli

• Red blood cells

• Oxygen

What condition is defined by chest pain that occurs when a patient is resting and not stressed?

• Myocardial infarction

• Cardiac arrest

• Diaphoresis

• Unstable angina

Cardiac output is

• The amount of oxygen transferred to the blood in the lungs

• The amount of blood pumped by the heart

• The number of electrical impulses generated by the heart

• The amount of blood received in the heart from the rest of the body

Cardiomyopathy can cause heart valve damage when blood

• Is prevented from reaching the heart

• Begins to clot in the heart

• Backs up in the heart

• Rushes through the valves too quickly

Fluid buildup in the lungs occurs in which type of heart failure?

• Left-sided congestive heart failure

• Right-sided congestive heart failure

• Total heart failure

• Myocardial infarction

Backflow is another word for __________, a result of heart valve disease.

• Ascites

• Orthopnea

• Dyspnea

• Regurgitation

One risk of heart valve disease is an elevated risk for

• Breathing difficulties

• Contracting infectious diseases

• Blood clots

• Coronary artery disease

A vein is said to be occluded when it is

• Overfilled

• Plugged up

• Damaged in any way

• Burst

What dangerous disorder can be caused when blood clots block vessels leading to the brain?

• Heart attack

• Pulmonary embolism

• Cyanosis

• Cerebrovascular accident