Medical Terminology Quiz

What is an aneurysm?

• A condition characterized by severe chest pain

• A slow heart rate

• Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel

• Rapid contractions of muscle fibers in the heart

Which condition is characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest?

• Bradycardia

• Angina

• Arrhythmia

• Flutter

What does bradycardia refer to?

• Rapid heart rate

• Irregular heartbeat

• Slow heart rate

• Rapid contractions of muscle fibers

What is the definition of arrhythmia?

• Slow heart rate

• Irregular heartbeat

• Rapid contractions of muscle fibers

• Severe chest pain

What does the term "flutter" refer to in medical terminology?

• Slow heart rate

• Rapid contractions of muscle fibers

• Atria beating more rapidly than the ventricles

• Localized dilation of a blood vessel

What is the definition of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)?

• Fast heart rate

• Extra, abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the regular ventricular rhythm of the heart

• Condition of thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls

• Condition of diseased heart muscle

What does tachycardia refer to?

• Slow heart rate

• Fast heart rate

• Irregular heart rhythm

• Heart muscle disease

What is the condition of thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls called?

• Atherosclerosis

• Cardiomyopathy

• Arteriosclerosis

• Cardiac tamponade

What is atherosclerosis?

• Condition of diseased heart muscle

• Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries

• Extra, abnormal heartbeats

• Fast heart rate

What is cardiac tamponade?

• Condition of diseased heart muscle

• Pathological condition in which excess fluid accumulates in the pericardium

• Fast heart rate

• Reduced blood flow from the heart