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WorksheetsCirculatory Clinical Terms Part 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
high blood pressure
a)
palpitation
b)
hypertension
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
2.
saclike swelling in the wall of a vessel usually an artery
a)
heart murmur
b)
aneurysm
c)
TIA
d)
CVA
3.
very rapid heart action, movements are uncontrolled and heart is ineffective in pumping blood. Death can occur in minutes if left untreated.
a)
tachycardia
b)
bradycardia
c)
fibrillation
d)
flutter
4.
transient ischemic attack, a “mini-stroke”
a)
CVA
b)
CHF
c)
TIA
d)
HBP
5.
procedure in which the recipient’s failing heart is removed and a donors heart is placed in the chest .
a)
Bypass surgery
b)
phlebotomy
c)
venipuncture
d)
heart transplantation
6.
treatment for diseased arteries in which a tiny catheter with a balloon at the tip is passed through blood vessels, to the site of obstruction. Diameter of the arterial opening is increased allowing blood to flow.
a)
angioplasty
b)
bypass surgery
c)
phlebotomy
d)
heart transplantation
7.
abnormally fast heartbeat > 100bpm
a)
bradycardia
b)
tachycardia
c)
flutter
d)
fibrillation
8.
abnormal enlargement of the veins of the legs due to prolonged gravitational pressure from standing
a)
arteriosclerosis
b)
athersclerosis
c)
varicose veins
d)
TIA
9.
an unusual variation in heart rate or rhythm
a)
tachycardia
b)
bradycardia
c)
flutter
d)
cardiac arrhythmia
10.
condition in which the skin and mucuos membranes appear to be blue due to oxygen deficiency or constriction of blood vessels 9.
a)
anemia
b)
cyanosis
c)
varicose veins
d)
TIA
11.
abnormally slow heartbeat < 60 bpm
a)
bradychardia
b)
tachycardia
c)
flutter
d)
fibrillation
12.
inflammation of the veins
a)
phlebitis
b)
phlebotomy
c)
athersclerosis
d)
arteriosclerosis
13.
process of inserting needle into a vein to remove blood for examination
a)
phlebotomy
b)
venipuncture
c)
artificial pacemeker
d)
bypass surgery
14.
condition in which the valves of the heart do not close properly and some of the blood leaks backwards through the valve
a)
arterisclerosis
b)
hypertension
c)
heart murmur
d)
aneurysm
15.
cerebrovascular accident, a stroke
a)
CVA
b)
TIA
c)
CHF
d)
HBP
16.
resistance to movement of blood into brain tissues
a)
Aneurysm
b)
Blood-brain barrier
c)
CVA
d)
TIA
17.
incision of the vein for the purpose of withdrawing blood
a)
venipuncture
b)
angiolplasty
c)
phlebotomy
d)
artificial pacemaker
18.
a device that is implanted in a patient to generate an electrical impulse that serves to regulate the heartbeat
a)
Heart transplantation
b)
bypass surgery
c)
phlebotomy
d)
artificial pacemaker
19.
disease of the arteries in which fatty materials accumulate on the inner walls of the artery, leads to narrowing of blood vessels 19.
a)
arteriosclerosis
b)
atherosclerosis
c)
hypertension
d)
CVA
20.
awareness of heartbeat that is unusually rapid, strong, and irregular
a)
fibrillation
b)
hypertension
c)
palpitation
d)
CVA
21.
very rapid heartbeat 250-350 bpm
a)
bradycardia
b)
tachycardia
c)
palpitation
d)
flutter
22.
condition in which the hear is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to cells of the body leading to fluid build-up in various parts of the body including sac around the heart
a)
congestive heart failure
b)
CVA
c)
TIA
d)
flutter
23.
latter stages of atherosclerosis, hardening of blood vessels that can rupture due to increased pressure 24.
a)
hypertension
b)
arteriosclerosis
c)
bradycardia
d)
tachycardia
24.
a blood filled dilation or sac in the wall of the aorta
a)
palpitaion
b)
aortic aneurysm
c)
murmur
d)
hypertension
25.
procedure in which a blood vessel from some other area is grafted above and below a blockage, provides blood flow to tissues beyond the blockage
a)
heart transplantation
b)
phlebotomy
c)
bypass surgery
d)
artificial pacemaker
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