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Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 53mins
John felt a sudden severe pain in his chest while jogging in the park. This condition is also known as?
IM
IV
IVPB
MI
what is the connective tissue surrounding the heart?
myocardium
pericardium
endocardium
epicardium
What are thick walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart?
veins
venules
capillaries
arteries
which of the following carries blood back to the heart?
blood
veins
capillaries
magic
This is the opening of blood vessels
Vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
Vasostenosis
Arterial stenosis
This is the narrowing of blood vessels
Vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
angioedema
Arterial Dilation
This term means high blood pressure
Hypertension
Hypotension
Vasodilation
Vasoconstriction
Any disorder of your heart rate or rhythm.
angina
ischemia
arrythmia
infarction
a type of arrythmia - very fast heart beat >100 bpm
bradycardia
fibrillation
ischemia
tachycardia
a type of arrythmia - slow heart beat < 50 bpm
bradycardia
tachycardia
infarction
ischemia
a decrease in blood supply to heart
ischemia
angina
infarction
tachycardia
severe chest pain associated with a brief decrease of oxygen to heart muscle.
ischemia
angina
infarction
arrythmia
This condition occurs when the heart doesn't pump at full capacity and blood "backs up"
COPD
Myocardial Infarction
Congestive Heart Failure
Arteriosclerosis
The hardening of the arteries refers to this term:
Atherosclerosis
COPD
Arteriosclerosis
Aneursym
phleb/o-
heart
vein
artery
vessel
pulse
angi/o-
mano-
sphygm/o-
cardi/o-
inner layer of the heart
endothelium
apex
myocardium
endocardium
use of electrical shock to restore the normal heart rhythm
dysrhythmia
insufficiency
holosystolic
defribillation
process of producing blood cells
hemolysis
hematopoeisis
hemoglobin
hematocrit
aorta
angi/o
aort/o
arteri/o
slow
plaque, fatty substance
ather/o
brady-
angi/o
aort/o
coron/o
sound
red
crown; circle
heart
clot
leuk/o
tachy-
phleb/o
thromb/o
Which term describes a diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart?
echocardiography
echoencephalography
electrocardiography
electroencephalography
Which abbreviation is an arrhythmia?
MR
ECC
Vfib
npo
AED
automatic enteral disorder
automated external defibrillator
automated external diagnosis
CAD
coronary act disease
coronary artery diagnosis
coronary artery disease
Blue discoloration of the lips due to decreased oxygen levels would be described as:
Melanosis
poliomyelitis
leukocytosis
cyanosis
The abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries is called:
arteriosclerosis
arteriostenosis
arthrostenosis
atherosclerosis
-ac, -ic
life
without, lack of
pertaining to
cut
balloon enlargement of an artery
pericardium
myocardium
tachycardia
aneurysm
arteri/o
blood vessel
vein
arteries
CHF
Congestion Health Disorder
Congestive Heart Diagnosis
Congestive Heart Failure
Which prefix means "within?"
infra-
inter-
intra-
trans-
The inflammation of the inner lining membranes of the heart. May be due to bacteria or an immunological response is called___________.
endocarditis
fibrillation
heart valve stenosis
tetralogy of fallot
