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AU - Module 3 Medical terms

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Card/o, Cardi/o

a)

Heart

b)

Blood or Blood Vessel

c)

veins

d)

Cardiovascular

2.

Angi/o, Vas/o, Vascul/o

a)

Blood Vessels

b)

Arteries

c)

Vessels

d)

Capillaries

3.

Phleb/o, Ven/o

a)

Veins

b)

Blood Vessel

c)

Phlebotomy

d)

Arteries

4.

Brady-

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Rapid

d)

Decreased

5.

Tachy-

a)

Fast or Rapid

b)

Slow

c)

increases

d)

Deficient

6.

peri-

a)

surrounding

b)

around

c)

Small

d)

Before

7.

-stenosis

a)

abnormal narrowing

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

abnormal slowing

d)

abnormal myocardium

8.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
9.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

10.

What is the function of the Mitral Valve?

a)

It allows blood to flow from the lungs into the left atrium and prevents backward flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium.

b)

It prevents blood from flowing backward from the left ventricle to the left atrium.

c)

It allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.

d)

It allows blood to flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.

11.

The AV valve on the right side is called the ________. (The AV valves are located between the atria and ventricles.)

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

pulmonary valve

d)

aortic valve

12.

CHF

a)

colon health failure

b)

cerebral hemisphere fibrosis

c)

congestive heart failure

d)

chronic health failure

13.

CBC

a)

complete body catheterization

b)

careful blood count

c)

centralized benign cancer

d)

complete blood count

14.

CAD

a)

complete anatomical dissection

b)

coronary artery disease

c)

computerized autonomic dissemination

d)

capillary anti-coagulation disorder

15.

Where is the apical impulse located?

a)

In the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line

b)

In the third intercostal space at the left sternal border

c)

In the second intercostal space at the left sternal border

d)

In the second intercostal space at the right sternal border

16.

When palpating the carotid arteries, it is essential that the nurse do which of the following?

a)

Palpate the carotids while the client is supine

b)

Avoid palpating the carotids simultaneously

c)

Determine if there is a heave

d)

Palpate for an enlarged heart

17.

What is cardiac output?

a)

Amount of blood ejected with each contraction

b)

The abrupt loss of heart function

c)

Amount of blood pumped by the ventricles in one minute

d)

Time between atrial contraction and ventricular relaxation

18.

Identify meaning for stasis

a)

surgical opening

b)

inflammation

c)

stoppage

d)

sensation

19.

What is a thrill?

a)

bruit

b)

auscultated with the bell

c)

palpable vibration

d)

ausculated with the diaphragm

20.

Which of the following is assessed when checking if the heart sounds are regular or irregular?

a)

Rate

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pitch

d)

Splitting

21.

What event produces the S2 heart sound?

a)

Opening of AV valves

b)

Closure of semilunar valves

c)

Vibration of ventricles

d)

Atrial contraction

22.
Which of the following causes the S1 sound heard on cardiac auscultation?
a)
Closure of the atrioventricular valves
b)
N/A
c)
N/A
d)
N/A
23.

The student nurse wishes to listen in the pulmonic valve area. To do this, the stethescope would be placed at the:

a)

second right interspace

b)

second left interspace

c)

left lower sternal border

d)

fifth interspace, left midclavicular line

24.

What landmark is where you find the apical pulse ?

a)

Right fifth intercostal space, midline

b)

Left fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line

c)

Left second intercostal space, midline

d)

Right seventh intrecostal space, midclavicular line

25.

What is the abbreviation for abdominal aortic aneurysm?

(a)  

26.

What is the meaning of BP

(a)  

27.

MI

a)

Myofascial Infection

b)

Myocardial Infarction

c)

Muscular Interval

28.

which of the following are the abbreviations for electrocardiogram?

a)

EKG

b)

ECG

c)

EDG

d)

both EKG and ECG