WorksheetsAU - Module 3 Medical terms
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 32mins
Card/o, Cardi/o
Heart
Blood or Blood Vessel
veins
Cardiovascular
Angi/o, Vas/o, Vascul/o
Blood Vessels
Arteries
Vessels
Capillaries
Phleb/o, Ven/o
Veins
Blood Vessel
Phlebotomy
Arteries
Brady-
Slow
Fast
Rapid
Decreased
Tachy-
Fast or Rapid
Slow
increases
Deficient
peri-
surrounding
around
Small
Before
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
abnormal hardening
abnormal slowing
abnormal myocardium
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the:
arteries
veins
capillaries
What is the function of the Mitral Valve?
It allows blood to flow from the lungs into the left atrium and prevents backward flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
It prevents blood from flowing backward from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
It allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
It allows blood to flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.
The AV valve on the right side is called the ________. (The AV valves are located between the atria and ventricles.)
tricuspid valve
bicuspid valve
pulmonary valve
aortic valve
CHF
colon health failure
cerebral hemisphere fibrosis
congestive heart failure
chronic health failure
CBC
complete body catheterization
careful blood count
centralized benign cancer
complete blood count
CAD
complete anatomical dissection
coronary artery disease
computerized autonomic dissemination
capillary anti-coagulation disorder
Where is the apical impulse located?
In the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line
In the third intercostal space at the left sternal border
In the second intercostal space at the left sternal border
In the second intercostal space at the right sternal border
When palpating the carotid arteries, it is essential that the nurse do which of the following?
Palpate the carotids while the client is supine
Avoid palpating the carotids simultaneously
Determine if there is a heave
Palpate for an enlarged heart
What is cardiac output?
Amount of blood ejected with each contraction
The abrupt loss of heart function
Amount of blood pumped by the ventricles in one minute
Time between atrial contraction and ventricular relaxation
Identify meaning for stasis
surgical opening
inflammation
stoppage
sensation
What is a thrill?
bruit
auscultated with the bell
palpable vibration
ausculated with the diaphragm
Which of the following is assessed when checking if the heart sounds are regular or irregular?
Rate
Rhythm
Pitch
Splitting
What event produces the S2 heart sound?
Opening of AV valves
Closure of semilunar valves
Vibration of ventricles
Atrial contraction
The student nurse wishes to listen in the pulmonic valve area. To do this, the stethescope would be placed at the:
second right interspace
second left interspace
left lower sternal border
fifth interspace, left midclavicular line
What landmark is where you find the apical pulse ?
Right fifth intercostal space, midline
Left fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
Left second intercostal space, midline
Right seventh intrecostal space, midclavicular line
What is the abbreviation for abdominal aortic aneurysm?
(a)
What is the meaning of BP
(a)
MI
Myofascial Infection
Myocardial Infarction
Muscular Interval
which of the following are the abbreviations for electrocardiogram?
EKG
ECG
EDG
both EKG and ECG
