WorksheetsPractice Quiz 11/20
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Medical term for fainting?
hemorrhage
syncope
epistaxis
cardiac arrest
There are two major stages of a heartbeat:
One is when the heart chambers contract and pump the blood. What do we call the other stage, where the heart chambers rest and refills with blood?
Systole
Diastole
Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
Veins
If an artery begins to bulge like a balloon, it becomes stretched thin, weak and eventually bursts open.
What do we call this?
Jamming
Anemia
Aneurysm
Embolism
Heart
Corn/o
Heart/o
Cardi/o
Aort/o
Blood
Hem/o, Hemat/o
Hem/o, Hemol/o
Vascul/o, hem/o
Vascul/o, hemol/o
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which defects in insulin secretion or action result in elevated blood glucose hyperglycemia.
T
F
The sensation of rapid heartbeats
mitral valve prolapse
papitations
heart murmurs
valvular stenosis
Inflammation of the pericardial sac that surrounds your heart.
myocarditis
endocarditis
pericarditis
cardiomyopathy
Blue coloring in a patient due to lack of oxygen is called (a) .
People who are asymptomatic (a) show symptoms of the disease.
Which of the following is referred to the pacemaker of the heart?
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Atrioventricular (AV) bundle
Purkinje fibers
What is the function of valves in the heart?
promote contraction of ventricles
prevent backflow of blood through the heart
eliminate pressure variances within the heart
allow oxygen to diffuse into the heart
Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?
epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
myocardium, endocardium, epicardium
myocardium, epicardium, endocardium
What does "arthro-" mean?
Red
Bone
Arm
Joint
What does "-plasty" mean?
Surgical Opening
Surgical Incision
Surgical Repair
Surgical Cleaning
What does "Brady-" mean?
Understated
Slow
Stop
Movement
What does "intra-" mean
Outside
Surrounding
Within
Cavity
