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What is backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium during systole called?

Mitral regurgitation

What heart structure is identified by label 3?

Pericardium

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

Pulmonary arteries

What is a localized dilation of an artery caused by weakness in its wall?

Aneurysm

What heart structure is identified by label 6?

Left atrium

True or false: Digital subtraction angiography specifically means injecting contrast during cardiac catheterization to image the heart.

False

What idiopathic vascular disease causes episodic color changes in fingers or toes?

Raynaud disease

What is death of cardiac muscle tissue due to coronary artery occlusion?

Myocardial infarction

What heart structure is identified by label 9?

Right ventricle

What is cramp-like leg pain caused by poor circulation during activity called?

Claudication

What heart structure is identified by label 10?

Intraventricular septum

In what circulation does blood leave the left heart through the aorta?

Systemic circulation

What is another name for the bicuspid valve?

Mitral valve

What is another name for the bundle of His?

Atrioventricular bundle

What is the heart's natural pacemaker called?

Sinoatrial node

What heart structure is identified by label 8?

Right atrium

Through which vessels does blood leave the left heart and return to the right heart?

Aorta; venae cavae

What congenital defect includes pulmonic stenosis, VSD, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy?

Tetralogy of Fallot

What term describes removal of a clot along with part of the inner arterial lining?

Thromboendarterectomy

What heart structure is identified by label 4?

Myocardium

What is episodic chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia called?

Angina pectoris

What term means surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery?

Endarterectomy

What does the combining form isch/o mean?

To hold back

What substances are measured in a lipid profile?

Cholesterol and triglycerides

What surgery uses a blood vessel graft to bypass a blocked coronary artery?

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

What syndrome involves dysfunction of the sinoatrial node?

Sick sinus syndrome

What heart structure is identified by label 2?

Epicardium

What is inflammation of a vein accompanied by blood clot formation?

Thrombophlebitis

What heart structure is identified by label 7?

Left ventricle

What does a sphygmomanometer measure?

Blood pressure

What are swollen, varicose veins in the rectal or anal region called?

Hemorrhoids

According to the assessment, what abbreviation refers to tapping and listening during a physical examination?

A&P

What heart structure is identified by label 5?

Aorta

What condition occurs when mitral valve cusps bulge into the left atrium during systole?

Mitral valve prolapse

What is bluish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, or lips due to inadequate oxygenation called?

Cyanosis

What disease affects the heart muscle and can impair ventricular function?

Cardiomyopathy

What condition causes arterial walls to thicken and lose elasticity?

Arteriosclerosis

What combining form means an upper chamber of the heart?

Atri/o

What surgical procedure separates fused valve commissures to treat stenosis?

Commissurotomy

What heart structure is identified by label 1?

Endocardium