Chapter 4 & 5

Which term means cardiac arrest?

a. Arrhythmia

b. Asystole

c. Diastole

d. Systole

b

Which term means abnormal enlargement of an atrium?

a. Atrioseptoplasty

b. Atrialmegaly

c. Atriomegaly

d. Atrialseptoplasty

c

Which of the following is an abnormal opening in part of the septum dividing the two ventricles?

a. Ventriculoplasty

b. Ventriculitis

c. Ventricular septal defect

d. Coronary heart disease

c

The term ventricles pertains to what particular structures?

a. Vessels and chambers of the heart

b. Chambers of the heart or lungs

c. Chambers of the heart or brain

d. Chambers of the heart or liver

c

Which of the following is more likely to occur in a coronary occlusion?

a. Rheumatic fever

b. Congenital heart disease

c. Myocardial infarction

d. Arteriosclerotic heart disease

c

What is the term for inflammation of the sac that encloses the heart?

a. Endocarditis

b. Pericarditis

c. Myocarditis

d. Coronary heart disease

b

What is the name for the membrane that forms the lining inside the heart?

a. Endocardium

b. Pericardium

c. Myocardium

d. Mediastinum

a

What is a coronary thrombosis?

a. Formation of a blood clot in an artery that supplies blood to the myocardium

b. Closing off of a coronary artery

c. Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel

d. A myocardial infarction

a

What do atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects have in common?

a. They are the cause of all congenital heart diseases.

b. In both cases, blood flows from the right atrium to the left atrium.

c. In both cases, blood flows from the right ventricle to the left ventricle.

d. In both cases, there is an abnormal opening in the partition that separates the right

and left sides of the heart.

d

How many flaps of tissue does a tricuspid valve have?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

c

Which of the following combining forms refers to a specific type of blood vessel?

a. Phleb(o)

b. Vas(o)

c. Angi(o)

d. Lymph(o)

a

Pulmonary arteries transport deoxygenated blood to which part of the body?

a. The lungs

b. The left atrium of the heart

c. The superior vena cava

d. The right atrium of the heart

a

What does diastole mean?

a. Increased pulse rate

b. Decreased blood pressure

c. Contraction of the heart

d. Relaxation of the ventricles

d

What is the general term for the management of coronary artery occlusions by any of the

catheter-based techniques?

a. Atherectomy

b. Balloon angioplasty

c. Intracoronary stent

d. Percutaneous coronary intervention

d

What does tachycardia mean?

a. Increased blood pressure

b. Increased pulse rate

c. Decreased blood pressure

d. Decreased pulse rate

b

What is the meaning of asystole?

a. Increased pulse

b. Variation in the normal rhythm of the heart

c. Absence of a heart beat

d. Lack of heart relaxation

c

What is a defibrillator?

a. An instrument used to cause fibrillation

b. An instrument used to stop fibrillation

c. A cardiac arrhythmia marked by rapid, uncoordinated contractions

d. Impairment in the conduction of the impulse to some part of the heart

b

Which of the following is not a function of the lymphatic system?

a. Aids in the absorption of fats

b. Delivers nutrients to fluids surrounding the cells

c. Helps defend the body against microorganisms

d. Returns proteins and tissue fluids to the blood

b

What does angioplasty mean?

a. Any disease of an artery

b. Any disease of a blood vessel

c. Surgical repair of a blood vessel

d. Surgical repair of an artery

c

What does cardiovascular pertain to?

a. Blood vessels surrounding the heart

b. Diseases of the heart

c. Blood vessels and the heart

d. Contraction of the heart

c

What is a lymphangioma?

a. A tumor composed of blood vessels

b. A tumor composed of lymph vessels

c. An echocardiogram

d. Computed tomography of the lymphatic system

b

What is an arteriopathy?

a. Roentgenography of blood vessels

b. Any disease of blood vessels

c. Any disease of the arteries

d. Any disease of the veins

c

Which term means a localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel?

a. Aneurysm

b. Atrium

c. Beta-blocker

d. Coronary occlusion

a

To what does venular refer?

a. A vein

b. A venule

c. Vasodilation

d. Vasoconstriction

b

Which term means suture of the spleen?

a. Splenectomy

b. Splenorrhagia

c. Splenorrhaphy

d. Splenorrhexis

c

What is thrombophlebitis?

a. Any venular inflammation

b. Inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot

c. Bacterial invasion of the blood

d. Arterial inflammation associated with blood clotting problems

b

Which of the following means the arrest of heart contraction as may be induced by chemicals

during surgery?

a. Cardioplegia

b. Lymphostasis

c. Myocardial infarction

d. Vasoconstriction

a

Roy suffers occasional bouts of angina pectoris. Which therapy is more likely prescribed by

his physician?

a. A beta-blocker

b. A coronary vasodilator

c. An antiarrhythmic drug

d. An antithrombin factor

b

What is the name of the membrane that surrounds the heart?

a. Endocardium

b. Pericardium

c. Myocardium

d. Mediastinum

b

What is not a function of the circulatory system?

a. Maintaining the acid-base balance of the body

b. Supplying oxygen to body cells

c. Moving the body

d. Defending the body against microorganisms

c

What is the name of the middle and thickest tissue of the heart, which is composed of cardiac

muscle?

a. Endocardium

b. Pericardium

c. Myocardium

d. Mediastinum

c

What is a general term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself?

a. Myocardial

b. Myocarditis

c. Cardiomyopathy

d. Cardiopathy

c

Which of the following vessels supplies blood to the myocardium?

a. A coronary artery

b. An aorta

c. A vena cava

d. A venule

a

What does occlusion mean?

a. Obstruction

b. Heart attack

c. Blood clot

d. Swelling

a

What is arteriosclerosis?

a. Thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls

b. The presence of a blood clot in an artery

c. Arterial hemorrhage

d. Rupture of an artery

a

Which of the following forms the basis for the term atherosclerosis?

a. Blood clot

b. Occlusion of an artery

c. Fatty deposits on hardened arterial walls

d. Cyanosis of the upper extremities

c

Which of the following is a word that means abnormal smallness of the heart?

a. Cardiomegaly

b. Cardiomyopathy

c. Megalocardia

d. Microcardia

d

Which of the following words describes hardened tissue?

a. Sclerotic

b. Occluded

c. Thrombotic

d. Fibrillated

a

What is the record produced by ultrasonography of the heart?

a. An electrocardiogram

b. An echocardiogram

c. A tomogram

d. A sonogram

b

Which of the following means an expandable meshlike structure that is used to keep partially

occluded vessels open?

a. Angiogram

b. Excimer

c. Stent

d. Vasodilatation

c

What is the name of the instrument that records electrical currents generated by the heart?

a. Electrogram

b. Electrocardiogram

c. Electrocardiograph

d. Electrocardiography

c

Which condition is characterized by occlusion of a vessel of the brain by an embolus,

thrombus, or cerebrovascular hemorrhage or spasm?

a. Cardiac tamponade

b. Cerebrovascular accident

c. Myocardial infarction

d. Pulmonary embolism

b

Which of the following helps to eliminate superficial varicose veins by injection of an agent

directly into the veins?

a. Phlebectomy

b. Phlebotomy

c. Sclerotherapy

d. Thrombosis

c

Which term means a decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel?

a. Angiorrhaphy

b. Angiorrhexis

c. Vasoconstriction

d. Vasodilatation

c

What is lymphedema?

a. Destruction of the lymphatics

b. Swelling caused by an obstruction of the lymphatics

c. The fluid transported by the lymphatics

d. Excision of a lymph node

b

Which of the following describes the sequence of blood flow (not all structures are included)?

a. Left atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle, right atrium

b. Left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, lungs

c. Right atrium, lungs, left ventricle, aorta

d. Right ventricle, right atrium, left atrium, aorta

c

Which term means the same as venous stasis?

a. Phlebitis

b. Phlebostasis

c. Venography

d. Venosclerosis

b

Which of the following means excision of the tonsils and adenoids?

a. Tonsilloadenectomy

b. Tonsilloadenoidectomy

c. Tonsilloadenotomy

d. Tonsilloadenoidotomy

b

Which is the smallest blood vessel?

a. Artery

b. Arteriole

c. Vein

d. Capillary

d

Which of the following is characteristic of the artery in arterial stenosis?

a. Hardened

b. Soft

c. Dilated

d. Narrowed

d

Which term means a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part?

a. Mediastinum

b. Aneurysm

c. Hyperkinesia

d. Ischemia

d

What is the name of an agent that reduces high blood pressure?

a. Contraindication

b. Antihypertensive

c. Arrhythmic

d. Endarterectomy

b

To what does the term mediastinum refer?

a. A space in the middle of the thoracic cavity

b. The largest vessel that carries blood to the heart

c. The largest vessel that carries blood away from the heart

d. The middle layer of heart tissue

a

What is hemopericardium?

a. A type of myocardial infarction

b. A congenital heart disease

c. A blood dyscrasia

d. An effusion of blood within the pericardium

d

What does endocardial mean?

a. The inner membrane of the heart

b. An endoenzyme of the heart

c. Inflammation of the endocardium

d. Situated or occurring inside the heart

d

What is myocarditis?

a. Damaged heart valves

b. Caused by insufficient oxygen

c. An example of a cardiomyopathy

d. A congenital heart disease

c

Which of the following is a portable electrocardiograph?

a. Holter monitor

b. Sphygmomanometer

c. Stethoscope

d. Vasodilator

a

Which of the following is a cardiac arrhythmia marked by rapid contractions of the ventricles?

a. Microcardia

b. Atrial septal defect

c. Ventricular fibrillation

d. Myocardial infarction

c

Which of the following is more likely to occur if the heart works harder to compensate for

deficient cardiac function?

a. Arteriosclerosis

b. Cardiomegaly

c. Microcardia

d. Ventricular fibrillation

b

What is atrioseptoplasty?

a. An enlargement of the atrium

b. A congenital heart disease

c. Something that may be used to correct an atrial septal defect

d. Something that may be recognized as an abnormal opening in the septum

c

What is inflammation of the valves of the heart?

a. Angiocarditis

b. Myocarditis

c. Cardiovalvulitis

d. Angiostenosis

c

Which term means using electrical shock to restore the normal rhythm of the heart?

a. Cardioversion

b. Cardiopulmonary bypass

c. Calcium channel blocker

d. Laser angioplasty

a

All of the following are atrioventricular valves except which one?

a. Mitral

b. Bicuspid

c. Tricuspid

d. Semilunar

d

Which of the following is commonly used in a cardiopulmonary bypass?

a. Aortic regurgitator

b. Cardiac tamponade

c. Pump oxygenator

d. Subtraction angiography

c

What is radiologic study of the heart and its great vessels called?

a. Angiogram

b. Angiography

c. Angiocardiogram

d. Angiocardiography

d

Which of the following means inflammation of the largest artery in the body?

a. Aortitis

b. Arteritis

c. Phlebitis

d. Osteitis

a

What does phlebotomy mean?

a. A condition of varicose veins

b. Venous thrombosis

c. Removal of a vein or a segment of a vein

d. Opening a vein for removal of blood

d

What is the meaning of angiectomy?

a. Excision of a blood vessel

b. Incision of a blood vessel

c. Making a new opening in a vessel

d. Cutting into a vessel

a

Which type of solution is commonly used to stop heart contractions when performing surgery

on the heart itself?

a. Cardiodiaphragmatic

b. Cardiodynia

c. Cardioplegic

d. Cardiovalvular

c

Brittany's anatomy class is learning about the mediastinum. Which of the following structures

is not located in the mediastinum?

a. Esophagus

b. Heart

c. Stomach

d. Trachea

c

Blood pressure measures the amount of pressure on the wall of which of the following?

a. Capillaries

b. Arteries

c. Veins

d. Heart

b

Which structure is considered to be the natural pacemaker of the heart?

a. Sinoatrial node

b. Bundle of His

c. Purkinje fibers

d. Atrioventricular node

a

A 21-year-old patient's blood pressure is 150/80 mm Hg at rest. Which of the following is a

correct statement?

a. The systolic pressure is decreased.

b. The diastolic pressure is decreased.

c. The systolic pressure is increased.

d. The diastolic pressure is increased.

c

Which term applies to a pulse rate of 40 beats per minute at rest?

a. Hypotension

b. Hypertension

c. Tachycardia

d. Bradycardia

d

What causes the heart to contract?

a. The cardiac center in the brain

b. Chemicals produced by the brain and transported by the blood

c. The atrioventricular valve

d. The sinoatrial node

d

Which is true of ventricular fibrillation?

a. It is an absence of heart contractions.

b. It is a type of heart block with impaired conduction of the impulse.

c. It is a cardiac arrhythmia marked by rapid, uncoordinated contractions.

d. It is an electronic apparatus used to shock the heart.

c

What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

a. A diagnostic procedure that uses sound waves to produce an image of internal

structures

b. A noninvasive diagnostic procedure that produces images of organ cross-sections

c. An emergency first-aid procedure used to reestablish heart and lung action

d. A life-saving procedure in which the heart is shocked by the use of electrodes on

the chest

c

Which of the following is considered an invasive diagnostic procedure?

a. Ultrasound

b. Sonography

c. Computed tomography

d. Cardiac catheterization

d

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is introduced through an

incision into a large blood vessel and threaded through the circulatory system to the heart?

a. Cardiac catheterization

b. Digital subtraction angiography

c. Positron emission tomography

d. Thallium stress test

a

Which term means pertaining to the membrane that surrounds the heart?

a. Endocardium

b. Epicardium

c. Myocardial

d. Pericardial

d

What is the name of the instrument used when a long, flexible tube is inserted into the heart

chambers by way of a vein in the arm, leg, or neck?

a. Defibrillator

b. Catheter

c. Dermatome

d. Hypodermic needle

b

Which of the following are small knots of tissue found at intervals along the course of

lymphatic vessels?

a. Lymphocytes

b. Lymph nodes

c. Lymphatic phagocytes

d. Lymphatic edema

b

What does the term lymph mean?

a. The fluid transported by the lymphatic system

b. A vessel of the lymphatic system

c. A phagocytic cell found in the lymphatic system

d. A major body system that returns fluid to the circulatory system

a

What does thrombolymphangitis mean?

a. Inflammation of a lymphatic vessel caused by a blood clot

b. Destruction of a lymphatic vessel caused by toxins

c. Tumor of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots

d. Swelling of a lymphatic vessel with associated blood clots

a

Which of the following means a lymphatic tumor?

a. Angioma

b. Lymphoma

c. Thromboangiitis

d. Lymphangitis

b

Which of the following terms means produced from lymph or in the lymphatics?

a. Lymphatic

b. Lymphatology

c. Lymphedema

d. Lymphogenous

d

Which term means any disease of a lymph node?

a. Lymphadenectomy

b. Lymphadenopathy

c. Lymphangiectomy

d. Lymphangiopathy

b

What is the correct term for any disease of the spleen?

a. Splenectomy

b. Splenopexy

c. Splenotomy

d. Splenopathy

d

Which of the following organs is closely associated with the maturation of T cells?

a. Tonsil

b. Adenoid

c. Thymus

d. Spleen

c

Which is the correct term for inflammation of the tonsils?

a. Tonsillectomy

b. Tonsillitis

c. Tonsilotomy

d. Tonsillotomy

b

Which of the following structures is not part of the lymphatic system?

a. Adenoid

b. Aorta

c. Spleen

d. Thymus

b

Which is the same as splenomegaly?

a. Surgical removal of the spleen

b. Cancerous tumor of the spleen

c. Splenic pain

d. Splenic enlargement

d

Which term means pertaining to a valve?

a. Interstitial

b. Interarterial

c. Intravascular

d. Valvular

d

Which term means removal of the thymus?

a. Thymectomy

b. Thymotomy

c. Thymostomy

d. Thymusotomy

a

Which of the following is the process of performing a radiographic study of the arteries?

a. Angiogram

b. Arteriogram

c. Arteriograph

d. Arteriography

d

Which of the following is an x-ray image in which one might see lymph nodes?

a. Lymphangioma

b. Splenography

c. Lymphogram

d. Lymphography

c

Which means formation of a blood clot within a vessel?

a. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

b. Intravascular thrombosis

c. Intra-arterial vasoplasty

d. Extracorporeal agglutination

b

Which of the following does not cause the blood pressure to increase?

a. Decreased cardiac output

b. Increased blood viscosity

c. Increased blood volume

d. Loss of blood vessel elasticity

a

Which of the following terms is not a congenital heart disease?

a. Patent ductus arteriosus

b. Myocardial infarction

c. Coarctation of the aorta

d. Tetralogy of Fallot

b

What is the name of the lymph nodes located in the armpits?

a. Cervical nodes

b. Axillary nodes

c. Thoracic nodes

d. Inguinal nodes

b