Cardiovascular Quiz
1. The combining form athero means _____.
2. The combining form _____ means clot.
3. Write the term for low blood pressure: ________.
4. The term for a pain in a limb caused by inadequate blood supply is _____________.
5. The term _____ means a clot carried in the bloodstream. (a) thrombus; (b) stenosis; (c) aneurysm; (d) embolus
6. A heart rate slower than 60 beats per minute is ________. (a) bradycardia; (b) myocarditis; (c) tachycardia; (d) pericarditis.
7. _______ is the x-ray of a particular artery.
8. The joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other is __________. (a) valvuloplasty; (b) thrombectomy; (c) arteriotomy; (d) anastomosis.
9. A _________ is used to treat slow heart rates by electrically stimulating the heart to contract.
10. A _______ delivers electrical stimulus to stop ventricular fibrillation.
11. Write the term for a drug that prevents clotting of the blood: ______________.
12. What procedure would be performed to detect a bruit? (a) echocardiography; (b) auscultation; (c) percussion; (d) electrocardiography
13. A blood pressure reading of 120/80 indicates ____________. (a) hypotension; (b) hypertension; (c) normotension
14. _________ is the inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation.
15. Chest pain caused by a temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle is called _______.
16. Coumadin is what type of drug? _____________
17. What is the drug Cozaar prescribed for?
18. _______ is another term for mitral valve.
19. A rapid heart rate is termed ___________.
20. A general term identifying disease of heart muscle is ________________.
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