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The valves that lie between the right atrium and the right ventricle and the left atrium and left ventricle are the


A) semilunar
B) venae cavae
C) atrioventricular valves
D) aortic

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The abbreviation for record of the electrical activity of the heart is


A) CABG
B) DVT
C) ECG
D) HHD

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The term angioplasty is defined as the surgical


A) repair of a blood vessel
B) repair of a valve
C) excision of a vein
D) repair of an artery

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The radiographic image of a vein is called a(n)


A) angioscopy
B) venogram
C) arteriogram
D) angiography

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The term that means enlargement of the heart is


A) cardiomegaly
B) hypertension
C) atrioventricular defect
D) cardiomyopathy

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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To evaluate the patient's anemia, the hematologist recommended a needle aspiration to obtain a sample of bone marrow for study or a


A) bone marrow transplant
B) cardiac catheterization
C) complete blood count
D) bone marrow biopsy

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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An excessive amount of fats in the blood is called


A) hyperlipidemia
B) hypercholesterolemia
C) hypertriglyceridemia
D) lipids

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A

Excision within the artery (of plaque from the arterial wall) is called


A) pericardiostomy
B) phlebectomy
C) atherectomy
D) endarterectomy

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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D

The suffix that means hardening is


A) -malacia
B) -sclerosis
C) -penia
D) -poiesis

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
responsible for aiding in the clotting process
develop in bone marrow and carries oxygen
filters lymph to keep substances such as bacteria and other foreign agents from entering the blood
plays an important role in the development of the body's immune system
where blood is cleansed of microorganisms
fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed
combats infection and responds to inflammation
90% water and comprises approximately 55% of the total blood volume
Responses
thymus gland
spleen
platelets
plasma
erythrocytes
leukocytes
lymph nodes
serum

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responsible for aiding in the clotting process
develop in bone marrow and carries oxygen
filters lymph to keep substances such as bacteria and other foreign agents from entering the blood
plays an important role in the development of the body's immune system
where blood is cleansed of microorganisms
fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed
combats infection and responds to inflammation
90% water and comprises approximately 55% of the total blood volume

The system whose function is to return excessive tissue fluid to the blood is


A) cardiovascular
B) urinary
C) lymphatic
D) respiratory

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
echocardiogram
coronary artery bypass graft
deep vein thrombosis
electrocardiogram
blood pressure
hemoglobin
digital subtraction angiography
hematocrit
coronary artery disease
atrioventricular
Responses
BP
CAD
AV
CABG
DVT
EKG
ECHO
Hct
DSA
Hgb

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echocardiogram
coronary artery bypass graft
deep vein thrombosis
electrocardiogram
blood pressure
hemoglobin
digital subtraction angiography
hematocrit
coronary artery disease
atrioventricular

The two-layered sac surrounding the heart is the


A) epicardium
B) myocardium
C) pericardium
D) endocardium

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A malignant disease characterized by an excessive increase in leukocytes formed in the bone marrow is


A) Hodgkin disease
B) anemia
C) hemophilia
D) leukemia

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Hardening of the arteries is called


A) angiostenosis
B) aortic stenosis
C) arteriorrhexis
D) arteriosclerosis

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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D

The term ischemia is defined as


A) condition of deficient blood flow due to constriction or obstruction
B) disease of the heart muscle
C) narrowing of mitral valve from scarring
D) distended or tortuous veins

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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An exaggerated life-threatening reaction to a previously encountered antigen is called


A) antibodies
B) allergen
C) anaphylaxis
D) autoimmune disease

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term which means rapid loss of blood?


A) hemorrage
B) hemorhage
C) hemmorhage
D) hemorrhage

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax between contractions is called


A) systole
B) diastole
C) fibrillation
D) vasodilator

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The combining form that means heart is


A) atri/o
B) phleb/o
C) ventricul/o
D) cardi/o

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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