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A condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection is called


A) phagocytosis
B) sepsis
C) vaccine
D) immunodeficiency

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

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The combining form isch/o is defined as


A) yellowish, fatty plaque
B) sound
C) deficiency, blockage
D) clot

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

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The abbreviation for a nuclear medicine scan that visualizes the heart from several different angles is


A) SPECT
B) PTCA
C) TEE
D) DSA

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

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
lower chambers of the heart
consists of the tricuspid and mitral valves
carries blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away from the heart (except for pulmonary)
carries blood containing carbon dioxide and other waste products back to the heart (except for pulmonary)
pulmonary and aortic valves
microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules
two-layer sac surrounding the heart
upper chambers of the heart
largest artery in the body
middle, thick, muscular layer of the heart
largest veins in the body
covers the heart
Responses
ventricles
venae cavae
epicardium
aorta
myocardium
capillaries
atrioventricular valves
semilunar valves
veins
arteries
pericardium
atria

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lower chambers of the heart
consists of the tricuspid and mitral valves
carries blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away from the heart (except for pulmonary)
carries blood containing carbon dioxide and other waste products back to the heart (except for pulmonary)
pulmonary and aortic valves
microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules
two-layer sac surrounding the heart
upper chambers of the heart
largest artery in the body
middle, thick, muscular layer of the heart
largest veins in the body
covers the heart

The procedure in which a balloon is passed through a blood vessel to the area in which the plaque is formed is called


A) percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
B) embolectomy
C) coronary artery bypass graft
D) coronary stent

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

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Because of one completely and two partially obstructed arteries, the patient was scheduled for surgery to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around the obstructed arteries called


A) CABG
B) PTCA
C) IPG
D) SPEC

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

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
inflammation of a vein associated with a clot
blood pressure that is below normal
ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall
excision of fatty plaque from a blocked artery
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
caused by turbulent blood flow through arteries or veins
also called coronary angiography
radiographic image of vein
caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart
inflammation of the muscle of the heart
originating in the heart
deficiency of blood flow
Responses
cardiogenic
myocarditis
bruit
atherectomy
hypotension
electrocardiograph
thrombophlebitis
murmur
venogram
aneurysm
cardiac catheterization
ischemia

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inflammation of a vein associated with a clot
blood pressure that is below normal
ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall
excision of fatty plaque from a blocked artery
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
caused by turbulent blood flow through arteries or veins
also called coronary angiography
radiographic image of vein
caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart
inflammation of the muscle of the heart
originating in the heart
deficiency of blood flow

The lower chambers of the heart are the


A) ventricles
B) atria
C) venae cavae
D) venules

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

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The term lymphadenitis is defined as inflammation of


A) lymphatic vessels
B) lymph glands
C) lymph nodes
D) lymph tissue

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

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The abbreviation for disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure is


A) MI
B) AFib
C) HHD
D) DVT

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

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The term cardiology means


A) pertaining to the heart and the blood
B) study of the heart
C) study of the blood
D) study of the heart and the blood

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

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The suffix that means abnormal reduction in number is


A) -algia
B) -penia
C) -sclerosis
D) -apharesis

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

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The term that means inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart is


A) endocarditis
B) pericarditis
C) myocarditis
D) angiocarditis

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The term femoropopliteal bypass is defined as


A) surgical excision of an aneurysm
B) surgery to establish an alternate route of blood flow past a blocked femoral artery
C) surgical removal of an embolus or clot
D) supportive scaffold device placed in a femoral artery

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

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The procedure used to puncture a vein with a needle to remove blood, instill a medication, or start an intravenous infusion is


A) venipuncture
B) vasoconstriction
C) extravasation
D) venogram

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

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The suffix that means formation is


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

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

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Small spherical bodies made up of lymphatic tissue are called


A) lymphatic vessels
B) lymphatic fluid
C) lymphatic nodes
D) lymphatic ducts

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

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The term arrhythmia means


A) abnormal variation in the heart rhythm
B) heart abnormality present at birth
C) vascular inflammatory disorder
D) obstruction of an artery of the heart

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

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
clot
vessel
bone marrow
sound
slow
deficiency, blockage
removal
yellowish, fatty plaque
vein
abnormal reduction in number
artery
hardening
Responses
phleb/o
-sclerosis
isch/o
brady-
myel/o
angi/o
thromb/o
arteri/o
ech/o
-apheresis
ather/o
-penia

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clot
vessel
bone marrow
sound
slow
deficiency, blockage
removal
yellowish, fatty plaque
vein
abnormal reduction in number
artery
hardening

The patient had shortness of breath and pain radiating down his left arm.An EKG showed abnormalities.To further define the etiology of the patient's symptoms, the cardiologist ordered cardiac catheterization, also called coronary


A) angioscopy
B) phlebotomy
C) angiography
D) thrombolysis

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

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