Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pulmonary circulation?

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A)  It carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
B)  It carries deoxygenated blood to the body.
C)  It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.
D)  It carries deoxygenated blood toward the heart.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The combining form that means aorta is ________.

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The answer of The combining form that means aorta is...

Question 3

The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Intraventricular means between the ventricles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A stethoscope is used for auscultation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The pulmonary artery:

Accepted Answer

A)  carries blood away from the heart.
B)  carries blood away from the lungs.
C)  carries blood to the body.
D)  carries blood to the ventricles.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Orthostatic hypotension is the sudden rise in blood pressure when a person stands up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A)  artery
B)  spleen
C)  vein
D)  capillaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which heart valve has two cusps?

Accepted Answer

A)  mitral
B)  aortic
C)  tricuspid
D)  pulmonaryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relaxation phase is called diastole.
B)  The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
C)  The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium.
D)  The left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

An EMG is a record of the electrical activity of the heart.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The combining form that means atrium is ________.

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The answer of The combining form that means atrium is...

Question 13

A medical term that means pertaining to a venule is ________.

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The answer of A medical term that means pertaining to...

Question 14

A medical term that means hardening of an artery is ________.

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The answer of A medical term that means hardening of...

Question 15

The term fibrillation means that:

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A)  the heartbeat is dangerously irregular.
B)  the heart is beating too fast.
C)  the heart has stopped beating.
D)  the heart has suffered a heart attack.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  HTN
B)  MI
C)  CAD
D)  MRE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

A heart specialist is be called a:

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A)  cardiologist.
B)  phlebotomist.
C)  coronologist.
D)  hemangiologist.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A combining form that means heart is ________.

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The answer of A combining form that means heart is...

Question 19

An embolus is a stationary clot forming inside a blood vessel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following terms means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?

Accepted Answer

A)  arterioma
B)  ischemia
C)  plaque
D)  stentE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System

A medical term that means pertaining to a venule is ________.

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Intraventricular means between the ventricles.

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Orthostatic hypotension is the sudden rise in blood pressure when a person stands up.

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An EMG is a record of the electrical activity of the heart.

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Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pulmonary circulation?

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The combining form that means aorta is ________.

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A combining form that means heart is ________.

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The term fibrillation means that:

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The combining form that means atrium is ________.

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An embolus is a stationary clot forming inside a blood vessel.

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A stethoscope is used for auscultation.

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A medical term that means hardening of an artery is ________.

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The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood.

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The pulmonary artery:

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A heart specialist is be called a:

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Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is FALSE?

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Which of the following terms means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?

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Which heart valve has two cusps?

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Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?

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