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Which of the following is a floating clot that has broken off a clot somewhere else in the body?


A) embolus
B) thrombophlebitis
C) hemangioma
D) thrombus

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Cardiomyopathy may be caused by alcohol abuse, parasites, or viral infection.

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A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means pertaining to a ventricle is ________.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means condition of slow heart is ________.

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Myocarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means surgical repair of a valve is ________.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A suffix that means instrument to measure pressure is ________.

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Which of the following statements regarding blood flow through the heart is not true?


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.

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Which of the following medications does not treat hypertension?


A) ACE inhibitors
B) calcium channel blockers
C) vasoconstrictors
D) beta-blockers

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Which of the following conditions is not a congenital anomaly?


A) coarctation of the aorta
B) patent ductus arteriosus
C) aneurysm
D) tetralogy of Fallot

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In bacterial endocarditis, the mass of bacteria that forms is referred to as:


A) bacterioma
B) thrombus
C) pyoma
D) vegetation

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The aorta carries:


A) oxygenated blood to the body
B) oxygenated blood to the lungs
C) deoxygenated blood to the heart
D) deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Which of the following statements regarding the conduction system of the heart is not true?


A) The AV node stimulates the SA node.
B) The conduction system stimulates the different chambers of the heart in the correct order.
C) Purkinje fibers stimulate the ventricular myocardium.
D) The heart rate is regulated by the autonomic nervous system.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means condition of fast heart is ________.

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The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.


A) bicuspid
B) aortic
C) pulmonary
D) tricuspid

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A pacemaker substitutes for the natural pacemaker of the heart.

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Which of the following is also known as the pacemaker of the heart?


A) atrioventricular node
B) Purkinje fibers
C) atrioventricular bundle
D) sinoatrial node

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Matching:

Premises
pulmonary veins
anticoagulant
embolus
ischemia
cardiac arrest
stress testing
infarct
echocardiography
cardiotonic
hemorrhoid
hypertension
angina pectoris
myocardial infarction
SA node
ventricle
myocardium
aorta
thrombus
polyarteritis
pulmonary artery
cardiac scan
bicuspid valve
atrium
defibrillation
catheter
Responses
assesses cardiac fitness
inflammation of several arteries
heart attack
increases force of heart contraction
uses radioactive thallium
a floating blood clot
carry blood toward the left atrium
carries blood away from the left ventricle
prevents blood clot formation
stopping of heart activity
carries blood away from the right ventricle
also called mitral
heart muscle
receiving heart chamber
high blood pressure
restores normal heartbeat
area of dead tissue
pumping heart chamber
uses ultrasound
a stationary blood clot
thin, flexible tube placed in the body
loss of blood supply
a type of varicose vein
pacemaker of the heart
chest pain

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pulmonary veins
anticoagulant
embolus
ischemia
cardiac arrest
stress testing
infarct
echocardiography
cardiotonic
hemorrhoid
hypertension
angina pectoris
myocardial infarction
SA node
ventricle
myocardium
aorta
thrombus
polyarteritis
pulmonary artery
cardiac scan
bicuspid valve
atrium
defibrillation
catheter

In congenital septal defect, the electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down the septum.

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