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A diagnostic and treatment procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart is known as ____________________.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -leukemia


A) ​abnormally low number of white blood cells
B) ​cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes
C) ​mature red blood cells
D) ​pigment that transports oxygen
E) ​white blood cells

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A deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall is known as a/an ____________________.​

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​Match each definition with the correct term. -thrombosis


A) ​blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel
B) abnormal condition of having a blood clot on the interior wall of a blood vessel​
C) ​blocking of an artery by a blood clot
D) foreign object circulating in the blood​
E) ​sudden blockage of a blood vessel

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A/An ____________________ is commonly known as a heart attack.​

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A/An ____________________ is a technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel.​

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Match each definition with the correct word part.​ -phleb/o


A) ​clot
B) fast, rapid​
C) red​
D) vein​
E) ​white

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The term ____________________ is used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscle.​

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The _____ carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.​


A) ​pulmonary circulation
B) ​pulmonary veins
C) ​pulmonary arteries
D) ​systemic circulation

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -aplastic anemia


A) ​absence of all formed blood elements
B) abnormally few red blood cells​
C) ​inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to their premature destruction by the spleen
D) lack of the protein required to absorb the vitamins necessary for the formation of red blood cells​
E) ​larger-than-normal red blood cells

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -leukopenia


A) ​abnormally low number of white blood cells
B) ​cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes
C) ​mature red blood cells
D) ​pigment that transports oxygen
E) ​white blood cells

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Chronic ____________________ is a condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves.​

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A wire mesh tube placed in an artery to provide support to the arterial wall is known as a _____.​


A) ​restenosis
B) ​stent
C) ​atherectomy
D) ​coronary artery bypass graft

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Which of these tests uses sound waves to image the structures of the blood vessels and the flow of blood through these vessels?


A) ​venography
B) digital subtraction angiography
C) ​diagnostic ultrasound
D) ​duplex ultrasound

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The genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape, is known as ____________________ anemia.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -anemia


A) ​absence of all formed blood elements
B) abnormally few red blood cells​
C) ​inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to their premature destruction by the spleen
D) lack of the protein required to absorb the vitamins necessary for the formation of red blood cells​
E) ​larger-than-normal red blood cells

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____________________ veins are abnormally swollen veins that usually occur in the legs.​

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_____ is inflammation of the heart muscle.​


A) ​Carditis
B) ​Myocarditis
C) ​Pericarditis
D) ​Bacterial endocarditis

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A/An ____________________ is commonly known as a clot-busting drug.​

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