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

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Varicose veins in the anal region are called:


A) hemorrhoids.
B) phlebomegaly.
C) phleboma.
D) aneurysm.

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Which of the following statements regarding the atria is FALSE?


A) Atria are the upper chambers.
B) The two atria are separated by a septum.
C) Atria pump blood out of the heart.
D) Atria receive blood into the heart.

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Cardiac catheterization is used to record the electrical activity of the heart muscle.

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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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Which of the following terms is misspelled?


A) atherosclerosis
B) myocardial
C) phleboitis
D) interventricular

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


A) artery
B) spleen
C) vein
D) capillary

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An infarct is a fatty deposit of lipids in an artery.

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Which of the following statements regarding blood pressure is FALSE?


A) Blood pressure is highest when the heart is relaxed.
B) Blood pressure is the measurement of the force exerted by blood against the wall of a blood vessel.
C) The diastolic pressure is the lowest point.
D) Blood pressure is affected by the diameter of the blood vessels.

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The combining form that means aorta is ________.

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Blood exits the left side of the heart into the:


A) aorta.
B) vena cavae.
C) pulmonary vein.
D) pulmonary artery.

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Which of the following combining forms means chest?


A) angi/o
B) steth/o
C) phleb/o
D) sphygm/o

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A medical term that means condition of slow heart is ________.

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The combining form that means ventricle is ________.

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Which of the following terms means high pressure?


A) hypermanometer
B) hypotension
C) hypertension
D) supratension

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Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs?


A) systemic
B) aortic
C) pulmonary
D) vena cavae

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A catheter is a flexible tube inserted into the body.

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Blood flows through the lumen of a blood vessel.

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Regurgitation means to flow backward.

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

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