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A blood test used to determine the concentration of oxygen-carrying components in red blood cells is


A) hemoglobin
B) prothrombin time
C) hematocrit
D) coagulation time

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Hardening of the arteries is called


A) angiostenosis
B) aortic stenosis
C) arteriorrhexis
D) arteriosclerosis

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MATCHING -yellowish, fatty plaque


A) angi/o
B) myel/o
C) thromb/o
D) isch/o
E) brady-
F) -penia
G) -sclerosis
H) -apheresis
I) phleb/o
J) ather/o
K) ech/o
L) arteri/o

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MATCHING -artery


A) angi/o
B) myel/o
C) thromb/o
D) isch/o
E) brady-
F) -penia
G) -sclerosis
H) -apheresis
I) phleb/o
J) ather/o
K) ech/o
L) arteri/o

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The cells that combat infection are called


A) lymphocytes
B) leukocytes
C) antibodies
D) thrombocytes

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MATCHING -removal


A) angi/o
B) myel/o
C) thromb/o
D) isch/o
E) brady-
F) -penia
G) -sclerosis
H) -apheresis
I) phleb/o
J) ather/o
K) ech/o
L) arteri/o

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The term that means abnormal reduction of all blood cells is


A) leukopoiesis
B) thrombocytopenia
C) pancytopenia
D) erythropoiesis

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A test to monitor anticoagulation therapy is


A) CBC
B) HCT
C) Hgb
D) PT

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A blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrient-containing blood away from the heart is a(n)


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

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MATCHING -vessel


A) angi/o
B) myel/o
C) thromb/o
D) isch/o
E) brady-
F) -penia
G) -sclerosis
H) -apheresis
I) phleb/o
J) ather/o
K) ech/o
L) arteri/o

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A record of the electrical activity of the heart is called a(n)


A) echocardiogram
B) phonocardiogram
C) electrocardiogram
D) aortogram

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An anticoagulant agent is one that


A) narrows the lumen of blood vessels
B) magnifies clotting defects
C) causes hemorrhage
D) slows down the blood clotting process

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The term ischemia is defined as


A) deficiency of blood (flow)
B) an abnormal condition of a clot
C) stenosis of the heart valves
D) a tumor composed of blood vessels

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MATCHING -largest artery in the body


A) pericardium
B) arteries
C) atria
D) epicardium
E) semilunar valves
F) ventricles
G) atrioventricular valves
H) myocardium
I) capillaries
J) veins
K) aorta
L) venae cavae

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The ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is called


A) aneurysm
B) thromboangiitis obliterans
C) varicosities
D) emboli

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The term cardiology means


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

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MATCHING -consists of the tricuspid and mitral valves


A) pericardium
B) arteries
C) atria
D) epicardium
E) semilunar valves
F) ventricles
G) atrioventricular valves
H) myocardium
I) capillaries
J) veins
K) aorta
L) venae cavae

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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

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The combining form angi/o is defined as


A) vessel
B) duct
C) vein
D) artery

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MATCHING -largest veins in the body


A) pericardium
B) arteries
C) atria
D) epicardium
E) semilunar valves
F) ventricles
G) atrioventricular valves
H) myocardium
I) capillaries
J) veins
K) aorta
L) venae cavae

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