HSC3537 Final Questions and Verified Answers

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HSC3537 Final Questions and Verified
Answers

Q: The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the:
bicuspid
pulmonary
semilunar
tricuspid

ANS: bicuspid


Q:
The Pace-Maker is found in the right atria and is also called the:
V-A Node
A-V Node
A-S Node
S-A Node

ANS: S-A node


Q:
The blood vessel that carries blood containing oxygen and nutrients away from the heart
to the body tissues (except the lungs) is the:
duct
venule
aorta
vein

ANS: Aorta


Q:
The combining forms angi/o- and vaso- all mean:
vein
valve
heart
vessel

ANS: vessel


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The combining forms that mean "chest" are:
steth/o-, pectero-, and thoroco-
ech/o- and sond-
sterno- and omo-
masto- and mammo-

ANS: steth/o-, pectero-, and thoroco-


Q:
Angina Pectoris literally means:
vessel : clot
vein : pain
vessel : chest
artery : pain

ANS: vessel : chest


Q:
The term that means separation or removal is:
crit
odynia
apheresis
poiesis

ANS: apheresis


Q:
The diagnostic term that means abnormal state of a slow heart rate is:
arteriorrhexis
endocarditis
bradycardia
tachycardia

ANS: bradycardia


Q:
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means:
pain in the heart
narrowing of the aorta
hardening of the arteries
deficiency of blood cells

ANS: narrowing of the aorta

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Q:
The diagnostic term Coronary Isch/emia actually means:
tumor composed of blood vessels
abnormal condition of a clot in a blood vessel of the heart
deficient supply of blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart
inflammation of the lymph glands

ANS: deficient supply of blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart


Q:
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is:
arterio/scler/o/sis
cardio/valvul/itis
angio/card/itis
coronary thromb/o/sis

ANS: arterio/scler/o/sis


Q:
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is:
a condition that causes poor blood circulation to the heart muscle
heart/muscle/disease/condition
poor blood flow/trauma
circulation/problems

ANS: heart/muscle/disease/condition


Q:
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues
and organs is called:
coronary occlusion
congenital heart disease
coronary thrombosis
congestive heart failure

ANS: congestive heart failure


Q:
The diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is:
varicose vein
myocardial infarction
aneurysm
embolus

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ANS: aneurysm


Q:
The diagnostic term for a type of cancer characterized by an abnormal increase in white
blood cells is:
sarcoma
hemophilia
leuk/emia
Hodgkin's Disease

ANS: leuk/emia


Q:
The surgical term for the incision into a vein to remove blood, to give blood, or to give
intravenous fluids is:
phleb/ectomy
phleb/otomy
spleen/opexy
angio/plasty

ANS: phleb/otomy


Q:
The surgical term Angi/o/rrhaphy means:
surgical excision of a vein
suturing of a vessel or to repair a vessel
artery cutting
surgical fixation of the spleen

ANS: suturing of a vessel or to repair a vessel


Q:
The surgical term Angioplasty means:
surgical excision of a vein
surgical repair of a blood vessel
suturing of a blood vessel
surgical fixation of the spleen

ANS: surgical repair of a blood vessel


Q:
The surgical term for a procedure in which a balloon is passed through a blood vessel to
the area in which plaque is formed is: