MMSC 200 Final Exam - Questions With Correct Solutions

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angiogram x-ray record of blood vessels (AN-je-o-gram)

angioplasty surgical repair of a blood vessel (AN-je-o-plas-te)

anoxia without oxygen (a-NOK-se-a)

aorta largest artery in the body (a-OR-ta)

aortic stenosis narrowing of the aorta (a-OR-tik set-NO-sis)

lower tip of the heart; bottom of the heart (A-peks
apex of the heart
of the hart)

irregular or abnormal heartbeat; literally without
arrhythmia
rhythm (a-RITH-me-a)

surgical connection between two arteries (ar-TE-re-
arterial anastomosis
al a-nas-to-MO-sis)

x-ray recording of arteries; contrast is injected (ar-
arteriography
te-re-OG-ra-fe)

arteriole small artery (ar-TE-re-ol)

hardening of an artery with collection of fatty
arteriosclerosis
plaque (ar-te-re-o-skle-RO-sis)

largest type of blood vessel; a blood vessel that
artery
carries blood away from the heart (AR-te-re)

removal of plaque (lipids and clots) that accumulate
atherectomy
in the lining of an artery (a-the-REK-to-me)

mass of fatty plaque that collects in an artery (ath-
atheroma
er-O-ma)

, fatty plaque deposits in the interior lining of an
atherosclerosis artery; a form of arteriosclerosis (ath-er-o-skle-RO-
sis)

pertaining to the atrium (upper chamber of the
atrial
heart) (A-tre-al)

failure of proper conduction of impulses from the
SA node through the AV node to atrioventricular
atrioventricular bundle
bundle (bundle of His) (a-tre-o-ven-TRIK-u-lar BUN-
dl)

specialized tissue in walls between the atria;
electrical impulses pass from the sino-atrial node
(pacemaker) though the atrioventricular node and
atrioventricular node
atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) toward the
ventricles
(a-tre-o-ven-TRIK-u-lar nod)

one of two upper chambers of the heart (A-tre-um;
atrium (atria pl)
A-tre-a)

artery that carries blood to the arm (BRA-ke-al AR-
brachial artery
te-re)

bradycardia slow heartbeat (brad-e-KAR-de-a)

atrioventricular bundle; a bundle of modified heart
muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the
bundle of His
atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them
to contract (BUN-dl of Hiss)

capillary smallest type of blood vessel (KAP-i-lar-e)

gas produced in issue cells when oxygen and food
carbon dioxide combine; exhaled through the lungs (KAR-bon di-
OK-sid)

circulatory failure due to poor heart function (kar-
cardiogenic shock
de-o-JEN-ik shok)

cardiomegaly enlargement of the heart (kar-de-o-MEG-a-le)

cardiomyopathy disease of the heart muscle (ear-de-o-mi-OP-a-the)

, branches of the aorta bringing oxygen right blood
coronary arteries to the heart muscle
(KOR-o-nar-e AR-te-rez)

abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin
cyanosis
(si-a-NO-sis)

blood that is oxygen-poor (de-OK-si-je-NA-ted
deoxygenated blood
blud)

diastole Relaxation of the heart; relaxation (di-AS-to-le)

record of the electrical activity of the heart (e-lek-
electrocardiogram
tro-KAR-de-o-gram)

endocardium inner lining of the heart (en-do-KAR-de-um)

the specialized epithelial tissue that lines the blood
and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands, and
endothelium
organs; innermost lining of blood vessels (en-do-
THE-le-um)

excessive/high levels of cholesterol in the blood (hi-
hypercholesterolemia
per-ko-les-ter-ol-E-me-a)

hypoxia deficiency of oxygen in tissues (hi-POK-se-a)

wall between the ventricles of the heart (in-ter-ven-
interventricular septum
TRIK-u-lar SEP-tum)

value between the left atrium and left ventricle of
the heart; prevents the blood in the ventricle from
mitral valve
returning to the atrium; alternative name is bicuspid
valve (MI-tral valv)

mitral valvulitis inflammation of the mitral valve (MI-tral val-vu-LI-tis)

Thick middle muscle layer of the heart; heart muscle
myocardium
(mi-o-KAR-de-um)

benign tumor the connective tissue in the heart
myxoma tissue; these rare tumors occur most frequently in
the left atrium. (mik-SO-ma)

normal heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial
normal sinus rhythm node; usually 60 to 100 beats per minute (NOR-mal
SI-nus RI-them)

, gas inhaled and entering the bloodstream through
oxygen
the lungs (OK-si-jen)

specialized nervous tissue (sinoatrial node) in the
right atrial wall; it beings the heart beat; a device
pacemaker
that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to
regulate the heartbeat (PAS-ma-ker)

surgical puncture to remove fluid within the
pericardiocentesis pericardial space surrounding the heart
(per-i-kar-de-o-sen-TE-sis)

Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
pericardium
(per-i-KAR-de-um)

incision of a vein (for the removal of blood); incision
phlebotomy
of a vein (fle-BOT-o-me)

blood vessel carrying oxygen poor blood from the
pulmonary artery right ventricle of the heart to the lungs (PUL-mo-
ner-e AR-ter-e)

flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back
pulmonary circulation
to the heart (PUL-mo-ner-e ser-ku-LA-shun)

valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary
pulmonary valve
artery (PUL-mo-ner-e valv)

one of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated
pulmonary vein blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
(PUL-mo-ner-e van)

Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the
pulse
arteries (puls)

wall or partition; the interatrial septum lies between
the atria of the heart and the interventricular septum
septum (septa pl)
is between the ventricles of the heart (SEP-tum;
SEP-ta)

sensitive nervous tissue in the wall of the right atrium
sinoatrial node
of the heart; pacemaker (si-no-A-tre-al nod)

instrument to measure blood pressure (sfig-mo-ma-
sphygmomanometer
NOM-e-ter)