HCB TEST 10 REVIEW SHEET TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
UPDATED
⩥ asystole.
Answer: a condition when the heart ceased generating electrical
impulses (FLAT LINE)
⩥ cardiac arrest.
Answer: normal heartbeat and circulation have completely stopped
⩥ cardiology.
Answer: study of the heart
⩥ cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Answer: actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart
and lungs working
⩥ coronary arteries.
Answer: vessels that supply the myocardium
⩥ coronary artery disease.
,Answer: diseases that affect the arteries of the heart
⩥ deep vein thrombosis.
Answer: blood clot in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs
⩥ dehydration.
Answer: fluid output exceeds fluid intake causing a decrease in the
amount of fluid in body tissues
⩥ diaphoresis.
Answer: cool, pale, and moist/sweaty skin; sweating
⩥ dysrhythmias.
Answer: irregular, or absent heart rhythm
⩥ edema.
Answer: swelling from a build up of fluid in the body tissues
⩥ hemorrhage.
Answer: loss of large amount of blood from the vessels, internal or
external
,⩥ hypo-perfusion.
Answer: inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's
cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients (SHOCK)
⩥ hypotension.
Answer: abnormally low pressure of the blood
⩥ hypovolemia.
Answer: Low fluid/blood volume
⩥ myocardial infarction.
Answer: death of the heart muscle due to blockage in an artery (HEART
ATTACK)
⩥ occlusion.
Answer: blockage from fatty deposits
⩥ palpitations.
Answer: irregular or rapid heartbeats that feel as a fluttering sensation in
the chest
⩥ perfusion.
, Answer: supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from
the cells and tissues of the Body as a result of the flow of blood through
the capillaries
⩥ valve.
Answer: structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of fluid in
only one direction
⩥ ventricular fibrillation.
Answer: condition where the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized,
preventing from contracting normally
⩥ what is the blood volume in an average sized adult?.
Answer: male: 5 to 6 L
female: 4 to 5 L
⩥ what are the three functions of blood?.
Answer: transportation, regulation, protection
⩥ What does blood transport?.
Answer: 1. oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body
2. carbon dioxide from the body cells to the lungs
3. nutrients from the GI tract to body cells
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
UPDATED
⩥ asystole.
Answer: a condition when the heart ceased generating electrical
impulses (FLAT LINE)
⩥ cardiac arrest.
Answer: normal heartbeat and circulation have completely stopped
⩥ cardiology.
Answer: study of the heart
⩥ cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Answer: actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart
and lungs working
⩥ coronary arteries.
Answer: vessels that supply the myocardium
⩥ coronary artery disease.
,Answer: diseases that affect the arteries of the heart
⩥ deep vein thrombosis.
Answer: blood clot in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs
⩥ dehydration.
Answer: fluid output exceeds fluid intake causing a decrease in the
amount of fluid in body tissues
⩥ diaphoresis.
Answer: cool, pale, and moist/sweaty skin; sweating
⩥ dysrhythmias.
Answer: irregular, or absent heart rhythm
⩥ edema.
Answer: swelling from a build up of fluid in the body tissues
⩥ hemorrhage.
Answer: loss of large amount of blood from the vessels, internal or
external
,⩥ hypo-perfusion.
Answer: inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's
cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients (SHOCK)
⩥ hypotension.
Answer: abnormally low pressure of the blood
⩥ hypovolemia.
Answer: Low fluid/blood volume
⩥ myocardial infarction.
Answer: death of the heart muscle due to blockage in an artery (HEART
ATTACK)
⩥ occlusion.
Answer: blockage from fatty deposits
⩥ palpitations.
Answer: irregular or rapid heartbeats that feel as a fluttering sensation in
the chest
⩥ perfusion.
, Answer: supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from
the cells and tissues of the Body as a result of the flow of blood through
the capillaries
⩥ valve.
Answer: structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of fluid in
only one direction
⩥ ventricular fibrillation.
Answer: condition where the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized,
preventing from contracting normally
⩥ what is the blood volume in an average sized adult?.
Answer: male: 5 to 6 L
female: 4 to 5 L
⩥ what are the three functions of blood?.
Answer: transportation, regulation, protection
⩥ What does blood transport?.
Answer: 1. oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body
2. carbon dioxide from the body cells to the lungs
3. nutrients from the GI tract to body cells
