PATHO II EXAM 1
T/F: Deep vein thrombosis most commonly occurs in the lower legs - ANSWER True
T/F: Most aneurysms are located in the venous components of the circulatory system. - ANSWER
False
T/F: Cholesterol is dependent on the other particle for its transports through he body - ANSWER Trua
T/F: The type of cholesterol most harmful to health is HDL. - ANSWER False
T/F: Aortic dissection involves a "ballooning out" of a section of blood vessel wall. - ANSWER False
_______ veins are dilated, tortuous veins of the lower extremities. - ANSWER Varicose
_________ cells from a continuous lining of the entire vascular system. - ANSWER Endothelial
The greatest risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis is high ______. - ANSWER Cholesterol
Deep vein thrombosis constitutes an increased risk of ________ embolism. - ANSWER Pulmonary
The group of vascular disorders that are marked by blood vessel necrosis and inflammatory injury is
the __________. - ANSWER Pulmonary vasculitides
T/F: Septic shock is far less common in the past, given advances in prevention and treatment. -
ANSWER False
T/F: The body is able to initiate numerous mechanism that can compensate for heart failure. -
ANSWER True
T/F: More people die of cardiovascular disease than of any other pathology in the United States each
year - ANSWER True
, T/F: The key components of the blood work used to diagnose myocardial infarction are the troponin
assays - ANSWER True
T/F: Blood flow that has been lost as a result of myocardial infarction cannot be reestablished. -
ANSWER False
Coronary artery disease is often subdivided into chronic _________ heart disease and cute coronary
syndrome. - ANSWER Ischemic
Congenital defects that result in shunting of blood from the right side of the hera to the left are
known as __________ disorders - ANSWER
Cardiac ________ is characterized by compression of the heart because of the accumulation of fluid,
pus, or blood in the pericardial sac. - ANSWER tamponade
The lungs, GI system, and _________ are most susceptible to damage as a result of shock. - ANSWER
kidneys
_________ shock results from acute blood loss. - ANSWER Hypovolemic
T/F: Heart muscle is capable of spontaneously generating its own electrical impulses. - ANSWER True
T/F: Ideally, the sinus rhythm of the heart should always be regular. - ANSWER False
T/F: An ECG produces a real-time image of cardiac electrical activity. - ANSWER True
T/F: Ventricular arrhythmias tend to be more serious than atrial arrhythmias. - ANSWER True
T/F: Diseases of cardiac conductivity are not normally treatable by surgery - ANSWER False
Heart ________ is the tern used to denote an abnormality of impulse conduction along with the
normal pathways in the heart. - ANSWER block
T/F: Deep vein thrombosis most commonly occurs in the lower legs - ANSWER True
T/F: Most aneurysms are located in the venous components of the circulatory system. - ANSWER
False
T/F: Cholesterol is dependent on the other particle for its transports through he body - ANSWER Trua
T/F: The type of cholesterol most harmful to health is HDL. - ANSWER False
T/F: Aortic dissection involves a "ballooning out" of a section of blood vessel wall. - ANSWER False
_______ veins are dilated, tortuous veins of the lower extremities. - ANSWER Varicose
_________ cells from a continuous lining of the entire vascular system. - ANSWER Endothelial
The greatest risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis is high ______. - ANSWER Cholesterol
Deep vein thrombosis constitutes an increased risk of ________ embolism. - ANSWER Pulmonary
The group of vascular disorders that are marked by blood vessel necrosis and inflammatory injury is
the __________. - ANSWER Pulmonary vasculitides
T/F: Septic shock is far less common in the past, given advances in prevention and treatment. -
ANSWER False
T/F: The body is able to initiate numerous mechanism that can compensate for heart failure. -
ANSWER True
T/F: More people die of cardiovascular disease than of any other pathology in the United States each
year - ANSWER True
, T/F: The key components of the blood work used to diagnose myocardial infarction are the troponin
assays - ANSWER True
T/F: Blood flow that has been lost as a result of myocardial infarction cannot be reestablished. -
ANSWER False
Coronary artery disease is often subdivided into chronic _________ heart disease and cute coronary
syndrome. - ANSWER Ischemic
Congenital defects that result in shunting of blood from the right side of the hera to the left are
known as __________ disorders - ANSWER
Cardiac ________ is characterized by compression of the heart because of the accumulation of fluid,
pus, or blood in the pericardial sac. - ANSWER tamponade
The lungs, GI system, and _________ are most susceptible to damage as a result of shock. - ANSWER
kidneys
_________ shock results from acute blood loss. - ANSWER Hypovolemic
T/F: Heart muscle is capable of spontaneously generating its own electrical impulses. - ANSWER True
T/F: Ideally, the sinus rhythm of the heart should always be regular. - ANSWER False
T/F: An ECG produces a real-time image of cardiac electrical activity. - ANSWER True
T/F: Ventricular arrhythmias tend to be more serious than atrial arrhythmias. - ANSWER True
T/F: Diseases of cardiac conductivity are not normally treatable by surgery - ANSWER False
Heart ________ is the tern used to denote an abnormality of impulse conduction along with the
normal pathways in the heart. - ANSWER block
