Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology - Ch. 7:
Cardiovascular System Questions and Answers
Aortic stenosis ✔️✔️What may be caused by rheumatic heart disease, a congenital valvular
deformity or a degenerative process of aging.
aortic insufficiency ✔️✔️causes downward, lateral and posterior displacement of apex
Infective endocarditis ✔️✔️What refers to the formation of nodules or vegetations on heart
valves by deposits of bacteria or fungi
deep venous thrombosis (DVT) ✔️✔️What primarily involves the lower extremities, is the major
source of potentially fatal pulmonary embolism
Varicose veins ✔️✔️What are dilated, elongated, and tortuous vessels that most commonly
involve the superficial veins of the leg just under the skin
phleboliths ✔️✔️Stasis of blood within varicose veins may lead to the development of what that
are calcified clots within a vein that appear radiographically as rounded densities, which often
contain lucent centers
autonomic ✔️✔️Heart rate is controlled by the ______ nervous system.
mitral; tricuspid ✔️✔️The ______ valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle;
where as the _____ valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
diastole; systole ✔️✔️The contracting phase of the heart is termed_____, whereas the relaxation
pages is termed.
, left ventricle ✔️✔️Contraction of which chamber of the heart forces oxygenated blood into the
aorta.
left coronary artery; right coronary artery ✔️✔️Oxygenated blood reaches the heart muscle by
way of the _____ and _____.
all of the above ✔️✔️Which of the following factors leads to coronary artery disease?
a. lack of exercise
b. obesity, hypertension
c. smoking, high-cholesterol diet
d. all of the above
angina pectoris ✔️✔️Temporary oxygen insufficiency to the heart muscle causes severe chest
pain termed_____.
coronary arteriogram ✔️✔️What radiographic procedure is used to determine the presence of
coronary artery disease?
aneurysm ✔️✔️A localized bulging of dilation of an artery is termed _____.
coarctation ✔️✔️A congenital narrowing or constriction of the thoracic aorta is referred as
_____.
valves ✔️✔️The _____ of the heart is/are the major site of damage from rheumatic fever.
pericardial effusion ✔️✔️The accumulation of fluid within the pericardial space surrounding the
heart is termed ____.
Cardiovascular System Questions and Answers
Aortic stenosis ✔️✔️What may be caused by rheumatic heart disease, a congenital valvular
deformity or a degenerative process of aging.
aortic insufficiency ✔️✔️causes downward, lateral and posterior displacement of apex
Infective endocarditis ✔️✔️What refers to the formation of nodules or vegetations on heart
valves by deposits of bacteria or fungi
deep venous thrombosis (DVT) ✔️✔️What primarily involves the lower extremities, is the major
source of potentially fatal pulmonary embolism
Varicose veins ✔️✔️What are dilated, elongated, and tortuous vessels that most commonly
involve the superficial veins of the leg just under the skin
phleboliths ✔️✔️Stasis of blood within varicose veins may lead to the development of what that
are calcified clots within a vein that appear radiographically as rounded densities, which often
contain lucent centers
autonomic ✔️✔️Heart rate is controlled by the ______ nervous system.
mitral; tricuspid ✔️✔️The ______ valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle;
where as the _____ valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
diastole; systole ✔️✔️The contracting phase of the heart is termed_____, whereas the relaxation
pages is termed.
, left ventricle ✔️✔️Contraction of which chamber of the heart forces oxygenated blood into the
aorta.
left coronary artery; right coronary artery ✔️✔️Oxygenated blood reaches the heart muscle by
way of the _____ and _____.
all of the above ✔️✔️Which of the following factors leads to coronary artery disease?
a. lack of exercise
b. obesity, hypertension
c. smoking, high-cholesterol diet
d. all of the above
angina pectoris ✔️✔️Temporary oxygen insufficiency to the heart muscle causes severe chest
pain termed_____.
coronary arteriogram ✔️✔️What radiographic procedure is used to determine the presence of
coronary artery disease?
aneurysm ✔️✔️A localized bulging of dilation of an artery is termed _____.
coarctation ✔️✔️A congenital narrowing or constriction of the thoracic aorta is referred as
_____.
valves ✔️✔️The _____ of the heart is/are the major site of damage from rheumatic fever.
pericardial effusion ✔️✔️The accumulation of fluid within the pericardial space surrounding the
heart is termed ____.
