MMSC 200 Final Exam - Questions With
Correct Solutions
Atherectomy
Procedure using a catheter to remove plaque from an artery
Vasodilation
widening of blood vessels
endothelium
innermost lining of blood vessels
Pericardium
Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
venipuncture
insertion of a needle into a vein, for example, to draw blood
Systole
contraction phase of the heartbeat
thrombolysis
,the breaking down (dissolve) of a blood clot
Hypoxia
insufficient oxygen in the tissues
Atria
2 upper chambers of the heart
cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin
Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm
cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
Tachycardia
rapid heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute
aortic stenosis
abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
, valvotomy
Procedure making one or more incisions into the two or three heart valve leaflets
to relieve a constriction
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
Atherosclerosis
buildup of cholesterol and lipids on the lining of an artery
capillary
smallest blood vessel
vena cava
largest vein in the body
brachial artery
the major artery of the upper arm
vegetations, emboli
Damage to the heart valves produce lesions called ____ that can break off into the
bloodstream as _____, material that travels through the blood.
systolic
Correct Solutions
Atherectomy
Procedure using a catheter to remove plaque from an artery
Vasodilation
widening of blood vessels
endothelium
innermost lining of blood vessels
Pericardium
Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
venipuncture
insertion of a needle into a vein, for example, to draw blood
Systole
contraction phase of the heartbeat
thrombolysis
,the breaking down (dissolve) of a blood clot
Hypoxia
insufficient oxygen in the tissues
Atria
2 upper chambers of the heart
cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin
Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm
cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
Tachycardia
rapid heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute
aortic stenosis
abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
, valvotomy
Procedure making one or more incisions into the two or three heart valve leaflets
to relieve a constriction
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
Atherosclerosis
buildup of cholesterol and lipids on the lining of an artery
capillary
smallest blood vessel
vena cava
largest vein in the body
brachial artery
the major artery of the upper arm
vegetations, emboli
Damage to the heart valves produce lesions called ____ that can break off into the
bloodstream as _____, material that travels through the blood.
systolic
