CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION TEST BANK

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAM SCRIPT
2026 FULL SOLUTION TEST BANK

●● myocardium. Answer: middle muscle layer of the heart


●● endocardium. Answer: inside layer of the heart


●● pericardium. Answer: sac surrounding the heart


●● Myocardial infarction. Answer: heart attack


●● Bradycardia. Answer: slow heart rate, less than 60 bpm


●● SA node. Answer: The pacemaker


●● AV node. Answer: At the bottom of the atria sends impulse to the
ventricles, can pace at 40-60 bpm


●● Arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm or heart rate


●● Arteriosclerosis. Answer: Hardening of the arteries

, ●● Congestive heart failure. Answer: heart is unable to pump enough
blood, fluid builds up as edema, lungs fill with fluid


●● Vasoconstriction. Answer: Constriction of the veins


●● my/o. Answer: muscle


●● cardi/o. Answer: heart


●● hypertension. Answer: high blood pressure, sustained 140/90


●● Systole. Answer: contraction phase of the heart


●● Coronary artery disease. Answer: artery that nourishes the heart
muscle becomes thickened


●● atrioventricular valve. Answer: valve that separates the atrium from
the ventricle


●● Pericarditis. Answer: inflammation of the pericardium


●● atrium. Answer: upper filling chamber of the heart