BIOD 103 / BIOD103 MODULE 5 | MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+ | PORTAGE
LEARNING | 2026/2027 GUIDE
What is atrial fibrillation?
- Correct Answer - An irregularly irregular heart rhythm where the
electrical conduction of the heart no longer begins in the SA node, but
rather the start of the electric conduction of the heart comes from many
different locations throughout the atria. It is a fast arrhythmia where the
atria twitch irregularly, and the ventricles then respond irregularly.
The symptoms of AFib are?
- Correct Answer - SOB, or palpations, or they may not feel the
arrhythmia at all
Patients with AFib are at risk for?
- Correct Answer - Developing a stroke
Ventricle tachycardia is?
- Correct Answer - An arrhythmia where the contraction of the heart is
initiated in the ventricles rather than the atria
What is the BPM of ventricle tachycardia?
- Correct Answer - Over 100 BPM
Ventricle tachycardia is a frequent complication of?
,- Correct Answer - Heart attack
The symptoms of ventricle tachycardia are?
- Correct Answer - Palpitations, dyspnea, or lightheadedness
How to treat ventricle tachycardia?
- Correct Answer - Cardioversion
What is a cardioversion?
- Correct Answer - Medical procedure delivering an electrical shock to
restore a normal rhythm
What is an ablation?
- Correct Answer - Destroys the parts of the atria that are sending the
irregular electrial signals
Pacemakers are used when?
- Correct Answer - The SA node is not working properly
A pacemarker is?
- Correct Answer - Devices that can be surgically inserted into a patient's
chest cavity to stimulate the heart with electronic impulses
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of?
- Correct Answer - Heart disease
CAD is the leading cause of?
- Correct Answer - Death in the USA
,CAD is caused by?
- Correct Answer - Atherosclerosis
Patients who have a higher risk for developing CAD are?
- Correct Answer - Positive family history of heart disease, male sex,
abnormal blood lipids, DM, hypertension, physical inactivity, abdominal
obesity, cigarette smoking, poor diet, and drinking too much alcohol
Risk factors for CAD can be decreased by?
- Correct Answer - Exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, weight
loss, and smoking cessation and medications
Patients with CAD are at a higher risk for developing?
- Correct Answer - Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a result of?
- Correct Answer - Obstructed blood flow to the heart muscle
Myocardial infarction is also known as?
- Correct Answer - Heart attack
Symptoms of a MI is?
- Correct Answer - Sudden chest pain at rest with sweating, weakness,
and anxiety, lightheaded, SOB, and nauseated
1/3 of patients experiencing a MI WILL NOT?
- Correct Answer - Feel chest pain at all
, How to determine if a patient is having a MI?
- Correct Answer - Blood work and an electrocardiogram
If a patient has a STEMI what is the treatment plan?
- Correct Answer - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
What is Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
- Correct Answer - Procedure where a catheter is inserted into a large
artery, either in the groin or the arm, and then threaded to the heart to
examine the coronary arteries and discover where the blockage is
located
Angioplasty is?
- Correct Answer - Procedure where a balloon is inflated at the site of the
blockage to compress the fatty plaques against the artery wall
Stenting is?
- Correct Answer - An expandable, metal mesh is inserted into the artery
to hold the artery open
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is?
- Correct Answer - A surgical procedure where veins are removed from
the patient's legs and then inserted onto the heart to provide a new route
for the blood to travel to the heart
Name the four chambers and four valves in the heart.
- Correct Answer - Right and left atria, right and left ventricles, tricuspid
valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve, aortic valve.
List the three layers of the heart muscle starting with the innermost layer.
TERMINOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+ | PORTAGE
LEARNING | 2026/2027 GUIDE
What is atrial fibrillation?
- Correct Answer - An irregularly irregular heart rhythm where the
electrical conduction of the heart no longer begins in the SA node, but
rather the start of the electric conduction of the heart comes from many
different locations throughout the atria. It is a fast arrhythmia where the
atria twitch irregularly, and the ventricles then respond irregularly.
The symptoms of AFib are?
- Correct Answer - SOB, or palpations, or they may not feel the
arrhythmia at all
Patients with AFib are at risk for?
- Correct Answer - Developing a stroke
Ventricle tachycardia is?
- Correct Answer - An arrhythmia where the contraction of the heart is
initiated in the ventricles rather than the atria
What is the BPM of ventricle tachycardia?
- Correct Answer - Over 100 BPM
Ventricle tachycardia is a frequent complication of?
,- Correct Answer - Heart attack
The symptoms of ventricle tachycardia are?
- Correct Answer - Palpitations, dyspnea, or lightheadedness
How to treat ventricle tachycardia?
- Correct Answer - Cardioversion
What is a cardioversion?
- Correct Answer - Medical procedure delivering an electrical shock to
restore a normal rhythm
What is an ablation?
- Correct Answer - Destroys the parts of the atria that are sending the
irregular electrial signals
Pacemakers are used when?
- Correct Answer - The SA node is not working properly
A pacemarker is?
- Correct Answer - Devices that can be surgically inserted into a patient's
chest cavity to stimulate the heart with electronic impulses
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of?
- Correct Answer - Heart disease
CAD is the leading cause of?
- Correct Answer - Death in the USA
,CAD is caused by?
- Correct Answer - Atherosclerosis
Patients who have a higher risk for developing CAD are?
- Correct Answer - Positive family history of heart disease, male sex,
abnormal blood lipids, DM, hypertension, physical inactivity, abdominal
obesity, cigarette smoking, poor diet, and drinking too much alcohol
Risk factors for CAD can be decreased by?
- Correct Answer - Exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, weight
loss, and smoking cessation and medications
Patients with CAD are at a higher risk for developing?
- Correct Answer - Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a result of?
- Correct Answer - Obstructed blood flow to the heart muscle
Myocardial infarction is also known as?
- Correct Answer - Heart attack
Symptoms of a MI is?
- Correct Answer - Sudden chest pain at rest with sweating, weakness,
and anxiety, lightheaded, SOB, and nauseated
1/3 of patients experiencing a MI WILL NOT?
- Correct Answer - Feel chest pain at all
, How to determine if a patient is having a MI?
- Correct Answer - Blood work and an electrocardiogram
If a patient has a STEMI what is the treatment plan?
- Correct Answer - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
What is Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
- Correct Answer - Procedure where a catheter is inserted into a large
artery, either in the groin or the arm, and then threaded to the heart to
examine the coronary arteries and discover where the blockage is
located
Angioplasty is?
- Correct Answer - Procedure where a balloon is inflated at the site of the
blockage to compress the fatty plaques against the artery wall
Stenting is?
- Correct Answer - An expandable, metal mesh is inserted into the artery
to hold the artery open
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is?
- Correct Answer - A surgical procedure where veins are removed from
the patient's legs and then inserted onto the heart to provide a new route
for the blood to travel to the heart
Name the four chambers and four valves in the heart.
- Correct Answer - Right and left atria, right and left ventricles, tricuspid
valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve, aortic valve.
List the three layers of the heart muscle starting with the innermost layer.
