Exercises 2

Question 1

Narrowing of the aortic valve

Answer 1

aortic stenosis

Question 2

Local widening of an artery

Answer 2

aneurysm

Question 3

High blood pressure where the cause is known

Answer 3

secondary hypertension

Question 4

Accumulation of fluid in the tissues

Answer 4

oedema

Question 5

Results from damaged valves in veins failing to prevent backflow of blood

Answer 5

varicose veins

Question 6

Escape of fluid into surrounding tissue

Answer 6

extravasation

Question 7

Short term interruption of blood flow to extremities

Answer 7

Raynaud’s disease

Question 8

Compression of fluid in the pericardium

Answer 8

cardiac tamponade

Question 9

Inflammation of a blood vessel resulting in formation of an obstructive thrombus

Answer 9

Buerger’s disease

Question 10

Inflammation between the parietal and visceral layers of the outer layer of the heart

Answer 10

pericarditis

Question 11

Bradycardia is a term describing

Answer 11

abnormally slow heart rate

Question 12

Inflammation of the veins is termed

Answer 12

phlebitis

Question 13

An arrhythmia where there is an extra beat starting in the atria

Answer 13

premature atrial contraction

Question 14

In this disorder the blood flows from the left ventricle to the left atria

Answer 14

mitral regurgitation

Question 15

Permanent damage to heart muscle due to a blocked artery is termed

Answer 15

myocardial infarction

Question 16

A haemangioma means

Answer 16

a tumour of blood vessels

Question 17

Injection of a contrast material into the blood vessels (veins and arteries) and x-ray imaging

Answer 17

angiography

Question 18

This form of cardiomyopathy is commonly called “stiff heart”

Answer 18

restrictive cardiomyopathy

Question 19

Which of the following is not a percutaneous coronary intervention?

Answer 19

endarterectomy

Question 20

flow of oxygenated blood from heart to body & deoxygenated blood back to heart is called/

Answer 20

systemic circulation

Question 21

left ventricle to aorta to arteries to arterioles to capillaries to venules to veins to venae cavae to right atrium is called?

Answer 21

flow from heart back to heart

Question 22

flow of deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs & oxygenated blood back to heart is called?

Answer 22

pulmonary circulation

Question 23

right atrium to right ventricle to pulmonary truck to lungs to pulmonary veins to left arium to left ventricle is called?

Answer 23

flow from heart back to heart