Cardiovascular System

Question 1

What brings blood into the right atrium?

Answer 1

Vena cavas

Question 2

Valve between the right atrium and right ventricle

Answer 2

Tricuspid valve

Question 3

Valve between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

Answer 3

Pulmonary valve

Question 4

What brings blood into the left atrium?

Answer 4

Pulmonary veins

Question 5

Valve between left atrium and left ventricle

Answer 5

Bicuspid valve

Question 6

Valve between left ventricle and aorta

Answer 6

Aortic valve

Question 7

Superficial layer of the heart

Answer 7

Epicardium

Question 8

Muscle layer of the heart

Answer 8

Myocardium

Question 9

Inner layer of the heart that is in contact with the blood

Answer 9

Endocardium

Question 10

Inflammation of endocardium

Answer 10

Endocarditis

Question 11

What occurs if strep throat is untreated?

Answer 11

Rheumatic fever

Question 12

What is the cause of strep throat?

Answer 12

Streptococcus pyogens

Question 13

What is the process of gas exchange in blood vessels?

Answer 13

Arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Veins

Question 14

What is the process of blood flow in the heart?

Answer 14

Vena cavas
R. atrium
Tricuspid valve
R. ventricle
Pulmonary valve
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary arteries
Lungs (alveoli)
Pulmonary veins
L. atrium
bicuspid valve
L. ventricle
Aortic valve
Aorta

Question 15

What carries lymph?

Answer 15

Lymphatic vessels

Question 16

Contains white blood cells and has an immune function

Answer 16

Lymph nodes

Question 17

Liquid part of blood that contains proteins, ions, electrolytes, glucose, and mostly water

Answer 17

Plasma

Question 18

What are the formed elements of blood?

Answer 18

White blood cells
Red blood cells
Platelets

Question 19

Another name for white blood cells

Answer 19

Leukocytes

Question 20

Another name for red blood cells

Answer 20

Erythrocytes

Question 21

What clots the blood?

Answer 21

Platelets

Question 22

What is normal blood pressure?

Answer 22

120/80 mmHg

Question 23

What is the pressure on the walls of large arteries during ventricular contractions called?

Answer 23

Systole

Question 24

What is the pressure reached in between ventricular contractions in large arteries?

Answer 24

Diastole

Question 25

Another term for high blood pressure

Answer 25

Hypertension

Question 26

Enlarged heart

Answer 26

Cardiomegaly

Question 27

Build up of plaques in arteries

Answer 27

Atherosclerosis

Question 28

Another name for plaques

Answer 28

Atheromas

Question 29

Aorta narrowing

Answer 29

Aortostenosis

Question 30

Hardening of arteries that decreases flexibility

Answer 30

Arteriosclerosis

Question 31

What should your total cholesterol be less than?

Answer 31

200 mg/dl

Question 32

What does HDL stand for and mean?

Answer 32

High density lipoprotein | Good cholesterol should be above 60 mg/dl

Question 33

What does LDL stand for and mean?

Answer 33

Low density lipoprotein | Bad cholesterol should be lower than 100 mg/dl

Question 34

What decreases the risk of plaque accumulation by blocking enzymes in the liver?

Answer 34

Statins

Question 35

What is the desired level of triglycerides?

Answer 35

Less than 150 mg/dl

Question 36

Another name for heart attack

Answer 36

Myocardial infarction

Question 37

Unnoticeable low oxygen levels

Answer 37

Ischemia

Question 38

What is the pain felt due to ischemia in heart tissue?

Answer 38

Angina

Question 39

What does CVA stand for/mean?

Answer 39

Cerebrovascular accident | Stroke

Question 40

What kind of stroke is it if a clot blocks an artery?

Answer 40

Thrombotic stroke

Question 41

What kind of stroke is it if an artery in the brain ruptures?

Answer 41

Hemorrhagic stroke

Question 42

What is it called when an artery balloons out, ruptures, and leaks out of the vessel? (decreasing oxygen in the brain)

Answer 42

Aneurysm

Question 43

What does tPA stand for/mean?

Answer 43

Tissue plasminogen activator uses an IV to activate plasminogen in the body to dissolve any clots

Question 44

What is a balloon angioplasty?

Answer 44

A catheter is fed into a blood vessel in the thigh and up to the heart to remove any blockage by inflating the balloon to smash plaque against the artery to insert a caged stent

Question 45

Removal of plaque material

Answer 45

Endarterectomy

Question 46

What is it called when one harvests another artery in the body to get passed the blockage?

Answer 46

Coronary bypass surgery

Question 47

Inflammation of a vein

Answer 47

Phebitis

Question 48

What are varicose veins?

Answer 48

Dilated veins due to valve damage leading to blood pooling in one's feet/legs/ankles because the calves can't fight gravity anymore

Question 49

What does ECG stand for/mean?

Answer 49

Electrocardiogram is a graph of electrical activity in the heart

Question 50

Abnormal heart rhythm

Answer 50

Arrhythmia

Question 51

What does AAA stand for/mean?

Answer 51

Abdominal aortic aneurysm | A ballooning of the abdominal aorta