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Medical Terminology
Unit 5 - Self Assessment - Cardiovascular System
Question | Answer |
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Which one of the following statement regarding the atria is NOT true? Atria are the upper chambers of the heart. b. The two atria are separated by the septum. c. Atria pump blood out of the heart. d. Atria receive blood into the heart. | c. Atria pump blood out of the heart (atria do not pump blood out of the heart) |
Vasculitis is: a. inflammation of the arteries, b. inflammation of the veins, c. both a and b. d. inflammation of the heart | c. both and b |
Which condition is listed on the Unit 5 Cardiovascular tutorials? angina, vasculitis, atrial fibrillation, all the above | all the above |
Which term means enlarged heart? cardiorrhexis, cardiostenosis, cardiosclerosis, cardiomegaly | cardiomegaly |
Which word part means record or "recording"? endo, graph, centesis, gram | gram |
What does TIA mean? stroke, CVA, transient ischemic attack, all the above | transient ischemic attack |
Which one is the abbreviation used for the term "heart attack"? MI, CVA, TIA, HA | MI |
Which term means pertaining to between the atria? Intratrial, Interaterial, Interatrial, Transatrial | Interatrial (Inter atrial) |
Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system? Artery, Spleen, Vein, Capillary | Spleen |