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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM 5 EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -40 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: all of the following would be part of a lipid profile blood test, except
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CK-MB Question 2: all of the following combining forms mean blood vessel except:
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ather/o- Question 3: which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of a vein
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-itis, pleb/o- Question 4: a sudden, temporary, but self correcting decrease in the systolic blood pressure
that occurs when the patient goes from a lying to a standing position is:
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orthostatic hypotension
Question 5: a period of unresponsiveness during a normal heartbreat is called:
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refractory period Question 6: by the definition of the combining form we can tell that endothelium is a
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cellular layer Question 7: tetralogy of fallot has a set of four defects, including:
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a narrowed pulmonary valve
Question 8: a cardiostatic surgeon specializes in the
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heart and chest
Question 9: a patient in V fib has an
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arrhythmia
Question 10: a pateint diagnosed with an AAA has a problem with
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an aorta an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, an artery in the abdomen
Question 11: the abbreviatio mm Hg is associated with
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blood pressure
Question 12: what structure divides the heart into right and left sides?
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septum
Question 13: the hearts pacemaker controls its
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rate and rhythm Question 14: the abbreviation CRP stands for:
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C-reactive protein
Question 15: the inferior tip of the heart is known as the
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apex Question 16: the medical language definition of the word ___ is an instrument used to measure the pressure of the pulse by using a thin, inflatable cuff
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sphygmomanometer Question 17: in the medical word sphymomanometer the combining form man/o- means
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thin; frenzy
Question 18: the combining form rrhythm/o-
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rhythm
Question 19: the combining form circulat/o- means
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movement in a circular motion Question 20: ____ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope
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ausculation
Question 21: the combining form peripher/o- means
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outer aspects Question 22: the medical procedure sclerotherapy is performed to treat:
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varicose veins Question 23: the cause of essential hypertension is:
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unknown Question 24: if an EKG tracing shows bigeminy, there was a repeating pattern of ___.
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a normal contaction then a premature contraction Question 25: the ____ valve is located between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk
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pulmonary Question 26: the patient had an aneurysmectomy with insertion of a graft to teat the
conditiondescribed as an:
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area of weakness in the wall of an artery
Question 27: which layer of the heart is known as the muscular layer?
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myocardium Question 28: any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and
heart failure is called:
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cardiomyopathy