- The blood test performed to determine cardiac damage in an acute myocardial infarction is a(n):cardiac enzymecholesteroltriglycerideangiography
- irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat is called:atherosclerosisbradycardiaarrhythmiaendocarditis
- The heart is divided by a partition called the:septumventricleatriumpericardium
- The most common site for taking an adult's pulse in the doctor's office is the ________ arterycarotidfemoralbrachialradial
- Ballooning or widening of a weak portion of an artery is known as:hemangiomamitral stenosisaneurysmischemia
- In the term ischemia, the suffix -emia means:processblood conditioncondition offormation
- The surgical excision of the inner portion of an artery is called:phlebotomyendocarditisembolismendarterectomy
- The most common site for checking blood pressure is at the ________ arterybrachial temporalredialfemoral
- Inflammation of the heart muscle is termed:arteritismyocarditisendocarditispericarditis
- In the term angina pectoris, the root angin means:vesselaortato choke to hold back
- Another name for the mitral valve is:atrioventricular valveaortic valvesemilunar valvebicuspid valve
- A condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel is known as:thrombosisembolismcyanosisconstriction
- In the term sphygmomanometer, the combining form sphygm/o means:pulsearterybloodthin
- The medical term for hardening of the arteries is:atherosclerosisangiostenosisarteriosclerosisatheroma
- The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the ________ valvemitralaortictricuspidpulmonary
- If the fluid bond between the parietal and visceral pleura is broken and the lung collapses, the resulting condition is termed
- ______ is the amount of air that moves into the respiratory system during a single respiratory cycle under resting conditions
- A condition in which there is lack of a regular rhythm of the heartbeat is:murmurpalpitationarrhythmiafibrillation
- If a patient being tested inhales as deeply as possible and then exhales as much as possible, the volume of air expelled would be the patient's
- The _________ is called the pacemaker of the heartsinoatrial nodebundle of Hisatrioventricular nodebicuspid