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Medical Terminology Questions--circulatory system quiz

2017.10.31 0+
  1. Pericarditis is a term describing inflammation of

    1. the inside lining of heart chambers

    2. the tough sac surrounding the heart

    3. the muscular layer of the heart

    4. a coronary artery

    5. a heart valve

  2. A physician who specializes in diagnosis of diseases of the heart is a called a

    1. hematologist

    2. serologist

    3. pathologist

    4. cardiologist

    5. cardiovascular surgeon

  3. A recording of the electrical activity of the heart is termed

    1. echocardiogram

    2. cardiac scan

    3. electrocardiogram

    4. cardiac catheterization

    5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

  4. Bradycardia is a term describing an

    1. abnormally fast heart rate

    2. inflammation of heart muscle

    3. enlarged heart

    4. abnormally slow heart rate

    5. abnormally small heart

  5. Which of the following cells gives the red color to the blood?

    1. leucocytes

    2. erythrocytes

    3. melanocytes

    4. cenocytes

    5. phagocytes

  6. Inflammation of veins is termed

    1. lymphangitis

    2. hemangioma

    3. phlebitis

    4. arteritis

    5. angina

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

    1. angina pectoris

    2. myocardial infarct

    3. cardiomyopathy

    4. cardiomegaly

    5. myocarditis

  8. The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a

    1. cardiologist

    2. hematologist

    3. phlebotomist

    4. radiologist

    5. serologist

  9. A physician determines that the heart murmur (abnormal heart sound) in a patient is caused by narrowing of a heart valve passageway. The term for this condition is

    1. ischemia

    2. prolapse

    3. regurgitation

    4. stenosis

    5. angina

  10. CHALLENGE QUESTION: Read through this final question carefully. You will have to recall three different word parts and then identify a term you have never been presented. You can do it! A hemangioma means

    1. blood found in spinal cord fluid

    2. blood found between the heart and the pericardial sac

    3. a tumor of heart muscle

    4. a tumor of blood vessels

    5. blood found between the skull and the brain