The Language Of Medicine 11th Edition By Chabner – Test Bank

Chapter 11-1: Cardiovascular System—Part 1
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs:
a. Pulmonary vein
b. Pulmonary artery
c. Aorta
d. Superior vena cava
e. Inferior vena cava

ANS: B REF: p. 411
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

2. Contraction phase of the heartbeat:
a. Septum
b. Diastole
c. Tachycardia
d. Systole
e. Pacemaker

ANS: D REF: p. 411
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

3. Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart:
a. Mitral valve
b. Tricuspid valve
c. Aortic valve
d. Pulmonary valve
e. Superior vena cava

ANS: A REF: p. 410
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

4. Sac-like membrane surrounding the heart:
a. Endocardium
b. Bundle of His
c. Interatrial septum
d. Ventricle
e. Pericardium

ANS: E REF: p. 410
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

5. Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat:
a. Tricuspid valve
b. Atrioventricular node
c. Bundle of His
d. Epicardium
e. Sinoatrial node

ANS: E REF: p. 408
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

6. Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle:
a. Capillaries
b. Venae cavae
c. Coronary arteries
d. Carotid arteries
e. Renal arteries

ANS: C REF: p. 410
OBJ: Learn anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.

7. Disease of heart muscle:
a. Cardiomegaly
b. Endocarditis
c. Arteriolitis
d. Cardiomyopathy
e. Aortic stenosis

ANS: D REF: p. 412 OBJ: Recall pathology of the cardiovascular system.

8. Phlebitis:
a. Narrowing of a valve with inflammation
b. Inflammation of a capillary
c. Blockage of a heart valve
d. Inflammation of a vein
e. Narrowing of an artery

ANS: D REF: p. 413 OBJ: Recall pathology of the cardiovascular system.

9. Instrument to measure blood pressure:
a. Sphygmomanometer
b. Electrocardiogram
c. Stress test
d. Stethoscope
e. Cardiac catheterization

ANS: A REF: p. 411
OBJ: Recall lab tests, procedures, and abbreviations related to the cardiovascular system.

10. A local widening of an artery:
a. Thrombosis
b. Infarction
c. Arterial anastomosis
d. Aortic stenosis
e. Aneurysm

ANS: E REF: p. 423 OBJ: Recall pathology of the cardiovascular system.