Medical Terminology and Cardiovascular System Quiz

Cardiomegaly refers to an enlarged heart.

Myocardial infarction is commonly known as a heart attack.

Ischemia refers to inadequate blood supply to a part of the body.

Pericarditis is the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.

Tachycardia is a rapid, regular heartbeat often linked with fever or stress.

Angiography is a procedure used to visualize the inside of arteries.

Tachycardia refers to a fast and irregular heartbeat.

Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the lungs.

Hypertension refers to high blood pressure.

The vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.

Arrhythmia is an irregular heart rhythm.

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure to examine the inside of coronary arteries.

Coronary arteries carry oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.

Chest pain or discomfort is a common symptom of angina pectoris.

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart.

The pulmonary vein transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

The mitral valve prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium.

The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the body.

The SA node controls the heart rate.

The epicardium is associated with the outer layer of the heart.

Stenosis refers to the narrowing of a blood vessel or valve.

Thrombosis refers to the formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel.

The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle.

The aorta carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.

The bicuspid (mitral) valve prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium.