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A/An ____________________ is a localized, balloon-like enlargement of an artery wall.​

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​Match each definition with the correct word part. -ven/o


A) ​blood
B) blood condition​
C) ​mixture or blending
D) heart​
E) ​vein

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Formed in red bone marrow, _____ are the most common type of white blood cells.​


A) ​basophils
B) ​eosinophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​neutrophils

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of these conditions is also known as a flat line?​


A) ​ventricular fibrillation
B) ​asystole
C) ​ventricular tachycardia
D) ​arrhythmia

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Match each definition with the appropriate condition.​ -cardiac arrest


A) ​abnormally rapid heartbeat
B) abnormally slow heartbeat​
C) ​abnormal heart rhythm
D) episodes of severe chest pain​
E) ​sudden cessation of the heartbeat

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm is known as ____________________.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -hemolytic anemia


A) ​absence of all formed blood elements
B) abnormally few red blood cells​
C) ​inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to their premature destruction by the spleen
D) lack of the protein required to absorb the vitamins necessary for the formation of red blood cells​
E) ​larger-than-normal red blood cells

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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​Match each definition with the correct term. -thrombus


A) ​blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel
B) abnormal condition of having a blood clot on the interior wall of a blood vessel​
C) ​blocking of an artery by a blood clot
D) foreign object circulating in the blood​
E) ​sudden blockage of a blood vessel

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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____________________ is the rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles.​

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Ventricula...

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Match each definition with the appropriate condition.​ -angina


A) ​abnormally rapid heartbeat
B) abnormally slow heartbeat​
C) ​abnormal heart rhythm
D) episodes of severe chest pain​
E) ​sudden cessation of the heartbeat

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which medication is administered to control irregularities of the heartbeat?​


A) ​anticoagulant
B) ​antiarrhythmic
C) ​calcium channel blocker agent
D) ​antihypertensive

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A/An ____________________ blocks the enzyme that causes the blood vessels to contract.​

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A _____ is administered within a few hours after a heart attack or stroke to dissolve the damaging blood clots.​


A) ​vasoconstrictor
B) ​tissue plasminogen activator
C) ​nitroglycerin
D) ​aspirin

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The term ____________________ means a condition in which there are an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood.​

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​Match each definition with the correct word part. --emia


A) ​blood
B) blood condition​
C) ​mixture or blending
D) heart​
E) ​vein

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Match each definition with the appropriate condition.​ -bradycardia


A) ​abnormally rapid heartbeat
B) abnormally slow heartbeat​
C) ​abnormal heart rhythm
D) episodes of severe chest pain​
E) ​sudden cessation of the heartbeat

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Which condition is also known as iron overload disease?​


A) ​hemochromatosis
B) ​thrombocytosis
C) ​transfusion reaction
D) ​anemia

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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_____ strengthens the contraction of the heart muscle, slows the heart rate, and helps eliminate fluid from body tissues.​


A) ​An ACE inhibitor
B) ​Digitalis
C) ​A beta-blocker
D) ​A diuretic

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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A/An _____ is the condition of having a blood clot attached to the wall of a deep vein.​


A) ​deep vein thrombosis
B) ​orthostatic hypotension
C) ​phlebitis
D) ​peripheral vascular disease

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The ____________________ is the double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart.​

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