The Medical Assistant Study Set 2

Which heart chamber receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

What is the principal sign of coronary artery disease?

A bruit noted during auscultation in the area of a blood vessel often is a sign of

The _________ are the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.

The ______________ is the saclike membrane surrounding the heart.

Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that initiates the heartbeat is known as the

Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle are called

In the conduction system of the heart, which of the following is responsible for collecting the electrical energy that stimulated the atria to contract?

The signal from the AV node is picked up by which of the following?

The part of the conduction system of the heart that wraps around the outer walls of the ventricles is/are the

The blood vessel branching from the heart that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs is called the

The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart is called the

Which drug is used to treat congestive heart failure?

Which of the following is an anticoagulant?

What is another name for a heart attack?

Thrombi form in the coronary arteries because of

A patient with chronic kidney disease has hypertension. What BP reading should this patient have to be within a healthy range?

Patients diagnosed with stage 1 hypertension are first prescribed a(n)

An example of a calcium channel blocker is

Women have different symptoms of heart disease because