Cardiovascular Disease

The pressure you feel if you press on your arteries is called ______

• Pulse

• Heart Rate

• Hypertension

• Atherosclerosis

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the heart and results in cell death, we call this a ________

• congestive heart failure

• pulse

• myocardial infarction

• hypertension

What is the function of the valves of the heart?

• Prevent heart disease

• Keep blood moving in one direction

• Increase the heart rate

• Reduce the heart rate

Sue's blood pressure is 118/78. Which of the following is true?

• Systolic is 118, diastolic is 78

• Diastolic is 118, systolic is 78

• She has hypertension

• She has hypotension

An abnormally fast heartbeat is called

• tachycardia.

• brachycardia.

An abnormally slow heartbeat is called

• tachycardia.

• brachycardia.

Which of the following describes the formation of a blood clot in the legs which is capable of traveling and obstructing blood flow in the lungs?

• pulmonary embolism

• ischemia

• Deep vein thrombosis

• atherosclerosis

The force applied to arterial walls as the heart pumps blood is called ______.

• blood pressure

• blood volume

• viscosity

• resistance

Which of the following has the thickest muscle?

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

A heart beat that is fast but normal is called a/an

• Arrhythmia

• Flutter

• Bradycardic episode

• Tachycardic episode