Cardiovascular System Quiz

Relays electrical impulses from atria into ventricles

• Myocardium

• P wave

• Sa node

• AV node

X-ray of a vessel

• Electrocardiogram

• Aneurysm

• Stent

• Angiogram

Swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

• Capacitance

• Hemorrhoids

• Endocarditis

• Varicose veins

Chest pain, which may radiate to the left arm and jaw, that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle is known as:

• Congestive heart failure

• Pericarditis

• Hypertension

• Angina pectoris

Neurological fibers extending from the AV node to the right and left bundle branches that fire the impulse from the AV node to the Purkinje fibers are called:

• Angina pectoris

• Bundle of His

• Chordea Tendineae

• Semilunar valves

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as:

• Endocardium

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Aorta

What is the term for ventricular repolarization?

• Qrs complex

• Systole

• P-q interval

• T wave

What does AED stand for?

• SA NODE

• AED

• AORTA

• A-FIB

What is the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart called?

• myocarditis

• pericarditis

• endocardium

• endocarditis

What is the use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm called?

• endocardium

• hypertension

• defibrillation

• capillaries