Intro to Medical Science

Thrombus is?
a. is a blood clot

b. a traveling blood clot

Embolus is?
a. is a blood clot

b. a traveling blood clot

An aneurysum is?
a. a real strong blood vessel walls

b. a weakening of blood vessel walls

HTN is?
a. hypertension

b. non- hypertension

Heart block is?
a. it is when the conduction system of the heart fails

b. it is when the conduction system of the heart continues pumping

Erythrocytes is?
A. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
B. WBCs help fight infections
C. platelets- aid in blood clotting
D. deficiency in # of platelets

Thrombocytes is?
a. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
b. platelets- aid in blood clotting
c. WBCs help fight infections
d. deficiency in # of platelets

Leukocytes is?
a. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
b. platelets- aid in blood clotting
c . WBCs help fight infections
d. deficiency in # of platelets

Polycythemia is?
A. excessive RBC count (can be caused by tumorous condition or in the case of secondary polycythemia is due to living in hight altitudes
B. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
C. platelets- aid in blood clotting
d. WBCs help fight infections d. deficiency in # of platelets

Thrombocytopenia is?
a. excessive RBC count (can be caused by tumorous condition or in the case of secondary polycythemia is due to living in hight altitudes
b. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
c. platelets- aid in blood clotting
d. WBCs help fight infections d. deficiency in # of platelets
e. deficiency in # of platelets

Leukocytosis is?
a. excessive RBC count (can be caused by tumorous condition or in the case of secondary polycythemia is due to living in hight altitudes
b. reb blood cells- carries O2 to the cells
c. increase in the number of leukocytes (etiology: bacterial infection)
d. platelets- aid in blood clotting
e. WBCs help fight infections d. deficiency in # of platelets

The etiology of Pernicious is?
A. Rupturing of RBCs
B. failure of bone marrow
C. lack of intrinsic factor which aids in the absorptio of B12 (which helps form RBCs)
D. the # of RBCs are adequate but the amount of HGB per cell is reduced

The etiology of Hemoytic is?
a. lack of intrinsic factor which aids in the absorptio of B12 (which helps form RBCs)
b. Rupturing of RBCs
c. failure of bone marrow
d. the # of RBCs are adequate but the amount of HGB per cell is reduced

The etiology of Aplastic is?
a. lack of intrinsic factor which aids in the absorptio of B12 (which helps form RBCs)
b. Rupturing of RBCs
c. failure of bone marrow
d. the # of RBCs are adequate but the amount of HGB per cell is reduced

The etiology of Hypochromic is?
a. lack of intrinsic factor which aids in the absorptio of B12 (which helps form RBCs)
b. Rupturing of RBCs
c. failure of bone marrow
d. the # of RBCs are adequate but the amount of HGB per cell is reduced

Coronary arteries means?
a. blood veins supply oxygenated blood to the heart
b. blood vessels which supply oxygenated blood to the heart

CAD means?

Heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction and is?
a. composed of cardiac muscle cells and is responsible for the contraction of the heart chambers
b. composed of heart muscle cells and is responsible for the contraction of the pulmonary viens

Angina pectoris is?
a. pain and pressure felt in the chest that results from ischemia
b. pain and pressure felt in the legs that results from poor blood circulation

How does nitroglycerin work?
A. vasodilates the arteriers
B. helps with the pumping of the heart
C. vasodilates the veins

Diuretics is a?

How does angioplasty work?
a. used to open a partly closed coronary artery by inserting a balloon tipped catheter into the femoral artery, guiding it to the heart and into the affected area
b. used toopen a partly occluded coronary artery by inserting a balloon tipped catheter into the femoral artery, guiding it to the heart and into the affected area

Congestive Heart Failure. The right side heart failure does?
a. it is when blood flows from the right ventricle into the vena cava
b. it is when blood backs up from the left ventricle into the pulmonary veins and lungs (it backs up)

Congestive Heart Failure. The left sided of the heart failure does?
a. it is when blood flows from the right ventricle into the vena cava
b. it is when blood backs up from the left ventricle into the pulmonary veins and lungs (it backs up)

A heart murmur is the result of blood leaking through an incompetent valve and?
a. has leaking around the heart
b. has leaking around the valves

Rheumatic heart disease is an autoimmune diease and?
A. in a result of the disease it has a reaction between bacteria antigens and a person's own antibodies
B. in a result of the disease it has a reaction between stapylococci antigens and a person's own antibodies
C. in a result of the disease it has a reaction between streptococcal antigens and a person's own antibodies