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  • The apex of the heart is located
    directly beneath the sternum
    inside the heart, dividing it into right and left halves
    slightly to the right of the lower sternum
    slightly to the left of the lower sternum
  • The surgical excision of the inner portion of an artery is called
    endocarditis
    phlebotomy
    embolism
    endarterectomy
  • The suffix -emia means
    blood condition
    condition of
    formation
    process
  • In mitral stenosis, the mitral value is
    unable to close completely
    pushed backward into the left atrium
    replaced with an artificial valve
    narrowed
  • The combing form corpor/e means
    body
    beyond
    constriction
    circulation
  • The pointed end at the bottom of the heart is called the
    aorta
    apex
    atrium
    septum
  • A waxy, fatty substance found in the bloodstream is called
    occlusion
    cholesterol
    lipoprotein
    cyanosis
  • The thin filaments that distribute impulses to the ventricular muscle are known as
    bundle of His
    Purkinje fibers
    atrioventricular nodes
    sinoatrial node
  • Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is
    myocarditis
    pericarditis
    endocarditis
    embolism
  • The buildup of fatty substances on the walls of an artery is called
    atherosclerosis
    anastomosis
    atheroma
    arteriosclerosis
  • Deoxygenated blood enters the heart at the
    right atrium
    left atrium
    left ventricle
    right ventricle
  • The vessel in the neck where we can feel a pulse is the
    brachial artery
    carotid artery
    jugu;ar vein
    aorta
  • Myocardial infarction is commonly known as
    a stroke
    a heart attack
    a hole in the heart
    fibrilation
  • Of all the pulse checkpoints, the most commonly used is
    radial
    temporal
    carotid
    femoral
  • An inflammation of the a vein is called
    atherosclerosis
    arteitis
    thrombosis
    phlebitis
  • The abbreviation for the condition of a weak heart with pulmonary edema and dyspena
    CHF
    HTN
    MVP
    CHD
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