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Unit 3 Dropbox Assignment Page CHAPTER 5 ANSWER CHOICES—CARDIOVASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS  angina pectoris  atria  pulmonary  tricuspid valve  anticoagulant  lymphangioma  sinoatrial node  ventricles  aorta  MI  systole  venule  arterioles  mitral valve  thrombus CHAPTER 5 CLINICAL CONNECTION ACTIVITY QUESTIONS— CARDIOVASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS 1. Jack A 62-year-old patient admitted with cardiogenic shock requires a Swan-Ganz catheter to monitor the amount of blood that the heart pumps per minute. This specialized catheter is inserted through a large vessel, commonly in the neck or chest, and the tip is floated into the right atrium, through the right ventricle, and into one of the _ __ arteries, a vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. 2. Donovan Z. has smoked a pack of cigarettes each day for the past 35 years and has a history of hypertension. During his 6-month examination, the physician discovers a pulsating mass, which he suspects is an aneurysm located in the largest artery in the body, known as the 3. A 43-year-old patient with a history of type 1 diabetes is showing signs of thickening of the walls of the , or small arteries. 4. A group of patients admitted to the telemetry unit with chest pain are being instructed about the importance of distinguishing pain associated with a heart attack from the pain associated with a lack of oxygen and constriction around the heart, called _________ 5. A patient is being instructed about heart failure. The doctor explains that heart failure involves the chambers of the heart that are responsible for pumping blood throughout the lungs and body, called the _ ___________________. Medical Terminology Unit 3 Dropbox Assignment Page 3 of 4 6. James D. comes to the emergency department complaining of substernal chest pain that radiates to his left arm. He is pale and diaphoretic. The electrocardiogram reveals that heart tissue has died. This patient most likely experienced a(n) ____________________. 7. Mary K. is scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery to replace the valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle. The informed consent form explains that the patient will undergo the procedure known as _ replacement. 8. A 76-year-old patient with a history of atrial fibrillation is prescribed the medication warfarin (Coumadin), a(n) _____________________________, used to prevent blood clot formation. 9. A patient is admitted to the hospital with second-degree heart block. When describing the condition to the patient’s family, the nurse explains that the patient has a problem with the heart’s pacemaker, known as the _______________________________. 10. A group of senior citizens are being taught about heart disease. The nurse first explains that the heart works in a cycle that consists of a period of contraction, known as _atria___________, and a period of rest, known as diastole. 11. Doris R. undergoes cardiac catheterization, which reveals a clot, or __, lodged in the right coronary artery. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty successfully dissolves the clot. 12. A patient undergoes magnetic resonance imaging that reveals a tumor composed of lymph vessels. This tumor is known as a(n) _________________________.

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Answer 1: Right ventricle.

This specialized catheter is inserted through a large vessel, commonly in the neck or chest, and the tip is floated into the right atrium, through the right ventricle, and into one of the right arteries, a vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

Answer 2: Aorta

Donovan Z. has smoked a pack of cigarettes each day for the past 35 years and has a history of hypertension. During his 6-month examination, the physician discovers a pulsating mass, which he suspects is an aneurysm located in the largest artery in the body, known as the aorta.

Answer 3: Atherosclerosis

A 43-year-old patient with a history of type 1 diabetes is showing signs of thickening of the walls of the , or small arteries.

Answer 4: Myocardial infraction.

A group of patients admitted to the telemetry unit with chest pain are being instructed about the importance of distinguishing pain associated with a heart attack from the pain associated with a lack of oxygen and constriction around the heart, called myocardial infraction.