Cardiovascular Health Medical Terms Quiz
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What is the function of an ACE inhibitor type of medication?

  • Promoting rapid, random contractions of the heart wall
  • Surgically removing plaque buildup from arteries
  • Blocking the action of the enzyme that contracts blood vessels (correct)
  • Increasing the number of red blood cells

    • What is an aneurysm?

  • Severe episodes of choking or suffocating chest pain
  • Rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the heart wall
  • A localized, balloonlike enlargement of an artery (correct)
  • Absence of all formed blood elements

    • What is the function of angi/o in the body?

  • Absence of all formed blood elements
  • Blood or lymph vessel (correct)
  • Severe episodes of choking or suffocating chest pain
  • Surgical removal of plaque buildup from arteries

    • What is the main function of capillaries in the body?

    <p>Site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diagnostic technique that introduces a contrast medium to determine how well the heart is functioning?

    <p>Cardiac catheterization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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