Question

question 25
a patient may display an ecchymosis after a/an:
○ arrhythmia
○ cerebral thrombosis
○ motor vehicle accident
○ myocardial infarction

question 26
the ____ is a double membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart.
○ myocardium
○ epicardium
○ pericardium
○ visera

question 27
the term for a patient with the condition which literally means \heart/muscle/disease/process of\ has:
○ cardiomyopathy
○ endocarditis
○ lymphoreticulosis
○ rheumatic fever

Explanation:

• Question 25: Ecchymosis is a large - area bruising due to bleeding under the skin. A motor vehicle accident can cause trauma leading to ecchymosis. Arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat, cerebral thrombosis is a blood clot in the brain, and myocardial infarction is a heart - attack, none of which directly cause ecchymosis as commonly as trauma from an accident.
• Question 26: The pericardium is a double - membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart. Myocardium is the heart muscle, epicardium is the outer layer of the heart, and viscera refers to internal organs in general.
• Question 27: The word "cardiomyopathy" breaks down to "cardio - " (heart), "myo - " (muscle), and " - pathy" (disease process), referring to a disease of the heart muscle. Endocarditis is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, lymphoreticulosis is a disorder of the lymphatic system, and rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease often affecting the heart valves but not specifically a heart - muscle disease by its root definition.

Answer:

• Question 25: C. motor vehicle accident
• Question 26: C. pericardium
• Question 27: A. cardiomyopathy