Ch.9 Cardiovascular System

A patient undergoing open-heart surgery is connected to a machine designed to temporarily take over the functions of heart and lungs. This allows the blood to be circulated and oxygenated outside the body. This process is called:

Which of the following is a medical condition in which fatty deposits build up on the wall of arteries, causing them to harden and narrow?

Which of the following terms describes atypical heart rhythm with unusually fast heart rate originating in the lower chambers of the heart?