Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A heart attack is an MI.
2. Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart is called phlebitis.
3. An abnormally low flow of blood to tissues is the condition known as hypotension.
4. An inflammation of the valves of the heart is called cardiovalvulitis.
5. An injury to the atrioventricular node (AV node), which normally receives impulses from the sinoatrial node (SA node) and transmits them to the ventricles to stimulate ventricular systole, is called an AV block.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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