Deck 5: Cardiovascular System

Question 1

A suffix that means instrument to measure pressure is ________.

Answer 1

-manometer

Question 2

The combining form that means ventricle is ________.

Answer 2

ventricul/o

Question 3

A medical term that means inflammation of a vessel is ________.

Answer 3

angiitis

Question 4

A medical term that means narrowing of a vessel is ________.

Question 5

The combining form that means atrium is ________.

Question 6

A medical term that means involuntary muscle contraction of a vessel is ________.

Question 7

The combining form that means aorta is ________.

Question 8

A combining form that means vein is ________.

Question 9

The combining form that means blood vessel is ________.

Question 10

A suffix that means small is ________.

Question 11

A combining form that means vessel is ________.

Question 12

The combining form that means pulse is ________.

Question 13

A combining form that means valve is ________.

Question 14

The combining form that means fatty substance is ________.

Question 15

The combining form that means artery is ________.

Question 16

A medical term that means record of a vessel is ________.

Question 17

A combining form that means heart is ________.

Question 18

The combining form that means clot is ________.

Question 19

A combining form that means chest is ________.

Question 20

A suffix that means pressure is ________.

Question 21

A medical term that means condition of fast heart is ________.

Question 22

A medical term that means pertaining to the atrium is ________.

Question 23

A medical term that means surgical repair of a valve is ________.

Question 24

A medical term that means surgical removal of fatty substance is ________.

Question 25

A medical term that means condition of slow heart is ________.

Question 26

A medical term that means inflammation of a vein is ________.

Question 27

A medical term that means inflammation of a valve is ________.

Question 28

A medical term that means record of heart electricity is ________.

Question 29

A medical term that means decrease in blood pressure is ________.

Question 30

A medical term that means pertaining to heart muscle is ________.

Question 31

A medical term that means pertaining to a valve is ________.

Question 32

A medical term that means pertaining to the atrium and ventricle is ________.

Question 33

A medical term that means pertaining to an artery is ________.

Question 34

A medical term that means pertaining to a vein is ________.

Question 35

A medical term that means pertaining to the heart is ________.

Question 36

A medical term that means pertaining to between the atria is ________.

Question 37

A medical term that means fatty substance tumor/mass is ________.

Question 38

A medical term that means ruptured artery is ________.

Question 39

A medical term that means enlarged heart is ________.

Question 40

A medical term that refers to the smallest of the arteries is ________.

Question 41

The tip of the heart at the lower edge is called the apex.

Question 42

Heart valves control the direction of blood flow.

Question 43

A medical term that means instrument to measure pressure of the pulse is ________.

Question 44

Blood flows through the lumen of a blood vessel.

Question 45

A medical term that means pertaining to the aorta is________.

Question 46

A medical term that means study of the heart is ________.

Question 47

The ventricles are the upper, pumping chambers of the heart.

Question 48

The endocardium is the outer layer of the heart.

Question 49

A medical term that means pertaining to a venule is ________.

Question 50

A medical term that means hardening of an artery is ________.

Question 51

The superior vena cava carries blood away from the heart.

Question 52

The pulmonary valve is an atrioventricular valve.

Question 53

A medical term that means pertaining to a ventricle is ________.

Question 54

A medical term that means inflammation of inner heart is ________.

Question 55

A medical term that means pertaining to between ventricles is ________.

Question 56

The leaflets that compose the flaps of valves are called cusps.

Question 57

Diastole is the contraction phase of the heart.

Question 58

A medical term that means surgical repair of a vessel is ________.

Question 59

The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood.

Question 60

A medical term that means heart muscle disease is ________.

Question 61

An infarct is an abnormal heart sound.

Question 62

A catheter is a flexible tube inserted into the body.

Question 63

An aneurysm is a ballooning (localized widening) of a vein.

Question 64

Regurgitation means to flow backward.

Question 65

An infarct is a fatty deposit of lipids in an artery.

Question 66

Intraventricular means between the ventricles.

Question 67

A temporary deficiency of blood supply is called infarct.

Question 68

Orthostatic hypotension is the sudden rise in blood pressure when a person stands up.

Question 69

A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.

Question 70

A murmur may or may not indicate a heart abnormality.

Question 71

A bundle branch block is a pathology occurring in the conduction system of the heart.

Question 72

Bradycardia means fast heartbeat.

Question 73

Antilipidemic medication lowers cholesterol levels in the bloodstream.

Question 74

Angina pectoris may be a symptom of a heart attack.

Question 75

Ligation and stripping is a surgical treatment for varicose veins.

Question 76

A stethoscope is used for auscultation.

Question 77

A sphygmomanometer is used for auscultation.

Question 78

In an infarct, an area of tissue in an organ undergoes necrosis.

Question 79

An embolus is a stationary clot forming inside a blood vessel.

Question 80

The highest blood pressure reading occurs during diastole.