Cardiovascular -CV Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Number of chambers in the heart | four |
Each upper chamber of the heart is called an | atrium |
Lower chambers of the heart are called... | ventricles |
The inferior tip of the heart is called the | apex |
What is the number of valves that control the flow of blood through the heart? | four |
The heart valve that has three triangular cusps (leaflets) is called the ...... | tricuspid valve |
The heart valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk is called the | pulmonary valve |
The muscular layer of the heart is called the | myocardium |
The innermost layer of the heart is called the | endocardium |
The outermost layer of the heart is called the | pericardium |
The body cavity that contains the lungs and the mediastinum is called the | thoracic cavity |
Small arteries are called | arterioles |
Small veins are called | venules |
The smallest blood vessels of all are called | capillaries |
Do veins carry blood toward the heart or away from it? | toward |
Do arteries carry blood toward the heart or away from it? | away |
The largest artery in the body is the.. | aorta |
The artery in the neck that is used to feel the pulse during CPR is called the | carotid artery |
The jugular vein is located in the ...... | neck |
The pacemaker of the heart is the... | sinoatrial node |
The contraction phase of the heart is called... | systole |
The relaxation phase of the heart is called... | diastole |
The word that means "pertaining to the heart and thoracic cavity" is | cardiothoracic |
The word that means "pertaining to the heart and lungs" is | cardiopulmonary |
The layers of cells that line the walls of a blood vessel are called | endothelium |
The suffix that means "study of" is | -logy |
The combining form for heart is | cardi/o |
The combining form for blood vessel is | vascul/o |
The combining form that means movement in a circular route is | circulat/o |
The combining form that means "upper chamber of the heart" is | atri/o |
The combining form that means "lower chamber of the heart" is | venricul/o |
The central wall that divided the heart into left and right sides is called the | septum |
The combining form for septum is | sept/o |
The combining form for apex is | apec/o |
The combining form for valve is | valvul/o |
The prefix tri- means | three |
The prefix bi- means | two |
The combining form for the aorta is | aort/o |
The combining form my/o means | muscle |
The prefix for "innermost, within" is | endo- |
The prefis peri- means | around |
The prefix that means "upon, above" is | epi- |
The combining form that means "wall of a cavity" is | pariet/o |
The combining form for mediastinum is | mediastin/o |
The combining form thorac/o means | thorax |
The combining form for "cellular layer" is | theil/o |
The combining form "arteri/o" means | artery |
The combining form that means "small artery" is | arteriol/o |
The combining form that means "drawn together, narrowed" is | constrict/o |
The combining form that means "dilate, widen" is | dilat/o |
The combining form that means "structure that encircles like a crown" is | coron/o |
The prefix that means "below; underneath; less than" is | sub- |
the combining form clav/o means | clavicle |
The combining form that means "axilla, armpit" is | axill/o |
The combining form "brachi/o" means | arm |
The combining form that means "radius; x-rays; radiation" is | radi/o |
The combining form for the ulna (forearm bone) is | uln/o |
The combining form "abdomin/o" means | abdomen |
The combining form "ren/o"means | kidney |
The combining form that means "femur; thigh bone" is | femor/o |
The combining form that means "tibia (shin bone) is | tibi/o |
The combiing form that means "point of entry" is | port/o |
The combining form that means "clearly visible" is | saphen/o |
The combining form that means "body as a whole" is | system/o |
The combining form that means "outside of a place" is | ectop/o |
The combining form that means "unknown, individual" is | idi/o |
The suffix that means "enlargement" is | -megaly |
The suffix that means "disease or suffering" is | -pathy |
The suffix that means "condition of the blood" is | -emia |
The suffix that means "process of development" is | -trophy |
The suffix that means "inflammation or infection" is | -itis |
The combining form that means "narrowing; constriction" is | sten/o |
The prefix that means "slow" is | brady- |
The prefix that means "fast or rapid" is | tachy- |
The prefix that means "bad, painful, difficult" is | dys- |
The prefix that means "away from, without" is | a- |
The prefix that means "outside of, extra" is | extra- |
The prefix that means "above" is | supra- |
The combining form that means "soft fatty substance" is | ather/o |
The combiing form that means "hard; sclera (white of the eye)" is | scler/o |
The prefix that means "above; more than normal" is | hyper- |
The combining form that means "lipid. fat" is | lipid/o |
The prefix that means "before; in front of" | pre- |
The prefix that means "below; deficient" is | hypo- |
The combining form "orth/o" means | straight |
The prefix that means "through; throughout" is | per- |
The combining form that means "dead cells, tissue, or body" is | necr/o |
The combining form that means "thrombus, clot" is | thromb/o |
The suffix that means "process of recording" is | -graphy |
The suffix that means "record or picture" is | -gram |
The suffix that means "the process of measuring" is | -metry |
The suffix that means "instrument used to examine" is | -scope |
The suffix that means " act of using an instrument to examine" is | -scopy |
The suffix that means "treatment" is | -therapy |
The suffix that means "instrument used to measure" is | -meter |
The combining form "sphygm/o" means | pulse |
The suffix that means "surgical removal" is | -ectomy |
The suffix that means "condition; abnormal condition" is | -osis |
The suffix that means "surgical repair or reshaping" is | -plasty |
The combining form "cutane/o" means | skin |
The suffix that means "tissue for implant or transplant" is | -graft |
The suffix that means "surgical puncture or procedure to puncture" is | -centesis |
The suffix that means "instrument used to cut" is | -tome |
The prefix "anti-" means | against |
The prefix that means"complete; completely through" is | dia- |
The abbreviation for "coronary artery bypass graft" is | CABG |
The abbreviation for "arteriosclerotic heart disease" is | ASHD |
The abbreviation for "mitral valve prolapse" is | MVP |
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