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Chapter 9
Medical Terminology - Cardiovascular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which valve guards the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle? | Tricupsid |
| A surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another is: | Anastomosis |
| What is not a common pulse point? | Popliteal |
| What kind of pressure is exerted by the blood on the walls of the vessels? | Blood |
| Blood is transported from the right and left ventricles of the heart to all body parts by the: | Arteries |
| A condition in which there is a lack of rhythm of the heart beat is: | Arrhythmia |
| A slow heartbeat is called: | Bradycardia |
| The medical term for hardening of the arteries is: | Arteriosclerosis |
| A type of medication which increases the tone of the heart is called: | Cardiotonic |
| A condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel is known as: | Embolism |
| The surgical excision of the inner portion off an artery is: | Endarterectomy |
| An incision of a vein with a needle to withdraw blood for analysis is known as: | Phlebotomy |
| A fast heartbeat is known as: | Tachycardia |
| This is used to analyze the size, shape, and movement of structures inside the heart: | Echocardiography |
| What is called the pacemaker of the heart? | Sinoatrial node |
| In the term telangiectasis, the suffix -ectasis means: | Dilatation |
| The most common site for taking an adult pulse is what artery? | Radial |
| Cramping pain in the legs during walking is called: | Claudication |
| In the term angina pectoris, the root angin means: | To Choke |
| In the term sphygmomanometer, the combining form man/o means: | Thin |
| In the term electrocardiophonograph, the combining form phon/o means: | Sound |
| In the term ischemia, the suffix -emia means: | Blood condition |
| What instrument is used in the measuring of an arterial blood pressure? | Sphygomomanometer |
| Noise, a sound of venous or arterial origin, heard on auscultation is called: | Bruit |
| The heart is divided by a partition called the: | Septum |
| Blood is transported from the right and left ventricles to all body parts by the: | Arteries |
| The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the: | Tricupsid valve |
| Another name for the mitral valve is: | Bicupsid valve |
| The passage of oxygen and nutrients to the body takes place in the: | Capillaries |
| The sinoatrial node, the atrioventricular node, and the atrioventricular bundle are specialized what's of the heart? | Neuromuscular tissue |
| The average heartbeat for an average adult is between: | 60-100 |
| What records the electrical activity of the heart? | ECG |
| The most common site for taking a pulse: | Radial |
| A sphygmomanometer is used to: | Measure blood pressure |
| A pulse pressure over what number and under what number is considered abnormal? | 50/30 |
| The development of the fetal heart is usually completed during the first how many weeks of intrauterine life? | 6 |
| The proper spelling for the term describing hardening of the arteries is: | Arteriosclerosis |
| Left-sided heart failure is commonly called: | Congestive Heart Failure |
| The medical term anastomosis means: | Surgical connection between blood vessels |
| An excessive amount of fatty substances in the blood is termed: | Hyperlipidemia |
| An abnormality of the rhythm or rate of the heartbeat is termed: | Arrhythmia |
| A heartbeat over how many beats per minute is termed tachycardia? | 100 |
| If the heart muscle is inflamed it is termed: | Myocarditis |
| Hypertension is frequently called: | Silent killer |
| Another term for a heart attack is: | Myocardial infarction |
| The most common symptom of a heart attack is: | Angina |
| A waxy, fatlike substance found in the bloodstream of all animals is called: | Cholesterol |
| The buildup of fatty substances and hardening of the walls of an artery is called: | Atherosclerosis |
| The term systole means what of the heart cycle? | Contraction phase |
| In the term oximetry, the suffix -metry means: | Measurement |
| The term diastole means what of the heart cycle? | Relaxation phase |
| In the term extracorporeal, the combining form corpor/e means: | Body |
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