med term 5 Word Scramble

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which surgical procedure is done to provide the myocardium with a new source of blood supply when a coronary artery is ocluded?	coronary artery bypass graft
the medical procedure sclerotherapy is performed to treat:	varicose veins
the patient had an aneurysmectomy with insertion of a graft to teat the conditiondescribed as an:	area of weakness in the wall of an artery
tetralogy of fallot has a set of four defects, including:	a narrowed pulmonary valve
which layer of the heart is known as the muscular layer?	myocardium
any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and heart failure is called:	cardiomyopathy
the abbreviation CRP stands for:	C-reactive protein
what structure divides the heart into right and left sides?	septum
a period of unresponsiveness during a normal heartbreat is called:	refractory period
which artery is at the back of the knee?	popliteal
the cause of essential hypertension is:	unknown
which artery brings oxygenated blood to the brain, heart, and face?	carotid
plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of:	atherosclerosis
all of the following combining forms mean blood vessel except:	ather/o-
the combining form peripher/o- means	outer aspects
the combining form circulat/o- means	movement in a circular motion
the combining form systol/o- means	contracting
the inferior tip of the heart is known as the	apex
a sudden, temporary, but self correcting decrease in the systolic blood pressure that occurs when the patient goes from a lying to a standing position is:	orthostatic hypotension
a cardiostatic surgeon specializes in the	heart and chest
by the definition of the combining form we can tell that endothelium is a	cellular layer
endocarditis is inflammation of the ___ layer of the heart	innermost
if an EKG tracing shows bigeminy, there was a repeating pattern of ___.	a normal contaction then a premature contraction
the medical language definition of the word ___ is an instrument used to measure the pressure of the pulse by using a thin, inflatable cuff	sphygmomanometer
a pateint diagnosed with an AAA has a problem with	an aorta an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, an artery in the abdomen
a patient in V fib has an	arrhythmia
all of the following would be part of a lipid profile blood test, except	CK-MB
which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of a vein	-itis, pleb/o-
the abbreviatio mm Hg is associated with	blood pressure
the hearts pacemaker controls its	rate and rhythm
____ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope	ausculation
____ is an arrhythmia is which the heart beats too slowly.	bradycardia
the ____ is the muscular layer that makes up the bulk of the heart	myocardium
a ____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the heart	cardiologist
the combining form rrhythm/o-	rhythm
the ____ valve is located between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk	pulmonary
____ are the smallest blood vessels in the body	capillaries
a patient diagnosed with cardiomegaly has ____ of the heart	enlargement
in the medical word sphymomanometer the combining form man/o- means	thin; frenzy
the adj form of ventricle is	ventricular

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