Cardiovascular System

Question 1

angi/o

Answer 1

blood or lymph vessel

Question 2

vas/o

Answer 2

vas deferens, blood vessel

Question 3

aort/o

Answer 3

aorta

Question 4

arter/o, arteri/o

Answer 4

artery

Question 5

brady-

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

cardi/o

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

-emia

Answer 7

blood, blood condition

Question 8

erythr/o

Answer 8

red

Question 9

hem/o, hemat/o

Answer 9

blood, relating to the blood

Question 10

leuk/o

Answer 10

white

Question 11

phleb/o

Answer 11

vein

Question 12

tachy-

Answer 12

fast

Question 13

thromb/o

Answer 13

clot

Question 14

ven/o

Answer 14

vein

Question 15

anemia

Answer 15

lower than normal # of erythrocytes in blood

leads to fatigue and SOB

Question 16

aneurysm

Answer 16

localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of arterial wall

Question 17

angina

Answer 17

AKA angina pectoralis

severe episodes of chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to myocardium

Question 18

anticoagulant

Answer 18

slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming

Question 19

arrhythmia

Answer 19

loss of normal rhythm of heartbeat

Question 20

atherectomy

Answer 20

surgical removal of plaque build up from interior wall of an artery or arteries

Question 21

atheroma

Answer 21

deposit of fatty plaque on or within the arterial wall

Question 22

atherosclerosis

Answer 22

hardening and narrowing of arteries due to build up of cholesterol plaque on interior of arterial walls

Question 23

bradycardia

Answer 23

abnormally slow resting HR

Question 24

cardiomyopathy

Answer 24

describes all diseases of the heart muscle

Question 25

diuretic

Answer 25

stimulates the kidneys to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess sodium and water

Question 26

electrocardiogram

Answer 26

record of electrical activity of myocardium

Question 27

embolism

Answer 27

sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

Question 28

embolus

Answer 28

a foreign object (ie. blood clot, air or gas, bit of tissue or tumor) circulating in the blood

Question 29

endocarditis

Answer 29

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

Question 30

erythrocytes

Answer 30

mature RBCs produced by red bone marrow

Question 31

hemoglobin

Answer 31

oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment

Question 32

hemostasis

Answer 32

to stop or control bleeding

Question 33

leukemia

Answer 33

cancer characterized by progressive increase in the number of WBCs in blood-forming tissues, other organs and in circulating blood

Question 34

leukocytes

Answer 34

AKA WBCs
involved in immunity
defending body against infective organism and foreign substances

Question 35

leukopenia

Answer 35

decreased number of WBCs circulating in the blood

Question 36

myocardial infarction

Answer 36

AKA heart attack

occlusion of one or more coronary arteries due to plaque build up

Question 37

pericardium

Answer 37

AKA pericardial sac

double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart

Question 38

phlebitis

Answer 38

inflammation of a vein

Question 39

polycythemia

Answer 39

abnormal increase in the number of RBCs in the blood due to excess production by bone marrow

Question 40

tachycardia

Answer 40

abnormally fast resting HR

Question 41

thrombocytopenia

Answer 41

abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
can be associated with abnormal bleeding

Question 42

thrombolytic

Answer 42

AKA clot-busting drug

dissolves or causes a thrombus to break up

Question 43

thrombosis

Answer 43

abnormal condition of having a thrombus

Question 44

thrombus

Answer 44

blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

Question 45

valvulitis

Answer 45

inflammation of a heart valve