Cardiovascular system

Question 1

Heart

Answer 1

cardi/o

card/o

Question 2

Arteries

Answer 2

arteri/o

Question 3

Veins

Answer 3

ven/o

phleb/o

Question 4

Blood

Answer 4

hem/o

hemat/o

Question 5

aort/o

Answer 5

aorta

main trunk of artery system

Question 6

plasm/o

Answer 6

plasma

liquid portion of blood

Question 7

ather/o

Answer 7

plaque or fatty substance

Question 8

Lymph

Answer 8

lymph/o

Question 9

lymph node/ gland

Answer 9

lymphaden/o

Question 10

spleen

Answer 10

splen/o

stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

Question 11

myel/o

Answer 11

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 12

coronary

Answer 12

pertaining to the heart vessels

coron/o= coronary or head/crown

Question 13

ischemic or ischemia

Answer 13

deficiency of blood flow

Question 14

myocardial infarction

Answer 14

heart attack

Question 15

infarct

Answer 15

area necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

Question 16

dysrthythmia

Answer 16

an irregular heartbeat

Question 17

bradycardia

Answer 17

an abnormally slow heartbeat

Question 18

tachycardia

Answer 18

an abnormally fast heartbeat

> 100 bpm

Question 19

palpitation

Answer 19

pounding or racing heartbeat

Question 20

palpation

Answer 20

to use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency (to assess)

Question 21

sphygmomanometer

Answer 21

instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 22

stethoscope

Answer 22

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 23

angi/o

Answer 23

blood vessel

Question 24

-stenosis

Answer 24

narrowing

Question 25

-necrosis

Answer 25

abnormal tissue death

Question 26

-sclerosis

Answer 26

abnormal hardening

Question 27

-rrhexis

Answer 27

rupture

Question 28

thrombosis

Answer 28

thromb/o = clot
-osis = abnormal condition
thrombus (singular form, blood clot in a blood vessel)

Question 29

DVT

Answer 29

deep vein thrombosis

Question 30

thromb/o

Answer 30

clot

Question 31

aneurysm

Answer 31

• localized weak spot or balloon- like enlargement of the wall of an artery
• often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood

Question 32

varicose veins

Answer 32

abnormally swollen veins

usually occur in legs

Question 33

erthrocytopenia (anemia)

Answer 33

erythr/o = red
cyt/o = cell
-penia = deficiency of

Question 34

erythr/o

Answer 34

red

Question 35

cyt/o

Answer 35

cell

Question 36

-penia

Answer 36

deficiency of

Question 37

hematocytopenia

Answer 37

abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells

Question 38

febrile (pyrosis)

Answer 38

to have a fever

Question 39

afebrile

Answer 39

without fever

Question 40

a-

Answer 40

without

Question 41

-thermia

Answer 41

heat

Question 42

hyperthermia

Answer 42

body temperature above normal

Question 43

hypothermia

Answer 43

body temperature below normal

Question 44

antibiotic

Answer 44

drug that treats bacterial infections

Question 45

vaccine

Answer 45

inactivated microoganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases

Question 46

BP

Answer 46

blood pressure

Question 47

hypertension

Answer 47

higher than normal BP

Question 48

hypotension

Answer 48

less than normal BP

Question 49

EKG or ECG

Answer 49

electrocardiogram

Question 50

electr/o

Answer 50

electricity

Question 51

ECHO

Answer 51

echocardiogram (more pictures)

Question 52

ech/o

Answer 52

sound

Question 53

CPR

Answer 53

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 54

HR

Answer 54

heart rate

Question 55

P

Answer 55

pulse (normal 60-100 bpm)

Question 56

Rh

Answer 56

blood type

Question 57

RR

Answer 57

respiration rate (10-20 bpm)

Question 58

T

Answer 58

temperature

Question 59

VS

Answer 59

vital signs

Question 60

Hct

Answer 60

hematocrit

Question 61

Hgb

Answer 61

hemoglobin

Question 62

CHF

Answer 62

congestive heart failure

Question 63

BMT

Answer 63

bone marrow transplant

Question 64

CBC

Answer 64

complete blood cell count