Chapter 4 Cardio. terminology

Question 1

Aneur

Answer 1

Widening

Question 2

Angi

Answer 2

Vessel

Question 3

Aort

Answer 3

Aorta

Question 4

Arter

Answer 4

Artery

Question 5

Ather

Answer 5

Plaque

Question 6

Card

Answer 6

Heart

Question 7

Cyte

Answer 7

Cell

Question 8

Embol

Answer 8

Embolus: Object in blood flow

Question 9

Oxy

Answer 9

Oxygen

Question 10

Pector

Answer 10

Chest

Question 11

Phleb

Answer 11

Vein

Question 12

Stenosis

Answer 12

Narrowing

Question 13

Thromb

Answer 13

Clot

Question 14

Vas(cu)

Answer 14

Blood vessel

Question 15

Ven

Answer 15

Vein

Question 16

Aneur/ism

Answer 16

Aneur: Widening
ism: condition of
Widening in a blood vessel

Question 17

An/gina

Answer 17

An: Without
angi: vessel
Chest pain caused by loss of oxygenated blood flow

Question 18

Ather/o/sclerosis

Answer 18

Ather: plaque
sclerosis: hardening
Hardening of the artery

Question 19

Brady/card/ia

Answer 19

Brady: slow
card: heart
ia: condition of
Abnormally slow heart rate

Question 20

Card/io/my/o/pathy

Answer 20

Card: heart
my: muscle
pathy: disease
A disease of the heart muscle

Question 21

Embol/ism

Answer 21

Emobl: object in blood stream
ism: condition of
Obstruction in blood flow

Question 22

Endo/card/itis

Answer 22

Endo: inside
card: heart
itis: inflammation
Inflammation inside the heart muscle

Question 23

Hyper/tension

Answer 23

Hyper: high
tension: pressure
High blood pressure

Question 24

Leuk/o/cyte

Answer 24

Leuk: white
cyte: cell
White blood cell

Question 25

Phleb/itis

Answer 25

Phleb: vein itis: inflammation Inflammation of the vein

Question 26

Tachy/card/ia

Answer 26

Tachy: rapid card: heart ia: condition of Abnormally fast heart rate

Question 27

Thromb/osis

Answer 27

Thromb: Clot osis: abnormal condition Blood clots in the vascular system