Chapter 5 - Cardiology

Question 1

vascular/o-

Answer 1

blood vessel

Question 2

circulat/o-

Answer 2

moving in a circular route

Question 3

arteri/o-

Answer 3

artery

Question 4

ather/o-

Answer 4

soft, fatty substance

Question 5

What is the pacemaker of the heart?

Answer 5

sinoatrial (SA) node

Question 6

sin/o-

Answer 6

channel; hollow cavity

Question 7

arti/o-

Answer 7

atrium

Question 8

ventricul/o-

Answer 8

ventricle

Question 9

What is the outer membrane of the heart?

Answer 9

parietal pericardium

Question 10

What is the membrane next to the heart called?

Answer 10

epicardium

Question 11

What is the double-layered membrane that forms the pericardial sac?

Answer 11

pericardium

Question 12

systol/o-

Answer 12

contracting

Question 13

diastol/o-

Answer 13

dilating

Question 14

hyper-

Answer 14

more than normal

Question 15

tens/o-

Answer 15

pressure

Question 16

hypo-

Answer 16

below; deficient

Question 17

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

Answer 17

hypertension

Question 18

What is the medical term for low blood pressure?

Answer 18

hypotension

Question 19

What is it called when you have a sudden decrease in systolic blood pressure that occurs upon standing?

Answer 19

orthostatic hypotension

Question 20

What is an aneurysm?

Answer 20

weakness in the wall of an artery

Question 21

What is the largest artery in the body?

Answer 21

aorta

Question 22

infarct/o-

Answer 22

small area of dead tissue

Question 23

What is an arrhythmia?

Answer 23

irregular heart beat

Question 24

a-

Answer 24

without

Question 25

rrhythm/o-

Answer 25

rhythm

Question 26

What is a fast, uncoordinated quivering of myocardium called?

Answer 26

ventricular fibbrillation

Question 27

fibrill/o-

Answer 27

muscle fiber

Question 28

Which artery brings blood to the upper arms?

Answer 28

brachial

Question 29

brachi/o-

Answer 29

arm

Question 30

isch/o-

Answer 30

block

Question 31

-emia

Answer 31

substance in blood

Question 32

regurgitt/o-

Answer 32

backward flow

Question 33

What is another name for mitral valve prolapse?

Answer 33

regurgitation

Question 34

What is the treatment for regurgitation?

Answer 34

valvuloplasty (valve replacement)

Question 35

Where is the popliteal artery located?

Answer 35

back of the knee

Question 36

What is claudication?

Answer 36

pain in the calf

Question 37

claudicat/o-

Answer 37

limping pain

Question 38

ven/o-

Answer 38

vein

Question 39

-ule

Answer 39

small thing

Question 40

-gram

Answer 40

picture

Question 41

angi/o-

Answer 41

blood vessel

Question 42

cutane/o-

Answer 42

skin

Question 43

per-

Answer 43

through

Question 44

-ous

Answer 44

pertaining to

Question 45

trans-

Answer 45

across; through

Question 46

lumin/o-

Answer 46

lumen; opening

Question 47

-plasty

Answer 47

reshaping by surgery

Question 48

phleb/o-

Answer 48

vein

Question 49

thromb/o-

Answer 49

blood clot

Question 50

-itis

Answer 50

inflammation

Question 51

What is measured in a lipid profile?

Answer 51

1. cholesterol 2. triglycerides 3. lipoprotein carriers

Question 52

end/o-

Answer 52

innermost

Question 53

card/o-

Answer 53

heart

Question 54

What are arterioles?

Answer 54

smaller branches of arteries

Question 55

What is a heart murmur caused by?

Answer 55

turbulence as blood leaks through a defective heart valve

Question 56

brady-

Answer 56

slow

Question 57

tachy-

Answer 57

fast

Question 58

What is the name of the area where the abdominal aorta ends as it divides into two branches?

Answer 58

bifurcation