Chp 9 - Circulatory System

Question 1

aorta

Answer 1

largest artery in the body

Question 2

arteri/o

Answer 2

artery

Question 3

bicuspid valve

Answer 3

“gateway” left atria and left ventricle, has two leaflets

Question 4

BP

Answer 4

Blood Pressure; force of blood in arteries

Question 5

brady-

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

cardi/o

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

coron/o

Answer 7

heart

Question 8

cardiologist

Answer 8

heart specialist

Question 9

coronary arteries

Answer 9

heart’s own blood supply

Question 10

hyper-

Answer 10

above, excessive, high

Question 11

hypo-

Answer 11

below, low, insufficient

Question 12

mitral valve

Answer 12

aka bicuspid valve

Question 13

myocardium

Answer 13

heart muscle

Question 14

pulmonary

Answer 14

pertaining to the lungs

Question 15

tachy-

Answer 15

fast/rapid

Question 16

-tension

Answer 16

pressure

Question 17

tricuspid valve

Answer 17

“gateway” right atria and right ventricle, has three leaflets

Question 18

ven/o

Answer 18

vein

Question 19

phleb/o

Answer 19

vein

Question 20

ventricul/o

Answer 20

ventricle

Question 21

pulmonary circulation

Answer 21

blood circulating w/ in lungs to absorb O2 and release CO2

Question 22

atriums

Answer 22

receive blood from veins; receiving chamber

Question 23

ventricles

Answer 23

pump blood out of heart; pumping chamber

Question 24

arteries

Answer 24

carry oxygenated blood away from heart

Question 25

veins

Answer 25

carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

Question 26

A Fib

Answer 26

most common cardiac arrhythmia

Question 27

angina pectoris

Answer 27

severe chest pain

Question 28

arrhythmia

Answer 28

abnormal heart rhythm

Question 29

B Cells

Answer 29

WBCs that are the “detectives”

Question 30

bone marrow

Answer 30

produces RBCs and WBCs

Question 31

bruit

Answer 31

higher pitched murmur

Question 32

CABG

Answer 32

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; create a new passage way for heart muscle circulation

Question 33

cardiac arrest

Answer 33

heart stops

Question 34

CHF

Answer 34

Congestive Heart Failure; heart muscles weakened

Question 35

CVA

Answer 35

CardioVascular Attack; stroke

Question 36

cyan/o

Answer 36

blue

Question 37

dys-

Answer 37

difficulty / painful

Question 38

echo

Answer 38

sound / sound waves

Question 39

EKG

Answer 39

Electrocardiogram

Question 40

emesis

Answer 40

vomit

Question 41

fibrillation

Answer 41

dangerously too fast/irregular

Question 42

HTN

Answer 42

hypertension

Question 43

lymphatic system

Answer 43

doesn’t count on heart for circulation

Question 44

-megaly

Answer 44

enlarged

Question 45

MI

Answer 45

heart attack

Question 46

palpatations

Answer 46

pounding heart rate; usually too fast

Question 47

-pnea

Answer 47

breathing

Question 48

-sclerosis

Answer 48

hardening

Question 49

spleen

Answer 49

breaks down RBCs

Question 50

syncope

Answer 50

fainting

Question 51

T Cells

Answer 51

WBCs that destroys pathogens

Question 52

V Fib

Answer 52

worst fibrillation; potentially fatal

Question 53

diaphragm

Answer 53

divides the body into upper and lower

Question 54

myel/o

Answer 54

bone marrow

Question 55

lymph

Answer 55

lymph/o

Question 56

vessel

Answer 56

angi/o

Question 57

gland

Answer 57

aden/o

Question 58

spleen

Answer 58

splen/o

Question 59

thymus gland

Answer 59

thym/o

Question 60

lung

Answer 60

pulmon/o

Question 61

-cyte

Answer 61

cell