The Cardiovascular System

Question 1

The cardiovascular system is also known as the?

Answer 1

circulatory system

Question 2

What are the two combining forms for heart?

Answer 2

cardi/o
coron/o

Question 3

What are the two combining forms for blood

Answer 3

hem/o
hemat/o

Question 4

What is the combining form for clot?

Answer 4

thromb/o

Question 5

What does the prefix a/an mean?

Answer 5

without; less than

Question 6

What does the suffix emia mean?

Answer 6

blood condition

Question 7

What does the suffix lytic mean?

Answer 7

destroy or dissolve

Question 8

What does the suffix penia mean?

Answer 8

deficiency; too low

Question 9

sclerosis?

Answer 9

abnormal hardening

Question 10

AED

Answer 10

Automated External Defibrillator

Question 11

AMI

Answer 11

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Question 12

CABG (pronounced cabbage)

Answer 12

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Question 13

CAD

Answer 13

Coronary Artery Disease

Question 14

CCU

Answer 14

Coronary Care Unit

Question 15

CHF

Answer 15

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 16

CPR

Answer 16

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 17

ECG or EKG

Answer 17

Electrocardiogram

Question 18

Echo

Answer 18

Echocardiogram

Question 19

HDL

Answer 19

high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

Question 20

HTN

Answer 20

hypertension

Question 21

ICD

Answer 21

implantable cardioverter-defribillator

Question 22

LDL

Answer 22

low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)

Question 23

MY

Answer 23

myocardial infarction

Question 24

PVD

Answer 24

peripheral vascular disease

Question 25

lytic

Answer 25

destroy/dissolve

Question 26

What is a lipid panel?

Answer 26

it is a group of tests the measure the fats in the blood stream, including cholesterol levels, triglycerides, and HDL, LDL

Question 27

What is the outermost layer of the heart?

Answer 27

epicardium

Question 28

What is the innermost layer of the heart?

Answer 28

endocardium

Question 29

what is a cardiac arrhythmia that causes an irregular and quivering action of the atria?

Answer 29

atrial fibrillation

Question 30

What is the condition that occurs when a weakened heart is incapable of pumping out all of the blood that it received.

Answer 30

heart failure

Question 31

What is the most common blood type>

Answer 31

O positive

Question 32

What blood type can donate to anyone?

Answer 32

O negative

Question 33

What blood type can receive from anyone?

Answer 33

AB positive

Question 34

What blood type does not have any antigens?

Answer 34

O

Question 35

What blood types have the A antigen on the surface?

Answer 35

A and AB

Question 36

Which blood type can a patient with Type O receive?

Answer 36

O only Type O can only receive from type O

Question 37

red blood cells change their shape from a standard disc shape to a crescent, or sickle, shape. These cells are no longer flexible and burst apart as they move through blood vessels.

Answer 37

sickle cell disease

Question 38

a condition characterized by a lack of sufficient iron. Without sufficient iron, blood cannot produce enough of the substance in red blood cells to carry oxygen effectively.

Answer 38

iron deficiency anemia

Question 39

a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12.

Answer 39

pernicious anemia

Question 40

measures four electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, glucose, and sometimes calcium in the blood.

Answer 40

Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

Question 41

measures 14 substances in the blood to provide information about the body's metabolism.

Answer 41

comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)

Question 42

measures erythrocyte, leukocyte, hemoglobin, platelet, and hematocrit levels and the average size of erythrocytes.

Answer 42

CBC complete blood count

Question 43

measures the amount of urea nitrogen in the blood. When elevated, it may indicate kidney or liver problems.

Answer 43

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Question 44

test is used to investigate a possible hemolytic transfusion reaction.

Answer 44

direct antiglobulen test

Question 45

tests for suspected clotting disorders

Answer 45

coagulation panel

Question 46

test indicates the presence of inflammation in the body.

Answer 46

erythrocyte sedimentation test

Question 47

determines average levels of cholesterol and triglycerides to assess the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Answer 47

lipid panel