Unit 10

Question 1

cardi/o

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

card/o

Answer 2

heart

Question 3

arteri/o

Answer 3

arteries

Question 4

ven/o

Answer 4

veins

Question 5

phleb/o

Answer 5

veins

Question 6

hem/o

Answer 6

blood

Question 7

hemat/o

Answer 7

blood

Question 8

aort/o

Answer 8

aorta

Question 9

aorta

Answer 9

main trunk of artery system

Question 10

plasm/o

Answer 10

plasma

Question 11

plasma

Answer 11

liquid portion of blood

Question 12

ather/o

Answer 12

plaque or fatty substance

Question 13

lymph/o

Answer 13

lymph

Question 14

lymphaden/o

Answer 14

lymph node, lymph gland

Question 15

splen/o

Answer 15

spleen

Question 16

spleen

Answer 16

stores blood and destroys worn out blood cells

Question 17

myel/o

Answer 17

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 18

coron/o

Answer 18

coronary or head/crown

Question 19

coronary

Answer 19

pertaining to the heart vessels

Question 20

ischemic or ischemia

Answer 20

deficiency of blood flow

Question 21

myocardial infarction

Answer 21

heart attack

Question 22

infarct

Answer 22

area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

Question 23

dysrythmia

Answer 23

an irregular heartbeat

Question 24

bradycardia

Answer 24

an abnormally slow heartbeat

Question 25

tachycardia

Answer 25

an abnormally fast heartbeat >100 bpm

Question 26

palpitation

Answer 26

pounding or racing heartbeat

Question 27

palpation

Answer 27

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

Question 28

sphygmomanometer

Answer 28

instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 29

stethoscope

Answer 29

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 30

angi/o

Answer 30

blood vessels

Question 31

-necrosis

Answer 31

tissue death

Question 32

-sclerosis

Answer 32

abnormal hardening

Question 33

thromb/o

Answer 33

clot

Question 34

-osis

Answer 34

abnormal condition

Question 35

thrombosis

Answer 35

blood clot in the blood vessel

Question 36

DVT

Answer 36

deep vein thrombosis

Question 37

aneurysm

Answer 37

localized weak spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery

Question 38

varicose veins

Answer 38

abnormally swollen veins

Question 39

-penia

Answer 39

deficiency of

Question 40

erythrocytopenia (anemia)

Answer 40

deficiency of red blood cells

Question 41

hematocytopenia

Answer 41

abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells

Question 42

febrile (pyrosis)

Answer 42

to have a fever

Question 43

afebrile

Answer 43

without fever

Question 44

-thermia

Answer 44

heat

Question 45

hyperthermia

Answer 45

body temperature above normal

Question 46

hypothermia

Answer 46

body temperature below normal

Question 47

antibiotic

Answer 47

drug that treats bacterial infection

Question 48

vaccine

Answer 48

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

Question 49

BP

Answer 49

blood pressure

Question 50

hypotension

Answer 50

lower than normal BP

Question 51

EKG or ECG

Answer 51

electrocardiogram

Question 52

ECHO

Answer 52

echocardiogram

Question 53

ech/o

Answer 53

sound

Question 54

CPR

Answer 54

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 55

HR

Answer 55

heart rate

Question 56

P

Answer 56

pulse

Question 57

Rh

Answer 57

blood type

Question 58

RR

Answer 58

respiration rate (10-20 bpm at resting state)

Question 59

T

Answer 59

temperature (98.6 degrees)

Question 60

VS

Answer 60

vital signs

Question 61

Hct

Answer 61

hematocrit

Question 62

Hgb

Answer 62

hemoglobin

Question 63

CHF

Answer 63

congestive heart failure

Question 64

BMT

Answer 64

bone marrow transplant

Question 65

CBC

Answer 65

complete blood cell count