Unit 10 Cardiovascular System

Question 1

palpitation

Answer 1

pounding or racing heart

Question 2

palpation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

sphygmomanometer

Answer 3

instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 4

stethoscope

Answer 4

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 5

angi/o

Answer 5

blood vessel

Question 6

necrosis

Answer 6

abnormal tissue death

Question 7

-scelerosis

Answer 7

abnormal hardening

Question 8

thrombosis

Answer 8

abnormal condition of a blood clot

Question 9

thromb/o

Answer 9

clot

Question 10

DVT

Answer 10

deep vein thrombrosis

Question 11

aneurysm

Answer 11

localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement if the wall of the artery
often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood

Question 12

varicose veins

Answer 12

abnormally swollen veins

usually occurs in veins

Question 13

erythrocytopenia

Answer 13

erythro- red
cyto- cell
penia- deficiency of

Question 14

hematocytopenia

Answer 14

abnormal deficiency (reduction) of red blood cells

Question 15

febrile

Answer 15

to have a fever

Question 16

pyrosis

Answer 16

to have a fever

Question 17

afebrile

Answer 17

without fever

Question 18

-thermia

Answer 18

heat

Question 19

hyperthermia

Answer 19

body temperature above normal

Question 20

hypothermia

Answer 20

body temperature below normal

Question 21

antibiotic

Answer 21

drug that treats bacterial infection

Question 22

vaccine

Answer 22

inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, ir nasal spray to prevent infectious disease

Question 23

BP

Answer 23

blood pressure

Question 24

hypotension

Answer 24

lower than normal blood pressure

Question 25

hypertension

Answer 25

higher than normal blood pressure

Question 26

EKG/ECG

Answer 26

electrocardiogram

Question 27

ECHO

Answer 27

echocardiogram

Question 28

CPR

Answer 28

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 29

HR

Answer 29

heart rate

Question 30

P

Answer 30

pulse 60-100 beats/minute

Question 31

rh

Answer 31

blood type

Question 32

RR

Answer 32

respiration rate

Question 33

T

Answer 33

temperature 98.6

Question 34

VS

Answer 34

vital signs

Question 35

Hct

Answer 35

hematocrit

Question 36

Hgb

Answer 36

hemoglobin

Question 37

CHF

Answer 37

congestive heart failure

Question 38

BMT

Answer 38

bone marrow transplant

Question 39

CBC

Answer 39

complete blood cell count

Question 40

cardi/o

Answer 40

heart

Question 41

card/o

Answer 41

heart

Question 42

arteri/o

Answer 42

arteries

Question 43

ven/o

Answer 43

veins

Question 44

phleb/o

Answer 44

veins

Question 45

hemat/o

Answer 45

blood

Question 46

hem/o

Answer 46

blood

Question 47

aort/o

Answer 47

aorta, (main trunk of aorta)

Question 48

plasm/o

Answer 48

plasm (liquid portion of blood)

Question 49

ather/o

Answer 49

plaque or fatty substence

Question 50

lymph/o

Answer 50

lymph

Question 51

lymphaden/o

Answer 51

lymph nodes, lymph glands

Question 52

splen/o

Answer 52

spleen, stores blood and destroys worn out blood cells

Question 53

myel/o

Answer 53

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 54

coronary

Answer 54

pertaining to the heart vessels

Question 55

coron/o

Answer 55

head/crown

Question 56

ischemic or ischemia

Answer 56

deficiency of blood flow

Question 57

myocardial infraction

Answer 57

heart attack

Question 58

infarct

Answer 58

area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

Question 59

dysrhythmia

Answer 59

irregular heartbeat

Question 60

bradycardia

Answer 60

an abnormally slow heartbeat,

Question 61

tachycardia

Answer 61

an abormally fast heartbeat, > 100 bpm