Unit 7

Question 1

-blast

Answer 1

germ cell

Question 2

-sclerosis

Answer 2

a hardening

Question 3

Arteri/o

Answer 3

Arteries

carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

Question 4

Ather/o

Answer 4

Faty, porrigelike

Question 5

Ather/o/scler/osis

Answer 5

hardening of the blood vessels caused by a fatty substance

can cause decrease vascular supply causing ischemia and necrosis leading to heart attack or stroke

Question 6

Ischmia

Answer 6

temporary lack of blood flow

Question 7

necrosis

Answer 7

dead tissue

Question 8

Hem/o

Answer 8

hemat/o

Blood

Question 9

Thromb/o

Answer 9

blood clot

Question 10

MI

Answer 10

Myocardial Infarction

Thrombus may occlude a vessel causing ischemia producing a infarct

Question 11

CVA

Answer 11

Cerebral infarction

cerebral artery is occluded

Question 12

Occlusion

Answer 12

blockage in a vessel

Question 13

infarction

Answer 13

necrosis of tissue due to ischemia

Question 14

Embolus

Answer 14

a piece of thrombus that breaks off an moves through blood vessels to another part of the body

Question 15

Phleb/o

Answer 15

vein

carry deoxygenated blood back to heart

Question 16

Ven/o

Answer 16

ven/i

Vein

Question 17

PCTA

Answer 17

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Question 18

-ectasia

Answer 18

Stretching, dialating

Question 19

-rrhexis

Answer 19

rupture

Question 20

esthesia

Answer 20

feeling, sensation

Question 21

Algesia

Answer 21

over sensitivity to pain

Question 22

paralegia

Answer 22

abnormal pain

paralgia

Question 23

para/lysis

Answer 23

loss of muscle function and sensation

Question 24

para

Answer 24

beside, beyond, near, abnormal

Question 25

phas/o

Answer 25

speech

Question 26

paroxymal

Answer 26

irritation | a symptom that comes on suddenly. occurring repeatedly and without warning

Question 27

Phon/o

Answer 27

voice, vocal sound

Question 28

my/o

Answer 28

muscles

Question 29

my/asthenia gravis

Answer 29

a motor disease marked by muscular fatigue and weakness

Question 30

Rhabdomy/o

Answer 30

striated muscle covers: skeleton Function: skeletal movement

Question 31

Leiomy/o

Answer 31

smooth (visceral, involuntary) Covers: organs, vessels function: movements of liquids, gases, and solids

Question 32

Myocardi/o

Answer 32

cardiac covers: heart Function: maintain heartbeat

Question 33

Kinesi/o

Answer 33

movement or motion

Question 34

ADL

Answer 34

activities of daily living

Question 35

AE

Answer 35

above the elbow

Question 36

AK

Answer 36

above the knee

Question 37

AOD

Answer 37

arterial occlusive disease

Question 38

AS

Answer 38

Arteriosclerosis | left ear

Question 39

ASCVD

Answer 39

Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Question 40

ASHD

Answer 40

Arteriosclerotic heart disease

Question 41

BE

Answer 41

Below the elbow

Question 42

BK

Answer 42

Below the knee

Question 43

CABG

Answer 43

Coronary artery bypassgraft

Question 44

CAD

Answer 44

Coronary artery disease

Question 45

C-Section

Answer 45

cesarean section

Question 46

EMG

Answer 46

Electromyogram

Question 47

HA

Answer 47

Hearing aid | Headache

Question 48

HDL

Answer 48

High-density lipoproteins

Question 49

IV

Answer 49

Intravenous

Question 50

LDL

Answer 50

Low-density Lipoprotiens

Question 51

MD

Answer 51

Muscular dystrophy Myocardial disease Medical doctor

Question 52

MFT

Answer 52

Muscle Function Test

Question 53

MHz

Answer 53

Megahertz

Question 54

MI

Answer 54

Myocardial infarction

Question 55

MS

Answer 55

Multiple sclerosis

Question 56

PND

Answer 56

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

Question 57

PT

Answer 57

Protime | Prothrombin time

Question 58

PTT

Answer 58

Partial thromboplastin time

Question 59

ROM

Answer 59

Range of motion

Question 60

SOB

Answer 60

Short of breath

Question 61

TENS

Answer 61

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation