Cardiovascular System Medical Terminology Quiz

What does the medical term 'angi/o' refer to?

• Vein

• Blood vessel

• Lung

• Heart

Which term means 'narrowing'?

• Constrict/o

• Dilat/o

• Tens/o

• Stenosis

What does the term 'phleb/o' refer to?

• Blood vessel

• Heart

• Vein

• Lung

Which term means 'fast'?

• Systol/o

• Tachy-

• Brady-

• Dia-

What does the medical term 'hyper' indicate?

• Below normal; deficient

• Above normal; excessive

• Normal

• through

Which term means 'surgical removal; excision'?

• -ation

• -ectomy

• -stomy

• -tomy

What does the term 'ECG, EKG' stand for?

• Hypertension

• Electrocardiogram

• Condition

• Surgical opening

Which term means 'abnormal condition'?

• -emia

• -pathy

• -ive

• -osis

What does the medical term 'AV' refer to?

• Blood pressure

• Coronary artery

• Atrioventricular

• Beats per minute

Which term means 'process of recording'?

• -gram

• -graphy

• -in, -ine

• -ia