Cardiovascular Quiz

Which is the combining form for artery?

• angi/o

• aort/o

• arteri/o

• ven/o

What does the suffix -crasia mean?

• blood condition

• pertaining to

• small ones

• mixture or blending

What term is the opposite of brady-?

• hyper-

• leuk/o

• tachy-

• megalo-

What does phleb/o mean?

• blood condition

• heart

• vein

• mixture

Which is the combining form for blood vessel?

• angi/o

• aort/o

• arteri/o

• ven/o

What is the membranous sac that contains the heart?

• epicardium

• pericardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

Sal Williams is diagnosed with atherosclerosis. Which body structure does atherosclerosis affect?

• heart

• veins

• brain

• arteries

What term refers to an abnormal protrusion of a heart valve?

• endocarditis

• mitral valve prolapse

• cardiomegaly

• atherosclerosis

What condition is caused by a build-up of plaque within the blood vessels?

• endocarditis

• mitral valve prolapse

• brain

• atherosclerosis

Which term refers to all diseases affecting the heart muscle?

• cardiomyopathy

• myocardial infarction

• arrhythmia

• myocarditis