Chapter 5 Cardiovascular

Which term describes the surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery?

• arterectomy

• atherectomy

• endarterectomy

Which combining form means heart?

• cardi/o

• coron/o

• ather/o

Which combining form means blood or lymph vessels?

• ven/o

• aort/o

• angi/o

Which term describes the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood?

• embolism

• embolus

• thrombosis

Which form of anemia is characterized by red blood cells being destroyed faster than the bone marrow can replace them?

• aplasticanemia

• hemolytic

• megaloblasticanemia

Which term describes a group of cardiac disabilities resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood?

• ischemic heart disease

• angina

• myocardial infarction

Which term describes an abnormally rapid heartbeat?

• bradycardia

• tachycardia

• atrial fibrillation

Which type of medication works by blocking the action of an enzyme that contracts blood vessels?

• beta-blocker

• ACE inhibitor

• antiarrhythmic

Which condition is characterized by insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells due to dysfunction of the bone marrow?

• myelodysplastic syndrome

• leukemia

• cardiomyopathy

Which term means rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart wall?

• arrhythmia

• atrial fibrillation

• flutter