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Cardiovascular Terminology

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

a)

aneurysm

b)

anticoagulant

c)

cardiac

2.

word part meaning aneurysm

a)

aneuysm

b)

atheroma

c)

endocarditis

3.

severe episodes of spasmodic choking or suffocating chest pain

a)

angina pectoris

b)

bradycardia

c)

tachycardia

4.

word part meaning blood vessels

a)

angio

b)

athero

c)

sclerosis

5.

medication used to control irregularities of the heart rate

a)

antiarrhythmic

b)

anticoagulant

6.

a medication that slows the blood clotting

a)

anticoagulant

b)

antiarrhythmic

7.

word part for aorta

a)

aorta

b)

athero

c)

cardi

8.

the main trunk of the arterial system that begins from the left ventricle of the heart

a)

aorta

b)

cardiac

c)

hemoglobin

9.

part of an artery

a)

arteri-

b)

cardi-

c)

-necrosis

10.

tissue death of the walls of blood walls of blood vessels

a)

arterionecrosis

b)

arterosclerosis

c)

atherosclerosis

11.

abnormal hardening of the artery

a)

arteriosclerosis

b)

arterionecrosis

c)

atherosclerosis

12.

plaque from an artery

a)

athero-

b)

cardi-

c)

myocardi-

13.

a fatty deposit within the arterial wall, which is characteristic of atherosclerosis

a)

atheroma

b)

aneurysm

c)

phlebitis

14.

hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a build up of cholesterol plaques

a)

atherosclerosis

b)

arteriosclerosis

c)

ateriostenosis

15.

the procedure that opens a blocks artery without actually removing the plaque

a)

balloon angioplasty

b)

phlebostenosis

c)

myocardial infarction

16.

abnormally slow heart rate

a)

bradycardia

b)

tachycardia

c)

acardia

17.

word part meaning heart

a)

cardi-

b)

hepat-

c)

gastr-

18.

a procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and is guided into the heart

a)

cardiac catheterization

b)

tachycardia

c)

pericardiocentesis

19.

lowest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

embolus

20.

ultrasound used to trace the flow of blood through the heart

a)

echocardiogram

b)

septicemia

c)

leukemia

21.

word part meaning surgical removal

a)

-ectomy

b)

athero-

c)

angio-

22.

a foreign object circulating in the blood

a)

embolus

b)

septicemia

c)

atheroma

23.

word part meaning ling of an artery

a)

endart-

b)

athero-

c)

-sclerosis

24.

word part meaning lining of the heart

a)

endocardi-

b)

endart-

c)

endohepat-

25.

inflammation of the inner layer of the heart

a)

endocarditis

b)

echocardiogram

c)

phlebitis

26.

word part meaning xray study of

a)

-gram

b)

-stenosis

c)

-sclerosis

27.

physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues

a)

hematologist

b)

cardiologist

c)

pulmonologist

28.

transports oxygen in the blood

a)

hemoglobin

b)

embolus

c)

leukemia

29.

word part meaning inflammation

a)

-itis

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-stenosis

30.

a malignancy characterized by a progressive increase of abnormal leukocytes

a)

leukemia

b)

bradycardia

c)

angina pectoris

31.

a malignancy characterized by a progressive increase of abnormal leukocytes

a)

leukemia

b)

angina pectoris

c)

atheroma

32.

term for withe blood cells

a)

leukocytes

b)

vericose veins

c)

phlebitis

33.

medical term for heart attack

a)

myocardial infarction

b)

vericose veins

c)

septicemia

34.

word part meaning tissue death

a)

-necrosis

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-stenosis

35.

word part meaning sac surrounding the heart

a)

pericardi-

b)

endocardi-

c)

myocardi-

36.

a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pericardial sac

a)

pericardiocentesis

b)

echocardiogram

c)

myocardial infarction

37.

inflammation of a vein

a)

phlebitis

b)

endocarditis

c)

cardionecrosis

38.

narrowing of the lumen of a vein

a)

phlebostenosis

b)

phlebosclerosis

c)

phlebomalacia

39.

term meaning the presence of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood

a)

septicemia

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

bradycardia

40.

term for spasmodic contraction

a)

spasm

b)

stenosis

c)

atheroma

41.

word part meaning narrowing

a)

stenosis

b)

sclerosis

c)

phleb-

42.

highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels

a)

systolic pressure

b)

diastolic pressure

43.

abnormally fast heart rate

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

atheroma

44.

condition in which a blood clot forms within a blood vessel

a)

thrombosis

b)

endocarditis

c)

arterionecrosis

45.

cardiac arrhythmia that is fatal unless reversed

a)

ventricular fibrillation

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

atheroma

46.

abnormally swollen veins in the legs

a)

vericose veins

b)

atheroma

c)

endocarditis

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