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Med Term Chapter 8

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aort/o means:

a)

aorta

b)

artery

c)

fatty plaque

d)

heart

2.

The word root that means fatty plaque is:

a)

aort/o

b)

coron/o

c)

ather/o

d)

angi/o

3.

electr/o means:

a)

atrium

b)

electricity

c)

electron

d)

elementary

4.

Which word root means vein?

a)

valv/o

b)

sphygm/o

c)

my/o

d)

phleb/o

5.

Ven/o means?

a)

embolus

b)

narrowing; stricture

c)

hardening

d)

vein

6.

sphygm/o means:

a)

blood clot

b)

pulse

c)

narrowing; stricture

d)

my/o

7.

Which 2 word roots means valve?

a)

valv/o & valvul/o

b)

my/o & phleb/o

c)

ven/o & phleb/o

d)

angi/o & vascul/o

8.

angioplasty means:

a)

surgical repair of a vessel

b)

rupture of an artery

c)

enlargement of a vessel

d)

recording of an artery

9.

What word root means arteriole?

a)

arteriol/o

b)

ather/o

c)

arteri/o

d)

aort/o

10.

extra- means?

a)

around

b)

outside

c)

in; within

d)

across

11.

-cardia means:

a)

heart

b)

englarged heart

c)

heart condition

d)

narrowing; stricture

12.

sphygm/o means:

a)

vein

b)

blood clot

c)

septum

d)

pulse

13.

soft, blowing sound heard on auscultation also called a murmur is called:

a)

stridor

b)

wheeze

c)

rale

d)

bruit

14.

another term that means fainting is:

a)

syncope

b)

hypertension

c)

phlebitis

d)

thrombosis

15.

This drug class prevents, alleviates or corrects cardiac arrhythmias:

a)

anticoagulants

b)

antiarrhythmics

c)

angiotensin II receptor blockers

d)

beta blockers

16.

This drug class blocks movement of calcium, into mycardial cells, causing heart rate and BP to decrease:

a)

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

b)

angiotensin II receptor blockers

c)

beta blockers

d)

calcium channel blockers

17.

This drug class lowers cholesterol:

a)

antiarrhythmics

b)

diurectics

c)

nitrates

d)

statins

18.

This drug class acts on the kidneys to increase excretion fo water and sodium (it makes you urinate)

a)

statins

b)

nitrates

c)

diuretics

d)

beta blockers

19.

The correct abbreviation for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is:

a)

CABG

b)

CBG

c)

CABPG

d)

CBPG

20.

BP stands for:

a)

blood perfusion

b)

bilateral pulse

c)

blood pressure

d)

bilateral vein prolapse

21.

Procedure that graphically records the spread of electrical activity of the heart, using small electrodes.

a)

angiography

b)

holter monitor test

c)

electrocardiography

d)

lipid panel

22.

Passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide an evaluation of the heart

a)

cardiac catheterization

b)

echocardiography

c)

angioplasty

d)

coronary artery bypass graft

23.

placement of vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked area of a coronary artery and restore blood supply

a)

echocardiogram

b)

cardiac ablation

c)

angioplasty

d)

coronary artery bypass graft

24.

sensation of an irregular heartbeat, commonly described as pounding, racing, skipping a beat.

a)

phlebitis

b)

palpitation

c)

hypertension

d)

syncope

25.

Defibrillation technique using low-energy shocks to reset the heart's rhythm back to its normal pattern

a)

angioplasty

b)

defibrillation

c)

pacemaker

d)

cardioversion

26.

What is the correct abbreviation for Mitral Valve Prolapse

a)

MP

b)

MVP

c)

MV

d)

MTVP

27.

In the Heart Diagram #2 is the:

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

28.

What does # 1 refer to in the heart diagram?

a)

Right pulmonary veins

b)

Left pulmonary veins

c)

Right pulmonary veins

d)

Right pulmonary arteries

29.

In the heart diagram, what does #3 refer to?

a)

right atrium

b)

pulmonic valve

c)

aortic valve

d)

bicuspid valve

30.

In the heart diagram, what does #5 refer to?

a)

tricuscpid valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

mitral valve

d)

pulmonic valve

31.

Which medical term means surgical repair of a vessel

a)

angioplasty

b)

angiogram

c)

angiography

d)

aortoplasty

32.

A medical term that means inflammation of a vessel is:

a)

phlebitis

b)

arteritis

c)

vasculitis

d)

carditis

33.

Which medical term means pertaining to the muscle of the heart?

a)

arteriosclerosis

b)

myocardial

c)

cardiac

d)

myocarditis

34.

sten/o means:

a)

narrowing

b)

hardening

c)

blood clot

d)

outside

35.

which word element means across?

a)

endo-

b)

peri-

c)

trans-

d)

endo-