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WorksheetsMed Term Chapter 8
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Aort/o means:
aorta
artery
fatty plaque
heart
The word root that means fatty plaque is:
aort/o
coron/o
ather/o
angi/o
electr/o means:
atrium
electricity
electron
elementary
Which word root means vein?
valv/o
sphygm/o
my/o
phleb/o
Ven/o means?
embolus
narrowing; stricture
hardening
vein
sphygm/o means:
blood clot
pulse
narrowing; stricture
my/o
Which 2 word roots means valve?
valv/o & valvul/o
my/o & phleb/o
ven/o & phleb/o
angi/o & vascul/o
angioplasty means:
surgical repair of a vessel
rupture of an artery
enlargement of a vessel
recording of an artery
What word root means arteriole?
arteriol/o
ather/o
arteri/o
aort/o
extra- means?
around
outside
in; within
across
-cardia means:
heart
englarged heart
heart condition
narrowing; stricture
sphygm/o means:
vein
blood clot
septum
pulse
soft, blowing sound heard on auscultation also called a murmur is called:
stridor
wheeze
rale
bruit
another term that means fainting is:
syncope
hypertension
phlebitis
thrombosis
This drug class prevents, alleviates or corrects cardiac arrhythmias:
anticoagulants
antiarrhythmics
angiotensin II receptor blockers
beta blockers
This drug class blocks movement of calcium, into mycardial cells, causing heart rate and BP to decrease:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
angiotensin II receptor blockers
beta blockers
calcium channel blockers
This drug class lowers cholesterol:
antiarrhythmics
diurectics
nitrates
statins
This drug class acts on the kidneys to increase excretion fo water and sodium (it makes you urinate)
statins
nitrates
diuretics
beta blockers
The correct abbreviation for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is:
CABG
CBG
CABPG
CBPG
BP stands for:
blood perfusion
bilateral pulse
blood pressure
bilateral vein prolapse
Procedure that graphically records the spread of electrical activity of the heart, using small electrodes.
angiography
holter monitor test
electrocardiography
lipid panel
Passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide an evaluation of the heart
cardiac catheterization
echocardiography
angioplasty
coronary artery bypass graft
placement of vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked area of a coronary artery and restore blood supply
echocardiogram
cardiac ablation
angioplasty
coronary artery bypass graft
sensation of an irregular heartbeat, commonly described as pounding, racing, skipping a beat.
phlebitis
palpitation
hypertension
syncope
Defibrillation technique using low-energy shocks to reset the heart's rhythm back to its normal pattern
angioplasty
defibrillation
pacemaker
cardioversion
What is the correct abbreviation for Mitral Valve Prolapse
MP
MVP
MV
MTVP
In the Heart Diagram #2 is the:
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
What does # 1 refer to in the heart diagram?
Right pulmonary veins
Left pulmonary veins
Right pulmonary veins
Right pulmonary arteries
In the heart diagram, what does #3 refer to?
right atrium
pulmonic valve
aortic valve
bicuspid valve
In the heart diagram, what does #5 refer to?
tricuscpid valve
bicuspid valve
mitral valve
pulmonic valve
Which medical term means surgical repair of a vessel
angioplasty
angiogram
angiography
aortoplasty
A medical term that means inflammation of a vessel is:
phlebitis
arteritis
vasculitis
carditis
Which medical term means pertaining to the muscle of the heart?
arteriosclerosis
myocardial
cardiac
myocarditis
sten/o means:
narrowing
hardening
blood clot
outside
which word element means across?
endo-
peri-
trans-
endo-
