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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 12: The Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
constrict/o
a)
to draw together, tighten
b)
to expand, widen
c)
blue
2.
dilat/o
a)
to expand, widen
b)
to draw together, tighten
c)
profuse sweating
3.
angi/o
a)
blood vessel
b)
fatty debris
c)
plug
4.
arteri/o
a)
artery
b)
heart
c)
hold back
5.
ather/o
a)
fatty debris
b)
blood vessel
c)
artery
6.
cardi/o
a)
heart
b)
artery
c)
vein
7.
coron/o
a)
crown
b)
artery
c)
rhythm
8.
cyan/o
a)
blue
b)
artery
c)
hardening
9.
diaphor/e
a)
profuse sweating
b)
heart
c)
blue
10.
embol/o
a)
plug
b)
blood vessel
c)
vein
11.
isch/o
a)
hold back
b)
to draw together, tighten
c)
clot
12.
phleb/o
a)
vein
b)
crown
c)
surgical puncture to remove fluid
13.
rhythm/o
a)
rhythm
b)
heart
c)
vessel
14.
scler/o
a)
hardening
b)
to expand, widen
c)
blood condition
15.
thromb/o
a)
clot
b)
blood vessel
c)
blue
16.
vas/o
a)
vessel
b)
crown
c)
lack of; removal
17.
ven/o
a)
vein
b)
fatty debris
c)
slow
18.
-centesis
a)
surgical puncture to remove fluid
b)
to expand, widen
c)
fast
19.
-emia
a)
blood condition
b)
crown
c)
hardening
20.
brady-
a)
slow
b)
fast
c)
profuse sweating
21.
de-
a)
lack of; removal
b)
fatty debris
c)
crown
22.
tachy-
a)
fast
b)
to draw together, tighten
c)
slow
23.
atria
a)
upper chambers of the heart
b)
lower chambers of the heart
c)
middle wall of the heart
24.
ventricles
a)
lower chambers of the heart
b)
upper chambers of the heart
c)
sac surrounding the heart
25.
epicardium
a)
outer wall of the heart
b)
middle wall of the heart
c)
inner wall of the heart
26.
myocardium
a)
middle wall of the heart
b)
outer wall of the heart
c)
inner wall of the heart
27.
endocardium
a)
inner wall of the heart
b)
outer wall of the heart
c)
sac surrounding the heart
28.
pericardium
a)
sac surrounding the heart
b)
middle wall of the heart
c)
inner wall of the heart
29.
normal sinus rhythm
a)
60-90 beats per minute
b)
slower than 60 beats per minute
c)
faster than 100 beats per minute
30.
sphygmomanometer
a)
instrument used to measure blood pressure
b)
an instrument using ultrasound to record an image of the heart
c)
lack of blood to the brain
31.
hypertension
a)
high blood pressure
b)
low blood pressure
c)
state of profuse sweating
32.
hypotension
a)
low blood pressure
b)
high blood pressure
c)
state of profuse sweating
33.
angioplasty
a)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
b)
stopping atrial or ventricular fibrillation using an electronic device
c)
surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
34.
arteriosclerosis
a)
hardening of the arteries
b)
fast heartbeat
c)
an instrument using ultrasound to record an image of the heart
35.
arteriostenosis
a)
narrowing of an artery
b)
state of profuse sweating
c)
an instrument using ultrasound to record an image of the heart
36.
atheroma
a)
a fatty mass that accumulates on the wall of an artery
b)
blueness of the skin
c)
constriction or narrowing of the vessel walls
37.
atherosclerosis
a)
hardening and narrowing of an artery due to fatty masses
b)
state of profuse sweating
c)
enlarged heart
38.
cardiologist
a)
specialist in the study of the heart
b)
specialist in the study of the brain
c)
specialist in the study of the bones
39.
cardiomegaly
a)
enlarged heart
b)
fast heartbeat
c)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
40.
cardiomyopathy
a)
disease of the heart muscle
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
41.
echocardiograph
a)
an instrument using ultrasound to record an image of the heart
b)
instrument used to measure blood pressure
c)
surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
42.
coronary arteries
a)
the arteries that supply the heart with blood
b)
upper chambers of the heart
c)
lower chambers of the heart
43.
cyanosis
a)
blueness of the skin
b)
abnormal heart rate
c)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
44.
diaphoresis
a)
state of profuse sweating
b)
an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery
c)
enlarged heart
45.
embolus
a)
a blood clot that is moving through a blood vessel
b)
a stationary blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel
c)
enlarged heart
46.
arrhythmia
a)
abnormal heart rate
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
enlarged heart
47.
thrombus
a)
a stationary blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel
b)
a blood clot that is moving through a blood vessel
c)
enlarged heart
48.
vasoconstriction
a)
constriction or narrowing of the vessel walls
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
narrowing of an artery
49.
vasodilation
a)
widening of the vessel walls
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
narrowing of an artery
50.
venous
a)
pertaining to a vein
b)
abnormal heart rate
c)
blueness of the skin
51.
cardiocentesis
a)
surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
b)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
c)
stopping atrial or ventricular fibrillation using an electronic device
52.
bradycardia
a)
slow heartbeat; slower than 60 beats per minute
b)
60-90 beats per minute
c)
fast heartbeat; faster than 100 beats per minute
53.
tachycardia
a)
fast heartbeat; faster than 100 beats per minute
b)
60-90 beats per minute
c)
slow heartbeat; slower than 60 beats per minute
54.
defibrillation
a)
stopping atrial or ventricular fibrillation using an electronic device
b)
surgical repair of a blood vessel
c)
surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
55.
aneurysm
a)
an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery
b)
fast heartbeat
c)
blueness of the skin
56.
stroke
a)
lack of blood to the brain
b)
a heart attack; death of the heart muscle
c)
blueness of the skin
57.
mycardial infarction
a)
a heart attack; death of the heart muscle
b)
an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery
c)
an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery
58.
palpitation
a)
fast heartbeat
b)
enlarged heart
c)
an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery
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