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Cardiovascular System Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Widened blood vessel

a)

Aneurysm/o

b)

Varic/o

c)

Angi/o

d)

Embol/o

2.

Vein

a)

phleb/o, my/o

b)

ven/o, vascul/o

c)

angi/o, phleb/o

d)

ven/o, phleb/o

3.

Heart

a)

Corn/o

b)

Heart/o

c)

Cardi/o

d)

Aort/o

4.

Pulse

a)

Steth/o

b)

Thromb/o

c)

Phleb/o

d)

Sphygm/o

5.

Thromb/o

a)

pulse

b)

plug

c)

clot

d)

muscle

6.

aorta

a)

angi/o

b)

aort/o

c)

arteri/o

d)

slow

7.

artery

a)

brady

b)

arterio/o

c)

aort/o

d)

angi/o

8.

plaque, fatty substance

a)

ather/o

b)

brady-

c)

angi/o

d)

aort/o

9.

slow

a)

angi/o

b)

athero

c)

brady

d)

arterio

10.

fast, rapid

a)

tachy-

b)

throm/o

c)

leuk/o

d)

hemat/o

11.

Dilation, expansion of veins

a)

Phlebitis

b)

Venovaricus

c)

Phlebostenosis

d)

Venectasis

12.

Inflammation of vein

a)

Angiosarcitis

b)

Atheritis

c)

Phlebitis

d)

Atherosis

13.
Endocarditis
a)
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
b)
inflammation of the outer lining of the heart
c)
inflammation of the end of the heart
d)
specialist in the study of the heart
14.

Which term describes a diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart?

a)

echocardiography

b)

echoencephalography

c)

electrocardiography

d)

electroencephalography

15.
Bradycardia
a)
slow heartbeat
b)
slow movement
c)
fast movement
d)
no heartbeat
16.

Narrowing, stricture of the heart ventricles

a)

Vasculophyaxis

b)

Ventriculostenosis

c)

Varicocentesis

d)

Ventriculovaricitis

17.

Which term describes the surgical removal of a blood clot?

a)

Thrombectomy

b)

Thrombolysis

c)

Thrombosis

d)

Thrombocytopenia

18.

What does the term 'myocarditis' refer to?

a)

Inflammation of the heart muscle

b)

Inflammation of the heart valves

c)

Inflammation of the blood vessels

d)

Inflammation of the heart lining

19.

Which term describes the recording of a blood vessel?

a)

Angioplasty

b)

Angiography

c)

Angiostomy

d)

Angiectomy

20.

Which term describes the surgical removal of the heart?

a)

Cardioplasty

b)

Cardiography

c)

Cardiostomy

d)

Cardiectomy

21.
Hematology
a)
the study of blood
b)
the study of the brain
c)
the study of movement
d)
the study of disease
22.
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
23.
arteriostenosis
a)
narrowing of an artery
b)
state of profuse sweating
c)
an instrument using ultrasound to record an image of the heart
24.
hypertension
a)
high blood pressure
b)
low blood pressure
c)
state of profuse sweating
25.

What word means "image of a blood vessel"?

a)

arteriogram

b)

plebogram

c)

angiogram

d)

aortogram

26.

What word means "an abnormal mass or tumor of blood vessels"?

a)

hemangiosis

b)

phlebosis

c)

hemangioma

d)

phleboma

27.

Type the word that means "study of the heart".

(a)  

28.

Type the word that means "tumor of fatty plaque".

(a)  

29.

Type the word that means "pertaining to around the heart".

(a)  

30.

Type the word that means "rapid heart rate or condition".

(a)  

31.
suffix that means pressure
a)
trans-
b)
-tension
c)
-graphy
d)
ven/i
32.
prefix that means across
a)
trans-
b)
-tension
c)
-graphy
d)
ven/i
33.
suffix that means process of recording
a)
trans-
b)
-tension
c)
-graphy
d)
ven/i
34.
combining form that means plaque or fatty buildup
a)
trans-
b)
systol/o
c)
-graphy
d)
ather/o
35.
combining form that means contraction
a)
em-
b)
systol/o
c)
dilat/o
d)
echo-
36.
suffix that means narrowing or tightening
a)
em-
b)
- stenosis
c)
dilat/o
d)
echo-
37.
combining form that means heart
a)
ventricul/o
b)
coron/o
c)
pulmon/o
d)
-sclerosis
38.
suffix that means hardening or thickening
a)
ventricul/o
b)
dia-
c)
pulmon/o
d)
-sclerosis
39.
the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body’s veins
a)
apex
b)
atria
c)
septum
d)
ventricles
40.
the lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the rest of the body
a)
apex
b)
septum
c)
atria
d)
ventricles
41.
small, thin-walled blood vessels with semipermeable membranes that allow for gas exchange
a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

capillaries

c)

capillary-tissue (body) junction

d)

aorta

42.
blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the organs, tissues, and cells of the body
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
veins
d)
aorta
43.
blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
veins
d)
arterioles
44.
The medical term for lower-than-normal blood pressure is ______________________________.
a)
tachycardia
b)
bradycardia
c)
hypertension
d)
hypotension
45.

thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls

a)

arteriosclerosis

b)

aneurysm

c)

angina

d)

atherosclerosis