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MT6 Cardiovascular Word Parts

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word part "angi/o" refer to?

a)

Heart

b)

Vessel (blood)

c)

Muscle

d)

Bone

2.

What is the meaning of the word part "aort/o"?

a)

Vein

b)

Capillary

c)

Aorta; largest artery

d)

Heart chamber

3.

The word part "arteri/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Nerve

d)

Lymph node

4.

What does the word part "arteriol/o" refer to?

a)

atria; atrium

b)

plaque; fatty buildup

c)

arterioles (small arteries)

d)

cast; throw

5.

The word part "atri/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

arterioles (small arteries)

b)

atria; atrium

c)

plaque; fatty buildup

d)

cast; throw

6.

Which word part means "plaque; fatty buildup"?

a)

arteriol/o

b)

atri/o

c)

ather/o

d)

bol/o

7.

The word part "bol/o" is defined as:

a)

arterioles (small arteries)

b)

atria; atrium

c)

plaque; fatty buildup

d)

cast; throw

8.

What does the word part "cardi/o" refer to?

a)

Heart

b)

Blood

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

9.

The word part "coagul/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Digestion

b)

Coagulation; clotting

c)

Respiration

d)

Circulation

10.

What is the meaning of the word part "constrict/o"?

a)

Expansion

b)

Narrowing

c)

Relaxation

d)

Enlargement

11.

Which word part is related to the heart?

a)

Coron/o

b)

Hepat/o

c)

Nephr/o

d)

Gastr/o

12.

What does the word part "cyan/o" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

13.

What is the meaning of the word part "cyt/o"?

a)

Tissue

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

Blood

14.

The word part "dilat/o" refers to which of the following?

a)

To shrink

b)

To enlarge or expand

c)

To divide

d)

To contract

15.

What does the word part "electr/o" mean?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Light

c)

Electricity

d)

Heat

16.

What does the word part "erythr/o" mean?

a)

White

b)

Blood

c)

Red

d)

Lymph

17.

What is the meaning of the word part "hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o"?

a)

Lymph

b)

Blood

c)

White

d)

Red

18.

The word part "leuk/o" refers to which color?

a)

Red

b)

Blood

c)

White

d)

Lymph

19.

What does the word part "lymph/o, lymphat/o" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Blood

c)

White

d)

Lymph

20.

What does the word part "lumin/o" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Vein

c)

Light

d)

Lung

21.

What does the word part "my/o" refer to?

a)

Light

b)

Muscle

c)

Vein

d)

Lung

22.

The word part "phleb/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Lung

b)

Light

c)

Vein

d)

Muscle

23.

Which body part is indicated by the word part "pulmon/o"?

a)

Vein

b)

Lung

c)

Muscle

d)

Light

24.

What does the word part "rhythm/o" mean?

a)

Sound

b)

Wall; partition

c)

Rhythm; heartbeat

d)

Pulse

25.

What is the meaning of the word part "sept/o"?

a)

Pulse

b)

Wall; partition

c)

Sound

d)

Rhythm; heartbeat

26.

The word part "son/o" refers to which of the following?

a)

Rhythm; heartbeat

b)

Wall; partition

c)

Sound

d)

Pulse

27.

What does the word part "sphygm/o" mean?

a)

Sound

b)

Pulse

c)

Wall; partition

d)

Rhythm; heartbeat

28.

What does the word part "steth/o" mean?

a)

Chest

b)

Contraction

c)

Stretched

d)

Clot

29.

What does the word part "systol/o" mean?

a)

Chest

b)

Contraction

c)

Stretched

d)

Clot

30.

What does the word part "tens/o" mean?

a)

Chest

b)

Contraction

c)

Stretched; Strained

d)

Clot

31.

What does the word part "thromb/o" mean?

a)

Chest

b)

Contraction

c)

Stretched

d)

Clot

32.

What does the word part "tom/o" mean?

a)

Vessel

b)

To cut

c)

Blood vessel

d)

Vein

33.

What is the meaning of the word part "vas/o"?

a)

Vein

b)

To cut

c)

Vessel; duct

d)

Blood vessel

34.

The word part "vascul/o" refers to which of the following?

a)

Vein

b)

Vessel; duct

c)

Blood vessel

d)

To cut

35.

What does the word part "ven/i, ven/o" mean?

a)

Blood vessel

b)

Vein

c)

Vessel; duct

d)

To cut

36.

What does the word part "ventricul/o" refer to?

a)

Vein

b)

Ventricle

c)

Artery

d)

Valve

37.

The word part "venul/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Large vein

b)

Small vein (venule)

c)

Artery

d)

Capillary

38.

What is the meaning of the prefix "a-, an-"?

a)

With

b)

Against

c)

Not; without

d)

Together

39.

The prefix "anti-" means:

a)

For

b)

Against

c)

With

d)

Before

40.

What does the word part "brady-" mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Loud

d)

Quiet

41.

What is the meaning of the word part "dia-"?

a)

Under

b)

Over

c)

Through; complete

d)

Around

42.

The word part "echo-" refers to what?

a)

Light

b)

Reflected sound

c)

Movement

d)

Silence

43.

What does the word part "em-" mean?

a)

Out

b)

In

c)

Above

d)

Below

44.

What does the word part "endo-" mean?

a)

on; over; upon

b)

in; within

c)

above; above normal; excessive

d)

below; below normal; deficient

45.

What does the word part "epi-" mean?

a)

in; within

b)

below; below normal; deficient

c)

on; over; upon

d)

above; above normal; excessive

46.

What does the word part "hyper-" mean?

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

in; within

c)

on; over; upon

d)

above; above normal; excessive

47.

What does the word part "hypo-" mean?

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; below normal; deficient

c)

in; within

d)

on; over; upon

48.

What does the word part "mega-" mean?

a)

Small

b)

Large

c)

Few

d)

Tiny

49.

What is the meaning of the word part "per-"?

a)

Under

b)

Over

c)

Through

d)

Beside

50.

The word part "peri-" means:

a)

Inside

b)

Around; surrounding

c)

Above

d)

Below

51.

What does the word part "poly-" signify?

a)

One

b)

None

c)

Many; much

d)

Few

52.

What does the word part "tachy-" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Large

d)

Small

53.

What is the meaning of the word part "trans-"?

a)

Under

b)

Over

c)

Across

d)

Within

54.

Which word part means "pertaining to"?

a)

-ant

b)

-ous

c)

-trans

d)

-tachy

55.

What does the suffix "-ant" indicate?

a)

A person who acts

b)

A place

c)

Substance that promotes

d)

Time period

56.

What does the word part "-ation" mean?

a)

process; condition

b)

to separate

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

noun suffix with no meaning

57.

What is the meaning of the word part "-crit"?

a)

process; condition

b)

to separate

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

noun suffix with no meaning

58.

The word part "-e" is best described as:

a)

process; condition

b)

to separate

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

noun suffix with no meaning

59.

What does the word part "-ectomy" signify?

a)

process; condition

b)

to separate

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

noun suffix with no meaning

60.

What does the word part "-emia" mean?

a)

Instrument for recording

b)

Blood condition

c)

Record; image

d)

Pertaining to blood condition

61.

What is the meaning of the word part "-emic"?

a)

Record; image

b)

Instrument for recording

c)

Pertaining to blood condition

d)

Blood condition

62.

The word part "-gram" refers to what?

a)

Blood condition

b)

Instrument for recording

c)

Pertaining to blood condition

d)

Record; image

63.

What does the word part "-graph" mean?

a)

Instrument for recording

b)

Blood condition

c)

Record; image

d)

Pertaining to blood condition

64.

What does the word part "-graphy" mean?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Condition

c)

Chemical compound

d)

Process; condition

65.

What is the meaning of the word part "-ia"?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Condition

c)

Chemical compound

d)

Process; condition

66.

The word parts "-in, -ine" refer to which of the following?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Condition

c)

Chemical; chemical compound; substance

d)

Process; condition

67.

What does the word part "-ism" signify?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Condition

c)

Chemical compound

d)

Process; condition

68.

What does the word part "-itis" mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Enlargement

c)

Breakdown

d)

Substance that promotes

69.

What is the meaning of the word part "-ive"?

a)

Enlargement

b)

Pertaining to breakdown

c)

Substance that promotes

d)

Inflammation

70.

The word part "-lytic" pertains to what?

a)

Enlargement

b)

Inflammation

c)

Breakdown or destruction

d)

Substance that promotes

71.

What does the word part "-megaly" signify?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Enlargement

c)

Breakdown

d)

Substance that promotes

72.

What does the word part "-meter" mean?

a)

Tumor; mass

b)

Measure

c)

One who takes action

d)

Disease

73.

What does the word part "-oma" refer to?

a)

Measure

b)

One who takes action

c)

Tumor; mass

d)

Sound

74.

What is the meaning of the word part "-or"?

a)

Measure

b)

Tumor; mass

c)

One who takes action

d)

Heat

75.

What does the suffix "-osis" mean?

a)

Disease

b)

Deficiency

c)

Process; abnormal condition

d)

Surgical repair

76.

What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?

a)

Surgical repair

b)

Disease

c)

Deficiency

d)

Process; abnormal condition

77.

What does the suffix "-penia" mean?

a)

Process; abnormal condition

b)

Disease

c)

Deficiency

d)

Surgical repair

78.

What does the suffix "-plasty" mean?

a)

Deficiency

b)

Surgical repair

c)

Disease

d)

Process; abnormal condition