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CARDIOVASCULAR WORD PARTS

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

The word part angi/o means

a)

vessel (blood)

b)

heart

c)

artery

d)

blue

2.

The word part aort/o means

a)

aorta; largest artery

b)

atria; atrium

c)

arteriole (small artery)

d)

plaque; fatty buildup

3.

The word part arteri/o means

a)

artery

b)

arteriole (small artery)

c)

vein

d)

lymph

4.

The word part arteriol/o means

a)

arteriole (small artery)

b)

artery

c)

aorta; largest artery

d)

capillary

5.

The word part atri/o means

a)

atria; atrium

b)

ventricle

c)

aorta; largest artery

d)

heart

6.

The word part ather/o means

a)

plaque; fatty buildup

b)

coagulation; clotting

c)

narrowing

d)

blue

7.

The word part bol/o means

a)

cast; throw

b)

cell

c)

electricity

d)

to enlarge or expand

8.

The word part cardi/o means

a)

heart

b)

blood

c)

vessel (blood)

d)

lymph

9.

The word part coagul/o means

a)

coagulation; clotting

b)

to enlarge or expand

c)

narrowing

d)

electricity

10.

The word part constrict/o means

a)

narrowing

b)

to enlarge or expand

c)

blue

d)

white

11.

The word part coron/o means

a)

heart

b)

aorta; largest artery

c)

artery

d)

lymph

12.

The word part cyan/o means

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

cell

13.

The word part cyt/o means

a)

cell

b)

blood

c)

lymph

d)

electricity

14.

The word part dilat/o means

a)

to enlarge or expand

b)

narrowing

c)

coagulation; clotting

d)

cast; throw

15.

The word part electr/o means

a)

electricity

b)

blood

c)

heart

d)

vessel (blood)

16.

The word part erythr/o means

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

heart

17.

The word parts hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o mean

a)

blood

b)

lymph

c)

cell

d)

artery

18.

The word part leuk/o means

a)

white

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

plaque; fatty buildup

19.

The word parts lymph/o, lymphat/o mean

a)

lymph

b)

blood

c)

cell

d)

arteriole (small artery)

20.

What does the word part lumin/o mean?

a)

light

b)

muscle

c)

vein

d)

lung

21.

What does the word part my/o mean?

a)

muscle

b)

light

c)

lung

d)

vessel

22.

What does the word part phleb/o mean?

a)

vein

b)

ventricle

c)

chest

d)

sound

23.

What does the word part pulmon/o mean?

a)

lung

b)

pulse

c)

blood vessel

d)

partition

24.

What does the word part rhythm/o mean?

a)

rhythm; heartbeat

b)

pulse

c)

to cut

d)

against

25.

What does the word part sept/o mean?

a)

wall; partition

b)

sound

c)

stretched; strained

d)

light

26.

What does the word part son/o mean?

a)

sound

b)

clot

c)

contraction

d)

vein

27.

What does the word part sphygm/o mean?

a)

pulse

b)

ventricle

c)

muscle

d)

vessel; duct

28.

What does the word part steth/o mean?

a)

chest

b)

blood vessel

c)

lung

d)

to cut

29.

What does the word part systol/o mean?

a)

contraction

b)

wall; partition

c)

sound

d)

against

30.

What does the word part tens/o mean?

a)

stretched; strained

b)

vein

c)

light

d)

pulse

31.

What does the word part thromb/o mean?

a)

clot

b)

muscle

c)

vessel; duct

d)

ventricle

32.

What does the word part tom/o mean?

a)

to cut

b)

stretched; strained

c)

rhythm; heartbeat

d)

lung

33.

What does the word part vas/o mean?

a)

vessel; duct

b)

chest

c)

sound

d)

vein

34.

What does the word part vascul/o mean?

a)

blood vessel

b)

pulse

c)

clot

d)

light

35.

What do the word parts ven/i, ven/o mean?

a)

vein

b)

ventricle

c)

blood vessel

d)

contraction

36.

What does the word part ventricul/o mean?

a)

ventricle

b)

venule (small vein)

c)

vein

d)

chest

37.

What does the word part venul/o mean?

a)

venule (small vein)

b)

against

c)

to cut

d)

muscle

38.

What does the prefix a-, an- mean?

a)

not; without

b)

against

c)

sound

d)

vessel; duct

39.

What does the prefix anti- mean?

a)

against

b)

light

c)

vein

d)

contraction

40.

In medical terminology, what does the prefix brady- mean?

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

many

d)

across

41.

In medical terminology, what is the meaning of the prefix dia-?

a)

through; complete

b)

within

c)

below normal; deficient

d)

reflected sound

42.

The combining form echo- means which of the following?

a)

reflected sound

b)

large

c)

on; over; upon

d)

across

43.

What does the prefix em- mean in medical terms?

a)

in

b)

out

c)

through

d)

above normal; excessive

44.

What is the meaning of the prefix endo-?

a)

in; within

b)

across

c)

around; surrounding

d)

slow

45.

The prefix epi- is defined as which of the following?

a)

on; over; upon

b)

below; below normal; deficient

c)

fast

d)

reflected sound

46.

In medical vocabulary, hyper- means what?

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

in; within

c)

through

d)

large

47.

The prefix hypo- has which meaning?

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

many; much

c)

across

d)

substance that promotes

48.

What is the definition of the prefix mega-?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

around; surrounding

d)

to separate

49.

In medical terminology, what does the prefix per- mean?

a)

through

b)

within

c)

fast

d)

process; condition

50.

The prefix peri- means which of the following?

a)

around; surrounding

b)

across

c)

slow

d)

in

51.

What is the meaning of the prefix poly-?

a)

many; much

b)

above normal; excessive

c)

below normal; deficient

d)

substance that promotes

52.

In medical terms, tachy- means what?

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

across

d)

to separate

53.

The prefix trans- is defined as which meaning?

a)

across

b)

within

c)

around; surrounding

d)

many; much

54.

Which meaning matches the suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous?

a)

pertaining to

b)

process; condition

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

substance that promotes

55.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -ant indicate?

a)

substance that promotes

b)

to separate

c)

reflected sound

d)

large

56.

The suffix -ation carries which meaning?

a)

process; condition

b)

pertaining to

c)

across

d)

in; within

57.

What does the suffix -crit mean?

a)

to separate

b)

substance that promotes

c)

below normal; deficient

d)

large

58.

In these flash cards, what meaning is given for the suffix -e?

a)

noun suffix with no meaning

b)

pertaining to

c)

fast

d)

around; surrounding

59.

The suffix -ectomy is defined as which of the following?

a)

surgical removal; excision

b)

process; condition

c)

reflected sound

d)

across

60.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -emia mean?

a)

blood condition

b)

inflammation

c)

deficiency

d)

tumor; mass

61.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -emic mean?

a)

pertaining to blood condition

b)

process of recording

c)

instrument for recording

d)

surgical repair

62.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -gram mean?

a)

record; image

b)

measure

c)

disease

d)

enlargement

63.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -graph mean?

a)

instrument for recording

b)

process; condition

c)

chemical substance

d)

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

64.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -graphy mean?

a)

process of recording

b)

record; image

c)

surgical repair

d)

abnormal condition

65.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -ia mean?

a)

condition

b)

instrument for recording

c)

measure

d)

substance that promotes

66.

In medical terminology, what do the suffixes -in, -ine mean?

a)

chemical; chemical compound; substance

b)

one who takes action

c)

enlargement

d)

blood condition

67.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -ism mean?

a)

process; condition

b)

inflammation

c)

deficiency

d)

tumor; mass

68.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -itis mean?

a)

inflammation

b)

process of recording

c)

disease

d)

measure

69.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -ive mean?

a)

substance that promotes

b)

pertaining to blood condition

c)

record; image

d)

abnormal condition

70.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -lytic mean?

a)

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

b)

surgical repair

c)

instrument for recording

d)

process; condition

71.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -megaly mean?

a)

enlargement

b)

deficiency

c)

chemical substance

d)

disease

72.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -meter mean?

a)

measure

b)

one who takes action

c)

record; image

d)

process of recording

73.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -oma mean?

a)

tumor; mass

b)

inflammation

c)

blood condition

d)

process; condition

74.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -or mean?

a)

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

b)

instrument for recording

c)

abnormal condition

d)

chemical substance

75.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -osis mean?

a)

process; abnormal condition

b)

disease

c)

deficiency

d)

enlargement

76.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -pathy mean?

a)

disease

b)

measure

c)

surgical repair

d)

process of recording

77.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -penia mean?

a)

deficiency

b)

inflammation

c)

chemical compound

d)

record; image

78.

In medical terminology, what does the suffix -plasty mean?

a)

surgical repair

b)

process; condition

c)

pertaining to breakdown

d)

instrument for recording