<b>Matching Word Parts 1</b> |
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aort/o |
aorta |
arteri/o |
artery |
ather/o |
plaque, fatty substance |
angi/o |
relating to blood or lymph vessels |
brady- |
slow |
<b>Matching Word Parts 2</b> |
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-emia |
blood or blood condition |
cardi/o |
heart |
coron/o |
crown, coronary |
erythr/o |
red |
ech/o |
sound |
<b>Matching Word Parts 3</b> |
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leuk/o |
white |
phleb/o |
vein |
tachy- |
fast, rapid |
thromb/o |
clot |
hem/o |
blood, relating to blood |
<b>Definitions</b> |
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leukocytes |
The term meaning white blood cells is ____. |
sinoatrial node |
Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the medical name of the structure is the ____. |
coronary arteries |
The myocardium receives its blood supply from the ____. |
echocardiography |
The diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart is ____. |
mitral |
The bicuspid valve is also known as the ____ valve. |
right ventricle |
The ____ pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs. |
thrombocytes |
The ____ are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play an important role in blood clotting. |
embolus |
A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in the blood is known as a/an ____. |
lungs |
Blood flows from the right ventricle to the ____. |
reticulocytes |
The term meaning immature red blood cells is ____. |
<b>Matching Structures</b> |
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heart |
a hollow, muscular organ |
myocardium |
cardiac muscle |
epicardium |
external layer of the heart |
endocardium |
inner lining of the heart |
pericardium |
sac enclosing the heart |
<b>Which Word?</b> |
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lipoprotein cholesterol |
High-density ____ is also known as good cholesterol. |
bradycardia |
An abnormally slow resting heart rate is described as ____. |
fibrillation |
Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart are described as ____. |
systolic |
The highest pressure against the blood vessels is ____ pressure, and it occurs when the ventricles contract. |
leukopenia |
The condition in which there is an abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells is ____. |
<b>Missing Words</b> |
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aneurysm |
The autopsy indicated that the cause of death was a ruptured ____. |
phlebitis |
The inflammation of a vein is known as ____. |
arrhythmia |
An ____ is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the heartbeat is faster or slower than normal. |
Thalassemia |
____ is a genetic disorder characterized by short-lived red blood cells. |
Cholesterol |
____ is a fatty substance that circulates in the blood. |
<b>Term Selection</b> |
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septicemia |
The presence of pathogens in the blood is described as ____. |
Secondary |
Chronic hypertension, which is caused by a different medical problem, is known as ____ hypertension. |
megaloblastic |
The blood disorder characterized by anemia in which the red blood cells are larger than normal is known as ____ anemia. |
antihypertensive |
A/An ____ is a class of drugs administered to lower high blood pressure. |
endocarditis |
A bacterial infection of the lining or valves of the heart is known as bacterial ____. |
<b>Sentence Completion</b> |
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serum |
Plasma with the clotting proteins and the blood cells removed is known as ____. |
aneurysm |
A localized, balloon-like enlargement of an artery is called a/an ____. |
endarterectomy |
The surgical removal of the lining of an artery is known as a/an ____. |
hemoglobin |
The name of the protein found in red blood cells that plays an essential role in oxygen transport is _____. |
homocysteine |
When present in the blood at elevated levels, the amino acid ____ can damage arterial walls and increase the risk of coronary artery disease. |
"Clinical Conditions" |
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infarction |
Allen Franklin was rushed to the hospital when he suffered a myocardial ____, commonly known as a heart attack |
bradycardia |
Ramon Martinez has an abnormally slow heart beat. The medical term for this is ____. |
varicose |
During her pregnancy, Polly Olson suffered from abnormally swollen veins in her legs. The medical term for this condition is ____ veins. |
angina |
Thomas Wilkerson suffers from episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium. This is a condition known as ____ pectoris. |
leukemia |
Garry Klein suffers from a malignancy characterized by a progressive increase in of abnormal leukocytes. This is called ____. |
pacemaker |
Helen Grovenor had a/an ____ implanted to control atrial fibrillation. |
electrocardiogram |
Dr. Lawson read her patient’s ____. This diagnostic record is also known as an ECG or EKG. |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
Jason Turner suffered from cardiac arrest. The paramedics arrived promptly and saved his life by using ____ (CPR). |
<b>Which is the Correct Medical Term?</b> |
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atheroma |
A/An ____, which is a characteristic of atherosclerosis, is a deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall. |
hemostasis |
The term ____ means to stop or control bleeding. |
phlebitis |
Inflammation of a vein is known as ____. |
dyscrasia |
Blood ____ is any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood. |
aneurysmectomy |
The surgical removal of an aneurysm is a/an ____. |
<b>Challenge Word Building</b> |
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arteritis |
Inflammation of an artery or arteries is known as ____. |
angiectomy |
The surgical removal of a portion of a blood vessel is a/an ____. |
phlebostenosis |
The abnormal narrowing of the lumen of a vein is known as ____. |
pericardiectomy |
The surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart is a/an ____. |
cardiorrhaphy |
To surgically suture the wall of the heart is a/an ____. |
phleborrhexis |
Rupture of a vein is known as ____. |
angiorrhaphy |
The suture repair of any vessel, especially a blood vessel, is a/an ____. |
cardiorrhexis |
Rupture of the heart is known as ____. |
pericardiorrhaphy |
To suture the tissue surrounding the heart is a/an ____. |
venography |
A radiographic test that provides an image of specific veins after a contrast dye is injected is a/an ____. |
Medical Terminology Chapter 5- The Cardiovascular System Learning Exercise
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