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Caduceus med terminology chapter 8- 20 with 100% correct
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The upper chambers of the heart are called the - answer atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the: - answer ventricles
the valve located between the left atrium and the ventricle is the: -
answer mitral
the blood vessel that carries blood containing oxygen and nutrients away
from the heart to all body tissues except the lungs is the: - answer aorta
the combining forms angi/o- and vaso- all mean - answer vessel
the combining forms that mean "vein" are: - answer ven/o, phleb/o
_________ is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes
in the blood - answer monocytosis
the combining forms that mean "sound" are: - answer ech/o- and sono-
the suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means: - answer instrument
used to record
angina pectoris literally means - answer vessel : in chest
a non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is - answer age
,the diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means - answer narrowing of the
aorta
the diagnostic term coronary isch/emia actually means - answer deficient
supply of blood to the crowning blood vessels in the heart
the diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is: - answer
arterio/sclera/o/sis
the literally meaning of the diagnostic term cardio/myo/pathy is: - answer
heart/muscle/disease/condition
the inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body tog
supply the tissues and organs is called: - answer congestive heart failure
the diagnostic term Ar/rhythmia means: - answer variation in normal
heart rhythm or contraction
the diagnostic term used to refer to a dilated or varicose internal and/or
external vein in the rectum is: - answer hemorrh/oid
the diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial
wall is: - answer aneurysm
the diagnostic term that means rapid, quivering, non-coordinated
contractions of the atria and/or ventricles - answer fibrillation
a controllable risk for heart attack is: - answer inadequate exercise
which of the following isn't a vital sign? - answer muscle response
the diagnostic term An/emia means: - answer decrease in normal RBC
numbers, iron, or hemoglobin levels
,the surgical term for the incision into a vein to remove blood, to give
blood, or to give intravenous fluids is: - answer phleb/otomy
what is the obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance
called? - answer embolism
the surgical term angioplasty means: - answer surgical repair of a blood
vessel
which of the following isn't an antihypertensive drug? - answer penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by
detouring around blocked athrosclerotic coronary arteries is called a(n): -
answer coronary artery bypass
________is a local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids -
answer edema
the procedural term for x-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of
contrast medium dye is: - answer angiograph/y
The procedure for making a record of the structure and motion of the
heart using sound waves is called: - answer echocardiography
a stroke is also known as: - answer apoplexy
Macro/phage literally means: - answer Large/eater
the device or instrument used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand
is a: - answer sphygmomanometer
, the study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the blood of
blood within a vessel is: - answer doppler flow studies
The medical term Cardiology means: - answer the science and study of
the heart
the medical term that means body temperature below normal, or 98.6 F
is? - answer hypo/thermia
which of the following is not a congenital heart defect? - answer cerebral
vascular accident
irregular and large hemorrhages under the skin is called - answer
ecchymosis
what is coagulated or clotted material that develops inside the vascular
system? - answer thrombus
the medical term which means to enter a vein in order to remove blood,
instill medication, or start an intravenous infusion is: - answer
veni/puncture
what is coronary artery disease most commonly caused by? - answer
atherosclerosis
the ________ is a double membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart -
answer pericardium
the medical term sy/stole actually means - answer cardiac cycle phase
where chambers contract raising blood pressure
the phase in the cardiac cycle in which chambers relax between
contractions is called: - answer dia/stole
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