Medical Terminology - Chapter 7

Blood is carried from the body to the heart by ___ after delivering oxygen and nutrients.

veins

Blood vessels called ___ always carry blood from the heart.

arteries

Blood with oxygen from the lungs goes to the heart through the ___.

pulmonary veins

The major artery carrying blood from the heart is the ___.

aorta

The ___ carries blood with carbon dioxide from the heart to the lungs.

pulmonary artery

Blood from the lower body goes through the ___ and into the heart.

inferior vena cava

Blood from the hear, neck, and arms enters the heart through the ___.

superior vena cava

A hole between the two ventricles ia a ___ defect.

interventricular

A tumor in any type of blood of lymph vessel is called a ___.

angioma

Inflammation of a vein with an attached clot is known as ___.

thrombophlebitis

A ___ is a surgical repair of the aorta.

aortoplasty

The condition of ___ is defined as hardened fatty deposits along the blood vessel wall.

atherosclerosis

Narrowing of an artery is known as ___.

arteriostenosis

The condition of having a clot obstruct a blood vessel is a ___.

embolism

Administration of medication or dye into a vein is called a ___ administration.

intravenous

Blood pressure higher than normal range

hypertension

Arteries in lower extremities have fatty deposits

peripheral vascular disease

Dilated, twisted veins in the legs

varicose veins

Blood pressure lower than 90/60

hypertension

Blood clot formation in veins within the leg

deep vein thrombosis

Blockage of blood flow

occlusion

Administration of clot-busting drugs

intravascular thrombolytic therapy

Widening of an artery with a weakness in the wall

aneurysm

The term ___ refers to a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle.

myocardial ischemia

A ___ is an abnormal heartbeat.

arrhythmia

When the heart stops beatingm that is ___.

cardiac arrest

When there is an unusual heart sound, it is termed a ___.

heart murmur

When the heart beats so fast it is just quivering, the disorder is ___.

fibrillation

A faster than normal hearbeat is called ___.

tachycardia

A sower than normal heartbeat is ___.

bradycardia

Tissue necrosis that develops from ischemia is a ___.

infarct

The mitral valve is loacted between the ___.

left atrium and left ventricle

Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

sphygmomanometer

Which is the largest artery in the body?

aorta

A weakening of an arterial wall, which can lead to rupture, is known as ___.

an aneurysm

Bradycardia can best be described as ___.

an abnormally slow heartbeat

Attaching veins before and after an occluded coronary artery is called ___.

coronary artery bypass graft

What is severe chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia called?

angina pectoris

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is ___.

endocarditis

Myocardial infarction is commonly known as ___.

a heart attack

Whst is the condition called when the heart rate is abnormally fast?

Tachycardia

Swollen, twisted, and dialated veins, especially in the lower legs, are called ___.

varicose veins

Heart valve stenosis is a condition where the flaps of a heart valve are ___.

narrowed and unable to open completely

The term phlebitis refers to ___.

inflammation of a vein

Pericardial a term that means pertaining to ___.

around the heart

What describes venipuncture?

inserting a needle into a vein to withfraw blood

What is the term for disease of the heart muscle?

cardiomyopathy

What is the definition of fibrillation?

abnormal quivering of the heart

Electrocardiography is done in order to ___.

record the electrical activity of the heart

Abbreviation for the condition of a weak heart with pulmonary edema and dyspnea is ___.

CHF

The types of blood vessels include all of the following except ___.

lymph nodes

The combining form in phlebitis means ___.

vein

Arteriosclerotic heart disease is also called ___.

coronary artery disease

The types of blood vessels include all of the following except ___.

lymph nodes

The combining form in phlebitis means ___.

vein

Arteriosclerotic heart disease is also called ___.

coronary artery disease

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and toward a capillary bed are called ___.

arteries

The common name for ___ is heart attack.

myocardial infarction

The disorder in which cusps or flaps of the heart valve are too stiff and unable to open fully is called ___.

heart fully is called

V-fib is the abbreviation for ___ fibrillation.

ventricular

An irregular heartbeat is called ___.

arrhythmia

Another term for cardioversion is ___.

defibrillation

The condition of blood eating held back is termed ___.

ischemia

The abbreviation for catherterization is ___.

cath

An electrical device that artifically stimulates contraction of heart muscle is called a ___.

pacemaker

What does the prefix in the term bacterial endocarditis mean?

inner

The condition of an enlarged heart is called ___.

cardiomegaly

___ is a method for treating coronary artery narrowing by inserting a balloon catheter into a coronary artery and then inflating the balloon to dilate the narrow blood vessel.

PTCA

Which of the following terms means record of an artery?

arteriogram

Which combining form means heart?

coron/o

A ___ is an instrument for measuring blood pressure.

sphygmomanometer

The diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions affecting the heart and vascular system is ___.

cardiology

The process of recording a vessel is known as ___.

angiography

An abnormal heart sound is called a ___.

heart murmur

Surgical repair of the aorta is called ___.

aortoplasty

A treatment that uses drugs to chemically clots occluding a blood vessel is called ___.

intravascular thrombolytic therapy

DVT is the abbreviation for deep vein ___.

thrombosis

An occlusion is a blockage of a blood vessel that may be caused by a thrombus plaque, or ___.

embolus

An ___ is the surgical removal of an embolus.

embolectomy

Bllod pressure above the normal range is ___.

hypertension

___ is the diagnostic procedure that records electrical activity of the heart.

electrocardiography

The term that means pertaining to the heart is ___.

cardiac

Hardening of plaque is called ___.

atherosclerosis

What type of specialist is responsible for treating conditions of the heart and blood vessels?

cardiologist

The soft, yellow, fatty deposits that build up along the inner wall of blood vessels are called ___.

plaque

A ___ ultrasound evaluates blood flow, movement of heart valves, and movement of the heart muscle during a contraction.

doppler

A ruptured artery is called ___.

arteriorrhexis

The combingin form for fatty substance or plaque is ___.

ather/o

Suffix for blood condition?

-emia

Prefix for fast?

-tachy

What is the inner lining of the chambers of the heart called?

endocardium

What is an area of tissue death in the heart called?

infarct

Abbreviation of chest pain

CP

A widening of an artery due to weakness in the arterial wall is known as ___.

an aneurysm

What is used to measure blood pressure?

sphygmomanometer

What is the meaning of the combining form isch/o?

to hold back

Blood is carried away from thr heart by what structures?

arteries

What is the combining for for clot?

thromb/o

Abbreviation for an elctrocardiogram?

EKG

A condition characterized by decreased clood flow in the extremities causing pain, numbness, and impaired circulation is known as ___.

peripheral vascular disease