9.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective

Question 1

endocardium

endo - inside
card - heart
ium - tissue

Answer 1

tissue lining the inside of the heart

Question 2

epicardium

eppi - upon
card - heart
ium - tissue

Answer 2

tissue lining the outside of the heart

Question 3

myocardium

Answer 3

heart muscle tissue

Question 4

bradycardia

Answer 4

slow heart

Question 5

cardiomegaly

Answer 5

cardio - heart

megaly - enlargement

Question 6

cardiotoxic

Answer 6

poison in the heart

Question 7

cyanosis

cyan - blue
osis - condition

Answer 7

bluish appearance to the skin—a sign that the tissue isn’t receiving enough oxygen

Question 8

murmur

Answer 8

abnormal heart sound

Question 9

tachycardia

Answer 9

rapid heartbeat

Question 10

vena cava

vena - vein
cava - hollow

Answer 10

large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

Question 11

inferior vena cava

inferior - low
cava - hollow
vena - vein

Answer 11

portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

Question 12

superior vena cava

Answer 12

portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)

Question 13

angiogenesis

angio - blood vessel
genesis - creation

Answer 13

development of blood vessels

Question 14

angiolith

angio - blood vessel
lith - stone

Answer 14

stone forming in the wall of blood vessel

Question 15

angiopoiesis

angio - blood vessel
poiesis - formation

Answer 15

formation of blood vessel

Question 16

angiosclerosis

angio - blood vessel
scerlosis- hardening condition

Answer 16

hardening of a blood vessel

Question 17

aortectasia

aort - aorta
ectasia - dilation

Answer 17

dialtion of the aorta

Question 18

aortic stenosis

aorta - aorta
ic - condition
sten - narrow
osis - condition

Answer 18

narrowing of the aorta

Question 19

aortolith

Answer 19

stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

Question 20

arteriolith

Answer 20

stone in the artery

Question 21

arteriosclerosis

arteri - artert
scerl - hardening
osis - condition

Answer 21

hardening of an artery

Question 22

atherogenesis

athero - fatty plaque
gensis - creation

Answer 22

formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

Question 23

atherosclerosis

athero - fatty plaques

Answer 23

hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque

Question 24

embolus

Answer 24

mass of matter present in the blood

Question 25

embolism

Answer 25

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

Question 26

ischemia isch- holding back emia - blood condition

Answer 26

blockage of blood flow to an organ

Question 27

occlusion

Answer 27

closing or blockage of a passage

Question 28

phlebosclerosis

Answer 28

hardening of a vein

Question 29

thrombus

Answer 29

blood clot

Question 30

varicose veins varico - swollen veins - twisted veins

Answer 30

an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin

Question 31

vasospasm vaso - vessel spasm - involuntary contraction

Answer 31

involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

Question 32

venosclerosis

Answer 32

hardening of a vein

Question 33

venospasm

Answer 33

involuntary contraction of a vein

Question 34

venostasis

Answer 34

trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression

Question 35

angiogram gram - record

Answer 35

record of the blood vessels

Question 36

angiography graphy - writing procedure

Answer 36

procedure to describe the blood vessels

Question 37

aortogram

Answer 37

record of the aorta

Question 38

arteriogram

Answer 38

record of an artery

Question 39

venogram

Answer 39

record of a vein

Question 40

angioscope

Answer 40

device for looking into a blood vessel

Question 41

cardiac catheterization

Answer 41

process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart

Question 42

echocardiogram

Answer 42

image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

Question 43

echocardiography

Answer 43

use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women, but instead it is performed on a heart

Question 44

electrocardiography

Answer 44

procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart

Question 45

sonography

Answer 45

use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound

Question 46

diastolic pressure dia - through stol - send ic - pertaining to

Answer 46

pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed

Question 47

systolic pressure

Answer 47

pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting

Question 48

cardiologist

Answer 48

heart specialist

Question 49

cardiovascular

Answer 49

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

Question 50

circulation

Answer 50

moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart

Question 51

coronary circulation

Answer 51

circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle

Question 52

phlebologist

Answer 52

specialist in veins

Question 53

phlebology

Answer 53

study of veins

Question 54

phlebotomist

Answer 54

one who draws blood