Chapter 11

Question 1

Aortic

Answer 1

aort/ic

aorta/pertaining to

Question 2

Angioplasty

Answer 2

angi/o/plasty

vessel/cv/surgical repair of

Question 3

Arteriography

Answer 3

arteri/o/graphy

artery/cv/process of recording

Question 4

Endarterectomy

Answer 4

end/arter/ectomy

within/artery/excision

Question 5

Atrial

Answer 5

arti/al

upper heart chamber/pertaining to

Question 6

Atherosclerosis

Answer 6

Ather/o/scler/osis

yellowish plaque/cv/hardening/abnormal condition of

Question 7

Brachial

Answer 7

brachi/al

arm/pertaining to

Question 8

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 8

cardi/o/my/o/pathy

heart/cv/muscle/ disease of

Question 9

Cardiomegaly

Answer 9

cardi/o/megaly

heart/cv/enlargement of

Question 10

Tachycardia

Answer 10

tachy/car/ia

fast/heart/condition of

Question 11

Coronary

Answer 11

coron/ary

heart/pertaining to

Question 12

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 12

hyper/cholesterol/emia

excessive/cholesterol/blood conditon of

Question 13

Cyanosis

Answer 13

cyan/osis

blue/abnormal condition of

Question 14

Hypoxia

Answer 14

hyp/ox/ia

deficient/oxygen/condition of

Question 15

Phlebotomy

Answer 15

phleb/o/tomy

vein/cv/incision of

Question 16

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 16

sphygm/o/man/o/meter

pulse/cv/hand/cv/instrument ot measure

Question 17

Pericardiocentesis

Answer 17

pericardi/o/centesis

pericardium/cv/sugical procedure to remove fluid

Question 18

Arrythmia

Answer 18

a/rrhythm/ia

without/rhythm/condition of

Question 19

Stethoscope

Answer 19

steth/o/scope

chest/cv/instrument for visual exam

Question 20

Thrombolysis

Answer 20

thromb/o/lysis

clot/o/destruction of

Question 21

Valculoplasty

Answer 21

valcul/o/plasty

valve/cv/surgical repair of

Question 22

Vascular

Answer 22

vascul/ar

vessel/pertaining

Question 23

Interventricular

Answer 23

inter/ventricul/ar

between/lower hear chamber/pertaining to

Question 24

Vasodilation

Answer 24

vas/o/dilation

vessel/cv/expanding

Question 25

Venous

Answer 25

ven/ous | vein/pertaining to

Question 26

Name the chambers of the heart

Answer 26

Left/Right Atria | Left/Right Ventrical

Question 27

Name flow of blood circulation

Answer 27

1. Carotid artery 2. Bachial arter 3. Radial arter 4. Femoral artery 5. Popliteal artery 6. Dorsalis pedis artery 7. Apical pluse

Question 28

Name the phases of the heartbeat

Answer 28

1. diastole (relaxation) filling | 2. systole (contraction) pumping

Question 29

# Define: Murmur

Answer 29

Abnormal swishing sounds caused by improper closure of the heart valves,

Question 30

# Define: Cardiogram

Answer 30

process of restoring the heart's normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest.

Question 31

# Define: Holter monitoring

Answer 31

continuous monitoring of the electrical activity of a patient's heart muscle (electrocardiography) for 24 hours

Question 32

# Define: Stress Test

Answer 32

patient exercises on a treadmill or exercise bicycle while his or her heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, electrocardiogram (ECG), and feeling of well being are monitored.

Question 33

Congenital heart disease

Answer 33

variety of malformations of the heart and/or its major blood vessels that are present at birth.

Question 34

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Answer 34

clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis.

Question 35

Pericarditis

Answer 35

inflammation of the two layers of the thin, sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart

Question 36

Peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Answer 36

refers to the obstruction of large arteries

Question 37

Petechiae

Answer 37

red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage