Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System

Question 1

angi/o

Answer 1

vessel

Question 2

angiogram

Answer 2

record of a vessel

Question 3

angioplasty

Answer 3

surgical repair of a vessel

Question 4

aort/o

Answer 4

aorta

Question 5

aortic stenosis

Answer 5

narrowing of the aorta

Question 6

arter/o

Answer 6

artery

Question 7

arteri/o

Answer 7

artery

Question 8

arteriosclerosis

Answer 8

hardening of an artery

Question 9

arterial anastomosis

Answer 9

surgical connection between two arteries

Question 10

arteriography

Answer 10

process of recording arteries

Question 11

endarterectomy

Answer 11

removal of the inner lining of an artery

Question 12

ather/o

Answer 12

yellowish plaque, fatty substance

Question 13

atheroma

Answer 13

collection of yellowish plaque

Question 14

atherosclerosis

Answer 14

hardening (of an artery) with deposits of fat

Question 15

atri/o

Answer 15

atrium, upper heart chamber

Question 16

atrial

Answer 16

pertaining to atrium

Question 17

atherectomy

Answer 17

removal of fatty substance from arteries

Question 18

artioventricular

Answer 18

pertaining to the atrium and ventricles

Question 19

brachi/o

Answer 19

arm

Question 20

brachial artery

Answer 20

artery to the arm

Question 21

cardi/o

Answer 21

heart

Question 22

cardiomegaly

Answer 22

enlargement of the heart

Question 23

cardiomyopathy

Answer 23

disease of heart muscle

Question 24

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 24

abnormal thickening of heart muscle, usually in the left ventricle

Question 25

bradycardia

Answer 25

slow heart rate < 60 bpm

Question 26

cholesterol/o

Answer 26

cholesterol (a lipid substance)

Question 26

tachycardia

Answer 26

fast heart rate > 100 bpm

Question 27

hypercholesterolemia

Answer 27

excessive cholesterol in blood

Question 28

coron/o

Answer 28

heart

Question 29

cyan/o

Answer 29

blue

Question 30

cyanosis

Answer 30

abnormal condition of bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 31

ox/o

Answer 31

oxygen

Question 32

hypoxia

Answer 32

condition of low oxygen

Question 33

pericardi/o

Answer 33

pericardium

Question 34

pericardiocentesis

Answer 34

puncture to remove fluid from pericardium

Question 35

phleb/o

Answer 35

vein

Question 36

phlebotomy

Answer 36

incision into a vein

Question 37

thrombophlebitis

Answer 37

inflammation of a clot in a vein

Question 38

rrhythm/o

Answer 38

rhythm

Question 39

arrhythmia

Answer 39

condition of abnormal rhythm

Question 40

dysrhythmia

Answer 40

abnormal heart rhythm

Question 41

steth/o

Answer 41

chest

Question 42

stethoscope

Answer 42

instrument to examine the chest

Question 43

auscultation

Answer 43

listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope

Question 44

thromb/o

Answer 44

clot

Question 45

thrombolysis

Answer 45

destruction of a clot

Question 46

valvul/o

Answer 46

valve

Question 47

valv/o

Answer 47

valve

Question 48

valvuloplasty

Answer 48

surgical repair of a valve

Question 49

mitral valvulitis

Answer 49

inflammation of mitral valve

Question 50

valvotomy

Answer 50

incision into a valve

Question 51

vas/o

Answer 51

vessel

Question 52

vasoconstriction

Answer 52

narrowing of a vessel

Question 53

vasodilation

Answer 53

widening of a vessel

Question 54

vascul/o

Answer 54

vessel

Question 55

vascular

Answer 55

pertaining to a vessel

Question 56

ven/o

Answer 56

vein

Question 57

ven/i

Answer 57

vein

Question 58

venous

Answer 58

pertaining to a vein

Question 59

venipuncture

Answer 59

puncturing of a vein

Question 60

flutter

Answer 60

rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria

Question 61

fibrillation

Answer 61

very rapid, random, inefficient, and regular contractions of the heart (350 beats or more per minute)

Question 62

atrial fibrillation

Answer 62

most common type of cardia arrhythmia electrical impulses move randomly throughout the atria, causing the atria to quiver instead of contracting in a coordinated rhythm

Question 63

ventricular fibrillation

Answer 63

electrical impulses move randomly throughout the ventricles can result in a sudden cardiac death

Question 64

congenital heart disease

Answer 64

abnormalities in the heart at birth

Question 65

congestive heart failure (CHF)

Answer 65

heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood - already had a heart attack

Question 65

coronary artery disease (CAD)

Answer 65

disease of the arteries surrounding the heart

Question 66

AED

Answer 66

automatic external defibrillator

Question 67

BP

Answer 67

blood pressure

Question 68

CAD

Answer 68

coronary artery disease

Question 69

CCU

Answer 69

coronary care unit

Question 70

CHF

Answer 70

congestive heart failure

Question 71

CPR

Answer 71

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 72

DVT

Answer 72

deep vein thrombosis

Question 73

ECG/EKG

Answer 73

electrocardiography

Question 74

HTN

Answer 74

hypertension

Question 75

MI

Answer 75

myocardial infarction

Question 76

SOB

Answer 76

shortness of breath

Question 77

TEE

Answer 77

transesophageal echocardiography

Question 78

lipid tests (lipid profile)

Answer 78

measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in a blood sample

Question 79

aneurysm

Answer 79

local widening of an artery