Module 10- Cardiocascular System

Question 1

Aorta

Answer 1

The largest artery in the body

Question 2

Capillary

Answer 2

The smallest vessel

Material passed to and from the bloodstream through the thin capillary walls

Question 3

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 3

A waste gas that is released by body cells to, and from, the bloodstream through the thin capillary waltz

Question 4

Coronary arteries

Answer 4

The blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle

Question 5

Deoxygenated blood

Answer 5

Blood that is low on oxygen

Question 6

Diastole

Answer 6

The relaxation phase of the heartbeat

Question 7

Systole

Answer 7

The contraction phase of the heartbeat

Question 8

Endocardium

Answer 8

The inner lining of the heart

Question 9

Pericardium

Answer 9

The sac like membrane surrounding the heart

Question 10

Myocardium

Answer 10

Muscle layer of the heart

Question 11

Septum

Answer 11

A partition between the right and left sides of the heart

Question 12

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 12

An instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 13

Valve

Answer 13

A structure in veins or the heart that opens and closes so that blood will flow in only one direction

Question 14

Vena cava

Answer 14

Largest vein in the body

Question 15

Angi/o

Answer 15

Vessel

As in angiogram, a record of vessels

Question 16

Aort/o

Answer 16

Aorta

Aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aorta

Question 17

Arteri/o

Answer 17

Artery

Arteriosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries

Question 18

Ather/o

Answer 18

Fatty substance made of a yellowish plaque

Question 19

Brachi/o

Answer 19

Arm

Brachial artery

Question 20

Cardi/o

Answer 20

Heart

Cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart

Question 21

Coron/o

Answer 21

Heart

Coronary angiogram, a record or study of the heart arteries

Question 22

Cyan/o

Answer 22

Blue

Cyanosis, a condition of blue

Question 23

Phleb/o

Answer 23

Vein

Phlebotomist

Question 24

Steth/o

Answer 24

Chest

Stethoscope, an instrument used to listen to the chest

Question 25

Arrhythmias

Answer 25

Abnormal heart rhythms

Question 26

Flutter

Answer 26

Rapid but regular contraction of atria or ventricles

Question 27

Fibrillation

Answer 27

Random, irregular and very rapid contractions of the heart. In order to restore normal rhythm, an electrical device called a defibrillator is applied to the chest

Question 28

Congenital heart disease

Answer 28

Abnormalities in the heart at birth

Question 29

Congestive heart failure

Answer 29

When the heart is unable to pump it’s required amount of blood

Question 30

Pulmonary edema

Answer 30

When blood accumulated in the lungs

Question 31

Coronary artery disease

Answer 31

Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart

Question 32

Hypertensive heart disease

Answer 32

When high blood pressure is affecting the heart

Question 33

Murmur

Answer 33

Extra heart sound that is heard between normal beats

Question 34

Pericarditis

Answer 34

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

Question 35

Aneurysm

Answer 35

Ballooning out of a small area of an artery caused by weakness

Question 36

Varicose veins

Answer 36

And normally swollen and twisted veins that occur in the legs