Terminology 10

Question 1

Arteries

Answer 1

Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Question 2

Arterioles

Answer 2

Smaller branches of the arteries

Question 3

Veins

Answer 3

Vessels that carry blood back to the heart

Question 4

Venules

Answer 4

Smaller branches of veins

Question 5

Heart has four chamber

Answer 5

Right and left atrium
Right and left ventricle

Question 6

Aorta

Answer 6

Largest artery in the body

Question 7

Capillary

Answer 7

Smallest vessel materials pass to and from the blood stream through thin capillary walls

Question 8

Coronary arteries

Answer 8

Blood vessels that branch from aorta and carry rich oxygenated blood to the heart muscle

Question 9

Deoxygenated blood

Answer 9

Blood low in oxygen

Question 10

Diastole

Answer 10

Relaxation phase of the heart beat

Question 11

Systole

Answer 11

Contraction phase of the heartbeat

Question 12

Endocardium

Answer 12

Inner lining of the heart

Question 13

Pericardium

Answer 13

Sac like membrane surrounding the heart

Question 14

Myocardium

Answer 14

Muscle layer of the heart

Question 15

Septum

Answer 15

Partition between right and left sides of the heart

Question 16

Valve

Answer 16

Structure in veins/heart that opens and closes so that blood will flow in only one direction

Question 17

Vena cava

Answer 17

Largest vein in the body

Question 18

Angi

Answer 18

Vessel

Question 19

Aort/o

Answer 19

Aorta

Question 20

Arteri/o

Answer 20

Artery

Question 21

Ather/o

Answer 21

Fatty substance made of yellowish plaque

Question 22

Brachi/o

Answer 22

Arm as in brachial artery

Question 23

Cardi/o

Answer 23

Heart

Question 24

Cyanosis

Answer 24

Condition of blue

Question 25

Phleb

Answer 25

Vein

Question 26

Steth

Answer 26

Chest as in stethoscope

Question 27

Arrhythmias

Answer 27

Abnormal heart Rythms

Question 28

Flutter

Answer 28

Rapid but regular contraction of aorta and ventricles

Question 29

Fibrillation

Answer 29

Random irregular rapid contractions of the heart

Question 30

Congenital heart disease

Answer 30

Abnormalities in the heart at birth

Question 31

Congestive heart failure

Answer 31

Heart is unable to pump amount of required blood

Question 32

Pulmonary edema

Answer 32

Blood accumulated in the lungs

Question 33

CAD

Answer 33

Coronary artery disease Disease affecting artistes surrounding heart

Question 34

Hypertensive heart disease

Answer 34

High blood pressure affects heart

Question 35

Murmur

Answer 35

Extra heart sound heard between normal beats

Question 36

Pericarditis

Answer 36

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding heart

Question 37

Aneurysm

Answer 37

Ballooning out of small area of an artery caused by weakness

Question 38

Varicose veins

Answer 38

Abnormally swollen and twisted veins usually in the legs