Unit 10 -- Cardiovascular system

Question 1

cardi/o

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

card/o

Answer 2

heart

Question 3

arteri/o

Answer 3

arteries

carries blood away from the heart

Question 4

ven/o

Answer 4

veins

Question 5

phleb/o

Answer 5

veins

Question 6

hem/o

Answer 6

blood

Question 7

hermat/o

Answer 7

blood

Question 8

aort/o

Answer 8

aorta

main trunk of artery system

Question 9

plasm/o

Answer 9

plasma

liquid portion of blood

Question 10

ather/o

Answer 10

plaque or fatty substance

Question 11

lymph/o

Answer 11

lymph

Question 12

lymphaden/o

Answer 12

lymph Node

Question 13

lymphaden/o

Answer 13

Lymph Gland

Question 14

Splen/o

Answer 14

Spleen

stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells.

Question 15

myel/o

Answer 15

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 16

coron/o

Answer 16

coronary
pertaining to the heart vessels
coronary head or crown

Question 17

ischemic

Answer 17

deficiency of blood flow

Question 18

ischemia

Answer 18

deficiency of blood flow

Question 19

myocardial infarction

Answer 19

heart attack

Question 20

infarct

Answer 20

area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow

Question 21

dysrhythmia

Answer 21

an irregular heartbeat

Question 22

bradycardia

Answer 22

an abnormally slow heartbeat

less than 60 bpm

Question 23

tachcardia

Answer 23

an abnormally fast heartbeat

more than 100 bpm

Question 24

palpitation

Answer 24

pounding or racing heartbeat

Question 25

palpation

Answer 25

to use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency

Question 26

sphygmomanometer

Answer 26

instrument used to measure blood presure

Question 27

stethoscope

Answer 27

instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

Question 28

angi/o

Answer 28

blood vessel

Question 29

thrombosis

Answer 29

abnormal clot

Question 30

thromb/o

Answer 30

clot

Question 31

DVT

Answer 31

deep vein thrombosis

Question 32

aneurysm

Answer 32

localized weak spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery often total if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood

Question 33

varicose veins

Answer 33

abnormally swollen veins | usually occur in legs

Question 34

erythrocytopenia

Answer 34

deficiency of red blood cells

Question 35

-penia

Answer 35

deficiency of

Question 36

anemia

Answer 36

deficiency of red blood cells

Question 37

hematocytopenia

Answer 37

abnormal deficiency of blood cells

Question 38

febrile

Answer 38

to have a fever

Question 39

pyrosis

Answer 39

to have a fever

Question 40

afebrile

Answer 40

without fever

Question 41

-thermia

Answer 41

heat

Question 42

Hyperthermia

Answer 42

body temperature is above normal

Question 43

Hypothermia

Answer 43

body temperature is below normal

Question 44

antibiotics

Answer 44

medication or drug that treats bacterial infections

Question 45

vaccine

Answer 45

inactivated microorganism administered by injection , mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases.

Question 46

BP

Answer 46

blood pressure

Question 47

hypotension

Answer 47

blood pressure is lower than normal

Question 48

hypertension

Answer 48

higher than normal bp

Question 49

EKG or ECG

Answer 49

electrocardiogram

Question 50

electr/o

Answer 50

eletricity

Question 51

ECHO

Answer 51

echocardiogram

Question 52

ech/o

Answer 52

sound

Question 53

CPR

Answer 53

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 54

HR

Answer 54

heart rate

Question 55

P

Answer 55

pulse

Question 56

Rh

Answer 56

blood type

Question 57

RR

Answer 57

respiration rate

Question 58

T

Answer 58

temperature

Question 59

VS

Answer 59

Vital sighns

Question 60

HCT

Answer 60

hematocrit

Question 61

Hgb

Answer 61

hemoglobin

Question 62

CHF

Answer 62

congestive heart faliure

Question 63

CBC

Answer 63

complete blood count