Cardiovascular Chapter Quiz Review – Medical Terminology

Which term means rapid, random and ineffective contractions of the heart? fibrillation Which term describes the surgical removal of an artery? arter/ectomy

thrombosis – abnormal condition of having a clot thrombus – clot is attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel embolus – a foreign object, such as a clot, that is circulating in the blood. embolism – blockage of a vessel by an embolus.

What is the term for an abnormally slow heart beat? bradycardia Which term describes the hardening of an artery? arterio/sclerosis

Which condition is inflammation of a vein with a thrombus? thrombo/phleb/itis Which term means blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood vessel? embolism

What is the term for inflammation of any blood vessel? angi/itis Which term means tissue death of the walls of blood vessels? arterio/necrosis

Which term means the closing off of a coronary artery that results in tissue death of the affected myocardium (heart attack)? myocardial infarction Severe episodes of choking or suffocating-type chest pain? angina pectoris

Which term describes a radiographic study to look at the size of the heart and large blood vessels? angio/cardio/graphy Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the heart? peri/cardio/centesis

Which term means inflammation of the tissue around the heart? peri/card/itis Which term is the name for the inner layer of the heart wall? endo/cardium

Which term describes a localized, balloon-like enlargement of an artery? aneurysm What is another term for platelets? thrombo/cytes

Which form of cardiac arrhythmia is fatal / life-threatening unless reversed? ventricular fibrillation True or False: Systolic pressure is the lowest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels. False

T or F: Another term for ‘heart attack’ is myocardial infarction. True High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) is the “good” cholesterol.

T or F: With ‘congestive heart failure’, the patient’s symptoms include fluid ‘pooling’ in the legs, ankles and lungs. True T or F: Leukocytes are also known as platelets. False

T or F: The right ventricle pumps the blood into the aorta to be sent to the rest of the body. False T or F: The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs. True

T or F: Blood gases include oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. True T or F: Hypertension is another term for high blood pressure.

T or F: The surgical repair of a heart valve is known as ‘cardiorrhexis’. False T or F: Inflammation of a vein is known as phleb/itis. True

Define: valvuloplasty phleb/otomy ather/ectomy ECG or EKG angio/necrosis angio/graphy myo/card/itis

tachy/cardia sinoatrial (SA) node