Self Test: Circulatory System
Discipline: Medicine
Type of Paper: Question-Answer
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: APA
Pages: 1
Words: 275
Question
The upper chambers of the heart are called the:
atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the:
ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the:
bicuspid
The Pace-Maker is found in the right atria and is also called the:
S-A Node
The
blood vessel that carries blood containing oxygen and nutrients away
from the heart to the body tissues (except the lungs) is the:
aorta
The combining forms angi/o- and vaso- all mean:
vessel
The combining forms that mean "vein" are:
ven/o- and phleb/o-
The combining forms that mean "chest" are:
steth/o-, pectero-, and thoroco-
The combining forms that mean "sound" are:
ech/o- and sono-
The suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means:
instrument used to record
The
diagnosis of Angina Pectoris literally means __________. The actual
meaning is lack of blood flow to the large heart vessels in the chest.
vessel : chest
The term that means separation or removal is:
apheresis
The diagnostic term that means abnormal state of a slow heart rate is:
bradycardia
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means:
narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary Isch/emia actually means:
deficient supply of blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is:
arterio/scler/o/sis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is:
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs is called:
congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term Ar/rhythmia means:
any variation from a normal heart rhythm or contraction
The diagnostic term used to refer to a dilated or varicose (twisted) internal and/or external vein in the rectum is:
hemorrh/oid
The diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is:
aneurysm
The diagnostic term that means rapid, quivering, non-coordinated contractions of the atria and/or ventricles is:
fibrillation
The diagnostic term for distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities is:
varicose veins
The diagnostic term Cardiac Arrest is defined as a(n):
sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation
The diagnostic term for a type of cancer characterized by an abnormal increase in white blood cells is:
leuk/emia
The diagnostic term An/emia means:
decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron, or hemoglobin levels
The surgical term for the incision into a vein to remove blood, to give blood, or to give intravenous fluids is:
phleb/otomy
The surgical term Angi/o/rrhaphy means:
suturing of a vessel or to repair a vessel
The surgical term Angioplasty means:
surgical repair of a blood vessel
The surgical term for a procedure in which a balloon is passed through a blood vessel to the area in which plaque is formed is:
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
The
surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by
detouring around blocked athro/sclerotic coronary arteries is called
a(n):
coronary artery bypass
The procedural phrase "Complete Blood Count - CBC" is defined as:
counting RBC, WBC, and Thrombocytes or Platelets
The procedural term for X-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of contrast medium dye is:
angiograph/y
The procedure for making a record of the structure and motion of the heart using sound waves is called:
echocardiography
A procedural bone marrow biopsy is referred to as:
stern/al puncture
Macro/phage literally means:
Large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure (pulse pressure) by hand is a:
sphygmo/mano/meter
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a vessel is:
Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means:
the science and study of the heart
The
medical term that means body temperature below normal, 98.6 F., is:
(Note: hypo-, sub-, and infra all can refer to less, below, or under)
hypo/thermia
The medical term that means removal of liquid from withdrawn blood is:
plasm/apheresis
The term that means one who studies and treats diseases of the blood is:
Hematolog/ist
The medical term Hemo/stasis literally means:
stoppage of bleeding or diminished blood flow
The
medical term which means to puncture a vein in order to remove blood,
instill medication, or start an intravenous infusion is:
veni/pucture
The medical term for the hearing of sounds within the body through a stethoscope is:
auscultation
Application of an electric shock to the myocardium through the chest wall to restore normal cardiac rhythm is called:
de/fibrill/ation
The medical term Sy/stole (together/contract) actually means:
cardiac cycle phase where chambers contract raising blood pressure
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which chambers relax between contractions is called:
dia/stole
Tapping of a body surface with the fingers to determine the density of the body part beneath is:
percussion
The medical term for the phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract is:
systole
The suffixes that mean 'pain' are:
dynia and -algia
Cardiomyopathy is referred to as having a problem with _____________.
the heart muscle pumping blood
The medical term Hyper/tension means:
blood pressure that is above normal
An Em/bol/ism literally means:
state of a lump within
Poly/cyth/emia Vera (many/cells/blood: true) is the term for:
Erythrocytosis "RBC increases cause strokes, heart attacks, & clots"
A Pulmonary Infarction (lung: to stuff into) actually means:
lung blood flow blockage
The term _________________ refers to the lack of development of normal numbers of RBC's (Erythrocyte) in the blood.
A/plastic An/emia
A Macro/phage is referred to as a:
large eaters of foreign cells and materials
Hodgkin's Disease is a type of:
Lymph/oma
Athero/sclerosis is a type of:
Arteriosclerosis
Mitral
Valve Prolapse (MVP) or Mitral Valve Incompetence (MVI) (valve between
chambers on left side of the heart) is usually seen in:
women or females
An
Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm is the _____________ of the big blood vessel
in the posterior belly that often ruptures and causes death by
hem/orrhag/ing.
ballooning
A Varico/cele is the __________ of the veins in the scrotum (male pouch).
twisting
The
parasitic Protozoan Disease Trypano/som/iasis (carried by insects) is
called Snail Fever, Chagas' Disease, Tsetse Fly Disease, America Fever
or:
Sleeping Sickness
Schisto/som/iasis in man is a type of a _____________ infestation.
Split Bodied Blood Fluke Worm
A Phlebo/tom/ist is a person who specializes in cutting or puncturing _____ to take blood samples.
veins
Coronary Thrombosis is also known as:
Acute Myocardial Infarction or Myocardial Infarction
The most important longitudinal heart study in the world is being conducted in what American City since 1946:
Framingham, Massachusetts
The leading Cardiac Risk Factors are:
smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and hyper/cholesterol/emia
Tiny
blood vessels in the back of the ________ are viewed with a
Ophthalmo/scop/e to help diagnosis Arterio/sclerosis, Diabetes, Kidney
Disease, and many other diseases.
eye
A Stethoscope is placed over the heart valves to listen to the:
valves
The Sickle Cell Anemia (Sickle Cell Trait "Gene") includes the:
- clumping of blood in vessels causing ischemia, infarction, and tissue necrosis
- ischemia and lack of normal numbers of RBCs and flow to the body tissues
- sickle shaped RBCs which cannot carry sufficient oxygen, and get stuck in capillaries
The terms Crenation, Poikilocytosis, and Anisocytosis all refer to:
cell shapes
The condition of Hodgkin's Disease could also be known as:
Lymph Node Hyper/trophy Disease