Vocabulary
Combining Forms
Suffixes
Diseases
Anatomy of the heart
100
This is the smallest artery
What is arteriole
100
This term means arm
What is -brachi/o
100
This term means surgical repair of a valve
What is valvuloplasty
100
This condition refers to abnormal swishing sound
What is a murmur
100
The Human heart weighs less than a ___________, is roughly the size of an _________________
What is pound and adult fist.
200
Name the contraction phase and the relaxation phase of the heart
What is systole and diastole
200
These 2 terms mean heart
What is coron/o and cardi/o
200
This term means incision of a vein
What is Phlebotomy
200
This disease results in a high systole and Diastole measurement. ( give me the medical name)
What is hypertension
200
Name the 4 chambers of the heart
What is LA LV RA RV
300
Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
What is Pulse
300
This term means slow heart beat __________ this term means fast, rapid heartbeat_________
What is bradycardia and tachycardia
300
This word means destruction of a clot
What is thrombolysis
300
This condition causes an abnormal heart rhythms. To correct or maintain a normal heart rhythm a ___________ is implanted.
What is arrhythmias, pacemaker
300
Name the largest vein in the body and the largest artery.
What is vena cava and the aorta
400
Specialized nervous tissue in the RA that begins the heartbeat.
What is the SA node or pacemaker
400
Circulatory failure produced by the heart is called what type of shock?
What is cardiogenic
400
This term means widening of the blood vessel vs this term means
What is vasodilation and vasoconstriction
400
This term means local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall
What is aneurysm
400
What valve separates the LA from the LV.
What is mitral(bicuspid) valve
500
Record of electricity flowing through the heart
What is electrocardiogram
500
This word means surgical puncture to remove fluid from the space surrounding the heart
What is pericardiocentesis
500
This term is used to measure blood pressure and contains both a combining form and a suffix
What is sphygmomanometer
500
This condition happens when the heart is no longer able to pump its required amount of blood
What is CHF- Congestive Heart failure
500
Name the lower tip of the heart
What is apex
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