Terminology
What is the combining form for blood vessel?
Angi/o
What is the term for a pounding or racing heart?
Palpitation
What does the root word "phleb/o" mean?
Vein
What is the procedure to widen a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel?
Angioplasty
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
Atria
What term means inflammation of the vein?
Phlebitis
What condition is caused by a build-up of plaque within the blood vessel?
Atherosclerosis
What term is the opposite of brady-?
Tachy-
What device is used in emergencies for defibrillation by nonprofessionals?
Automated External Defibrillator
What establishes the rhythm and rate of the heartbeat?
Sinoatrial Node
Which structure is commonly known as the voice box?
Larynx
What is the term for a localized weak spot in the wall of an artery?
Aneurysm
What does the root "spir" mean?
to breathe
What medication dissolves blood clots?
Thrombolytic
What is the external layer of the heart?
Epicardium
What does the suffix -pnea mean?
Breathing
What condition causes a lack of blood supply resulting in tissue death?
Gangrene
Which word part means chest?
-thorax
What does an electrocardiogram (ECG) measure?
Electrical Activity of the Myocardium
What is the cavity between the lungs called?
Mediastinum
What is the membranous sac hat contains the heart?
Pericardium
What is temporal arteritis, and what doesa it affect?
An inflammation of arteries that affects the head and brain.
What does the suffix -crasia man?
mixture or blending
What test assesses the severity of the peripheral artery disease?
Ankle-Brachial index
What membrane is directly attached to the lungs?
Viseral Pleura