Root Words
Parts of the Heart
Blood Vessels
Prefix & Suffix
Miscellaneous
100

Phleb/o

Vein

100

What’s the bottom point of the heart called?

Apex

100

What are the three blood vessels and what do they do?

Artery- Pumps blood away from the heart 

Vein- Pumps blood to the heart

Capillaries- Connects veins and arteries 

100

Peri-

Around

100

Why is blood red?

Hemoglobin

200

Ather/o

plaque/ fatty buildup

200

What artery is the biggest in the body?

Aortic artery.

200

What makes up blood and what do they do?

RBCs (Carries oxygen), WBCs (Helps immune system), Plasma (Water hormones, etc.), Platelets (Clot)

200

Endo-

In/ Within

200

What are the four blood types and what is the universal donor and universal receiver? 

A, B, AB, O

O is universal donor

AB is universal receiver

300

Leuk/o

White

300

What is the blood vessel that takes the blood from the heart to the lungs?

Pulmonary artery. 

300

What are the four functions of the blood cells?

Transportation (Oxygen, nutrients, waste), Protection, Ph and Fluid Balance, Temperature Regulation

300

-graph

Instrument for recording

300

What are the layers of the heart?

Epicardium, Myocardium, Endocardium

400

Thromb/o

Clot

400

What are the chambers and what do they do?

Right Artium, Left Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Ventricle 

Right side pumps blood to the lungs, left side pumps blood to the body.

400

What are the types of blood cells? (Think like cytes)

Erythrocytes (RBCs), Leukocytes (WBCs), Thrombocytes (Platelets)

400

-plasty

Surgical Repair

400

What is lub dub?

Lub- First sound

Dub- Second sound

500

Systol/o

Contraction

500

What is the pacemaker of the heart?

SA (Sinoatrial Node)

500

What type of blood vessel has valves and why?

Veins because they pump and force blood back to the heart. This is because they have lighter pressure/ less pressure.
500

-sclerosis

Hardening/ thickening

500

What is the tool to measure blood pressure? (HAVE TO PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY)

Sphygmomanometer (SFIG-moh-muh-NOM-eh-ter)