Chapter 5 – Medical Terminology Study Guide

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This document covers Chapter 5 Medical Terminology and includes key concepts related to medical word structure, prefixes, suffixes, root words, abbreviations, and terminology commonly used in healthcare settings. It is designed to help learners understand and apply medical language used in patient care, documentation, anatomy, physiology, and clinical communication. The material supports structured revision and strengthens comprehension of essential healthcare vocabulary through review and practice. It is useful for coursework preparation, self-study, and reinforcing foundational medical terminology knowledge.

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CHAPTER 5: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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Aort/o - answer-Aorta

Arteri/o - answer-Artery

Ather/o - answer-Plaque, fatty substance

Angi/o - answer-Relating to blood or lymph vessels

Brady- - answer-Slow

-emia - answer-Blood or blood condition

Coron/o - answer-Crown, coronary

Cardi/o - answer-Heart

Erythr/o - answer-Red

Ech/o - answer-Sound

Leuk/o - answer-White

Phleb/o - answer-Vein

,Tachy- - answer-Fast, Rapid

Thromb/o - answer-Clot

Hem/o - answer-Blood, relating to blood

The term meaning white blood cells is? - answer-Leukocytes

Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the proper name of the structure is/are
the? - answer-Sinoatrial node

The myocardium receives its blood supply from the? - answer-Coronary arteries

The diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to evaluate the structures and motion of the
heart it? - answer-Echocardiography

The bicuspid heart valve is also known as the? - answer-Mitral valve

The heart chamber that pumps blood to the lungs is the? - answer-Right ventricle

The smallest formed element in the blood are the? - answer-Thrombocytes

The terms that describes a foreign object circulating in the blood is? - answer-Embolus

Blood flows from the right ventricle to the? - answer-Left atrium

The term meaning immature red blood cells is? - answer-Reticulocytes

Heart - answer-Hollow muscular organ

, Myocardium - answer-Cardiac muscle

Epicardium - answer-External layer of the heart

Endocardium - answer-Inner lining of the heart

Pericardium - answer-Sac enclosing the heart

The substance known as good cholesterol is? - answer-High-density lipoprotein

The substance known as bad cholesterol is? - answer-Low-density lipoprotein

An abnormally slow heartbeat is described as? - answer-Bradycardia

Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart are described as? - answer-
Fibrillation

In recording blood pressure, the higher reading is? - answer-Systolic pressure

In recording blood pressure, the lower reading is? - answer-Diastolic pressure

The condition in which there is an abnormal decrease in the number of white blood
cells is? - answer-Leukopenia

What is misspelled?

The autopsy indicated that the cause of death was a ruptured aneuryism. - answer-
Aneurysm

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