Medical terminology exam 2 Graded A+

Heart (card/o, cardi/o) - ANSWER-receives blood from the veins and pumps blood into the arteries (is a hollow, muscular organ located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs) Blood vessels (angi/o, vas/o) - ANSWER-transport blood to and from all areas of the body Arteries (arteri/o) - ANSWER-transport blood away from the heart to all parts of the body Capillaries (capill/o) - ANSWER-permit the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the blood and the cells Veins (phleb/o. ven/o) - ANSWER-return blood from all body parts to the heart Blood (hem/o, hemat/o) - ANSWER-brings oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away waste Angi/o - ANSWER-blood or lymph vessel Aort/o - ANSWER-aorta Arteri/o - ANSWER-artery Ather/o - ANSWER-plaque, fatty substance Brady- - ANSWER-slow Cardi/o - ANSWER-heart -crasia - ANSWER-a mixture or blending -emia - ANSWER-blood, blood condition Erythr/o - ANSWER-red Hem/o. hemat/o - ANSWER-blood, relating to the blood Leuk/o - ANSWER-white Phleb/o - ANSWER-vein tachy- - ANSWER-fast, rapid