VETT 118 WEEKS 4-7 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the medical term for blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs?
- Answer- Pulmonary Arteries
A bluish tinge to the skin and mucous membranes due to a lack of oxygen is called
what? - Answer- Cyanosis
What is the medical term for a bruise? - Answer- Hematoma
Accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces is called what? - Answer- Edema
What is the medical term for low blood pressure? - Answer- Hypotension
A blood clot or other foreign object that is circulating in the blood is called what? -
Answer- Embolus
A partition or wall separating something is called what? - Answer- Septum
The ventricles are separated from each other by what? - Answer- Interventricular
Septum
What is the process of evaluating the heart structures using sound waves? - Answer-
Echocardiography
What is disease of the heart muscle called? - Answer- Cardiomyopathy
What is blood flow through the tissues called? - Answer- Perfusion
What valve is also known as the bicuspid valve? - Answer- Mitral valve
What medical term means an abnormally slow heart rate? - Answer- Bradycardia
What is the medical term for the major vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from
the heart to the rest of the body? - Answer- Aorta
What are the combining forms for vessels? - Answer- Angi/o
Vas/o
, What is the full term for a diagnostic procedure that produces a record of electrical
activity of the heart? - Answer- Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
What medical term describes the normal function of the heartbeat where the ventricle
relaxes? - Answer- Diastole
What are the 3 layers of the heart wall? - Answer- Endocardium (innermost)
Myocardium (middle)
Epicardium (outermost)
What vessels are high pressure that carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart? -
Answer- Arteries
What is the name of a drug used to prevent vomiting? - Answer- Antiemitic
What glad has both endocrine and exocrine functions - it secrets hormones as well as
digestive juices - Answer- Pancreas
Telescoping of one part of the intesting into adjacent part is called: - Answer-
Intussception
The specialized folds of mucous membrane found on both the hard palate and the
stomach are called what? - Answer- Rugae
What is the medical term for erosion of tissue? - Answer- Ulcer
What is the combining form for the first part of the large intestine? - Answer- Cec/o
The first set of teeth that erupt in young animals and get replaced at/near maturity are
called what? - Answer- Deciduous detention
The term that means pertaining to the lips - Answer- Labial
What are the combining forms that mean "tongue"? - Answer- Gloss/o
Lingu/o
The front teeth used for cutting are called what? - Answer- Incisor teeth
The maxilla is the upper or lower part of the jaw? - Answer- Upper
What is the medical term for surgical removal of all or part of the colon? - Answer-
Colectomy
Remember: "-tomy" means removal of
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the medical term for blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs?
- Answer- Pulmonary Arteries
A bluish tinge to the skin and mucous membranes due to a lack of oxygen is called
what? - Answer- Cyanosis
What is the medical term for a bruise? - Answer- Hematoma
Accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces is called what? - Answer- Edema
What is the medical term for low blood pressure? - Answer- Hypotension
A blood clot or other foreign object that is circulating in the blood is called what? -
Answer- Embolus
A partition or wall separating something is called what? - Answer- Septum
The ventricles are separated from each other by what? - Answer- Interventricular
Septum
What is the process of evaluating the heart structures using sound waves? - Answer-
Echocardiography
What is disease of the heart muscle called? - Answer- Cardiomyopathy
What is blood flow through the tissues called? - Answer- Perfusion
What valve is also known as the bicuspid valve? - Answer- Mitral valve
What medical term means an abnormally slow heart rate? - Answer- Bradycardia
What is the medical term for the major vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from
the heart to the rest of the body? - Answer- Aorta
What are the combining forms for vessels? - Answer- Angi/o
Vas/o
, What is the full term for a diagnostic procedure that produces a record of electrical
activity of the heart? - Answer- Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
What medical term describes the normal function of the heartbeat where the ventricle
relaxes? - Answer- Diastole
What are the 3 layers of the heart wall? - Answer- Endocardium (innermost)
Myocardium (middle)
Epicardium (outermost)
What vessels are high pressure that carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart? -
Answer- Arteries
What is the name of a drug used to prevent vomiting? - Answer- Antiemitic
What glad has both endocrine and exocrine functions - it secrets hormones as well as
digestive juices - Answer- Pancreas
Telescoping of one part of the intesting into adjacent part is called: - Answer-
Intussception
The specialized folds of mucous membrane found on both the hard palate and the
stomach are called what? - Answer- Rugae
What is the medical term for erosion of tissue? - Answer- Ulcer
What is the combining form for the first part of the large intestine? - Answer- Cec/o
The first set of teeth that erupt in young animals and get replaced at/near maturity are
called what? - Answer- Deciduous detention
The term that means pertaining to the lips - Answer- Labial
What are the combining forms that mean "tongue"? - Answer- Gloss/o
Lingu/o
The front teeth used for cutting are called what? - Answer- Incisor teeth
The maxilla is the upper or lower part of the jaw? - Answer- Upper
What is the medical term for surgical removal of all or part of the colon? - Answer-
Colectomy
Remember: "-tomy" means removal of
