Chapter 09 Quiz: The Cardiovascular System-Cardiology REVISED VERSION.

Chapter 09 Quiz: The Cardiovascular System-Cardiology REVISED VERSIONWhich statement is NOT true about a heart valve? A. The common root is valvul/o. B. The heart has four valves. C. The purpose of heart valves is to prevent blood from flowing backward. D. All of these are true. -ANSWERS. D Which statement is true about the root sept/o? A. It stands for "septum," comes from a combination of terms that means "little stomach," and refers to the lower portion of each side of the heart. B. It stands for "septum," comes from a Latin word meaning "partition or dividing structure," and can refer to any wall dividing two cavities. C. It stands for "septum," comes from a Roman architectural term referring to the large open area in most Roman houses, and refers to the upper portion of each side of the heart. D. It stands for "septum," comes from the root meaning "jar" or "pitcher" in Latin, and refers to the intersection of the blood vessels and the heart. E. None of these. -ANSWERS. B Which root literally means "crown," and refers to the way the blood vessels that supply the heart descend and support the heart like a crown? A. angi/o B. arteri/o C. cardi/o D. coron/o E. phleb/o -ANSWERS. D Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels? A. angi/o B. arteri/o C. vas/o D. vascul/o E. All of these refer to vessels. -ANSWERS. E Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term epicardium into its component parts? A. epi/cardium B. epicardi/um C. epi/card/ium .