Chapter 8: Circulatory System Questions and
Answers.
The upper chambers of the heart are called the: - ANS atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the: - ANS ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the: - ANS mitral
___________is an inflammation of the serous membrane lining inside the myocardium
of the heart. - ANS endocarditis
The combining forms angi/o- and vase- all mean: - ANS vessel
The combining forms that mean "vein" are: - ANS vent/o, plebe/o
__________is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes in the
blood. - ANS monocytosis
What abnormal heart sound is described as a low-pitched murmur? - ANS rumble
The suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means: - ANS instrument used to record
Angina Pectoris literally means: - ANS vessel: in chest
A non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - ANS age
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means: - ANS narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary lush/email actually means: - ANS deficient supply of
blood to the crowing blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is: - ANS arteria/sclera/o/sis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/my/path/y is: - ANS
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues
and organs is called: - ANS congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term AR/rhythmic means: - ANS variation in normal heart rhythm or
contraction
Hemorrhage means: - ANS blood bursting forth
, The diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is: - ANS
aneurysm
What abnormal heart sound can be felt as a vibration? - ANS thrill
A controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - ANS inadequate exercise
Which of the following isn't a vital sign? - ANS muscle response
The diagnostic term an/email means: - ANS decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron, or
hemoglobin levels
_____________collected throughout the body drains into the blood through two ducts in
the neck. - ANS lymph
What is obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance called? - ANS
embolism
The surgical term angioplasty means: - ANS surgical repair of a blood vessel
Which of the following isn't an antihypertensive drug? - ANS penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring
around blocked atherosclerotic coronary arteries is called a(n): - ANS coronary artery
bypass
____________-is local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids. - ANS
edema
The procedural term for X-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of contrast medium
dye is: - ANS angiograph/y
ANTHER- means __________, and refers to yellow fat - ANS porridge
A stroke is also known as: - ANS apoplexy
Macro/phage literally means: - ANS Large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand is a: -
ANS sphygmomanometer
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a
vessel is: - ANS Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means: - ANS the science and study of the heart
Answers.
The upper chambers of the heart are called the: - ANS atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the: - ANS ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the: - ANS mitral
___________is an inflammation of the serous membrane lining inside the myocardium
of the heart. - ANS endocarditis
The combining forms angi/o- and vase- all mean: - ANS vessel
The combining forms that mean "vein" are: - ANS vent/o, plebe/o
__________is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes in the
blood. - ANS monocytosis
What abnormal heart sound is described as a low-pitched murmur? - ANS rumble
The suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means: - ANS instrument used to record
Angina Pectoris literally means: - ANS vessel: in chest
A non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - ANS age
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means: - ANS narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary lush/email actually means: - ANS deficient supply of
blood to the crowing blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is: - ANS arteria/sclera/o/sis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/my/path/y is: - ANS
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues
and organs is called: - ANS congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term AR/rhythmic means: - ANS variation in normal heart rhythm or
contraction
Hemorrhage means: - ANS blood bursting forth
, The diagnostic term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is: - ANS
aneurysm
What abnormal heart sound can be felt as a vibration? - ANS thrill
A controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - ANS inadequate exercise
Which of the following isn't a vital sign? - ANS muscle response
The diagnostic term an/email means: - ANS decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron, or
hemoglobin levels
_____________collected throughout the body drains into the blood through two ducts in
the neck. - ANS lymph
What is obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance called? - ANS
embolism
The surgical term angioplasty means: - ANS surgical repair of a blood vessel
Which of the following isn't an antihypertensive drug? - ANS penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring
around blocked atherosclerotic coronary arteries is called a(n): - ANS coronary artery
bypass
____________-is local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids. - ANS
edema
The procedural term for X-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of contrast medium
dye is: - ANS angiograph/y
ANTHER- means __________, and refers to yellow fat - ANS porridge
A stroke is also known as: - ANS apoplexy
Macro/phage literally means: - ANS Large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand is a: -
ANS sphygmomanometer
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a
vessel is: - ANS Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means: - ANS the science and study of the heart
