MCPHS- Medical Terminology Test #2
Questions with correct answers
The |two |pathways |for |circulation |are |the |________ |and |the |________ |pathways. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-systemic; |pulmonary
The |abbreviation |MI |stands |for |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-myocardial |infarction
The |combining |form |transplant/o- |means |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |move |
something |to |another |place
Which |measurement |is |a |reading |from |a |sphygmomanometer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
120/80 |mm |Hg
Which |is |a |complication |of |rheumatic |heart |disease? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-valve |
vegetations |and |stenosis
The |valve |located |between |the |right |atrium |and |right |ventricle |is |the |________ |valve. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tricuspid |valve
Tests |reveal |that |Mrs. |Roger's |mitral |valve |does |not |close |properly, |allowing |a |backflow |of |
blood |through |it. |The |medical |word |to |describe |this |valve |problem |is |________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-regurgitation
The |first |arteries |that |branch |off |of |the |aorta |and |bring |oxygenated |blood |to |the |heart |muscle |
are |the |________ |arteries. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary
How |many |chambers |are |inside |the |heart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-four
,Arteries |branch |into |smaller |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-arterioles
All |of |the |following |EXCEPT |________ |are |layers |or |membranes |of |the |heart. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-intracardium
Blood |returns |to |the |right |atrium |of |the |heart |via |the |________ |and |the |________. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-superior |vena |cave; |inferior |vena |cava
The |close |connection |between |the |heart |and |the |lungs |is |reflected |in |the |word |________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cardiopulmonary
Although |the |two |words |sounded |similar, |Joe |knew |that |"palpation" |meant |________, |
whereas |"palpitation" |meant |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-process |of |touching |and |
feeling; |having |the |heart |throb
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |congenital |abnormality |in |the |developing |fetal |heart? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foramen |ovale
The |syllable |that |receives |the |most |emphasis |in |the |word |that |sounds |like |an-yoo-rizm |is |
________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an
Which |surgical |procedure |is |done |to |provide |the |myocardium |with |a |new |source |of |blood |
supply |when |a |coronary |artery |is |occluded? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary |artery |bypass |
graft
Roger |received |a |diagnostic |test, |a(n) |________, |in |which |he |was |asked |to |wear |a |portable |
ECG |monitor |for |24 |hours. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Holter |monitor |test
, Acute |coronary |syndrome |includes |all |of |the |following |conditions |EXCEPT |________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acute |endocarditis.
Sixty-year-old |Ruth |became |dizzy |and |lightheaded |for |a |short |while |after |standing |from |a |lying
|position. |It |is |likely |that |Ruth |is |experiencing |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-orthostatic |
hypotension
Which |is |a |chronic |condition |in |which |an |enlarged |heart |cannot |pump |sufficient |amounts |of |
oxygenated |blood |to |the |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-congestive |heart |failure
The |Greek |combining |form |for |"vein" |is |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-phleb/o-
In |order |to |create |a |word |that |means |"the |abnormal |condition |of |a |clot," |Bill |added |the |suffix |
________ |to |the |combining |form |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-osis; |thromb/o
The |combing |form |tele/o- |means |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distance
A |continuous, |circular |body |system |that |includes |the |heart |and |the |vascular |structures |(blood |
vessels |such |as |arteries, |capillaries, |and |veins) |it |is |also |known |as |the |circulatory |system |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cardiovascular |system
The |best-known |organ |in |the |body |and |certainly |the |most |important. |It |is |a |muscular |organ |
that |contracts |at |least |once |every |second |to |pump |blood |throughout |the |body |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-heart
heart |chambers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-right |atrium, |right |ventricle, |left |atrium, |left |ventricle
A |central |wall, |divides |the |heart |into |right |and |left |sides |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-septum
Questions with correct answers
The |two |pathways |for |circulation |are |the |________ |and |the |________ |pathways. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-systemic; |pulmonary
The |abbreviation |MI |stands |for |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-myocardial |infarction
The |combining |form |transplant/o- |means |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |move |
something |to |another |place
Which |measurement |is |a |reading |from |a |sphygmomanometer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
120/80 |mm |Hg
Which |is |a |complication |of |rheumatic |heart |disease? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-valve |
vegetations |and |stenosis
The |valve |located |between |the |right |atrium |and |right |ventricle |is |the |________ |valve. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tricuspid |valve
Tests |reveal |that |Mrs. |Roger's |mitral |valve |does |not |close |properly, |allowing |a |backflow |of |
blood |through |it. |The |medical |word |to |describe |this |valve |problem |is |________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-regurgitation
The |first |arteries |that |branch |off |of |the |aorta |and |bring |oxygenated |blood |to |the |heart |muscle |
are |the |________ |arteries. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary
How |many |chambers |are |inside |the |heart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-four
,Arteries |branch |into |smaller |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-arterioles
All |of |the |following |EXCEPT |________ |are |layers |or |membranes |of |the |heart. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-intracardium
Blood |returns |to |the |right |atrium |of |the |heart |via |the |________ |and |the |________. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-superior |vena |cave; |inferior |vena |cava
The |close |connection |between |the |heart |and |the |lungs |is |reflected |in |the |word |________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cardiopulmonary
Although |the |two |words |sounded |similar, |Joe |knew |that |"palpation" |meant |________, |
whereas |"palpitation" |meant |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-process |of |touching |and |
feeling; |having |the |heart |throb
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |congenital |abnormality |in |the |developing |fetal |heart? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foramen |ovale
The |syllable |that |receives |the |most |emphasis |in |the |word |that |sounds |like |an-yoo-rizm |is |
________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an
Which |surgical |procedure |is |done |to |provide |the |myocardium |with |a |new |source |of |blood |
supply |when |a |coronary |artery |is |occluded? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary |artery |bypass |
graft
Roger |received |a |diagnostic |test, |a(n) |________, |in |which |he |was |asked |to |wear |a |portable |
ECG |monitor |for |24 |hours. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Holter |monitor |test
, Acute |coronary |syndrome |includes |all |of |the |following |conditions |EXCEPT |________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acute |endocarditis.
Sixty-year-old |Ruth |became |dizzy |and |lightheaded |for |a |short |while |after |standing |from |a |lying
|position. |It |is |likely |that |Ruth |is |experiencing |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-orthostatic |
hypotension
Which |is |a |chronic |condition |in |which |an |enlarged |heart |cannot |pump |sufficient |amounts |of |
oxygenated |blood |to |the |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-congestive |heart |failure
The |Greek |combining |form |for |"vein" |is |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-phleb/o-
In |order |to |create |a |word |that |means |"the |abnormal |condition |of |a |clot," |Bill |added |the |suffix |
________ |to |the |combining |form |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-osis; |thromb/o
The |combing |form |tele/o- |means |________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distance
A |continuous, |circular |body |system |that |includes |the |heart |and |the |vascular |structures |(blood |
vessels |such |as |arteries, |capillaries, |and |veins) |it |is |also |known |as |the |circulatory |system |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cardiovascular |system
The |best-known |organ |in |the |body |and |certainly |the |most |important. |It |is |a |muscular |organ |
that |contracts |at |least |once |every |second |to |pump |blood |throughout |the |body |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-heart
heart |chambers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-right |atrium, |right |ventricle, |left |atrium, |left |ventricle
A |central |wall, |divides |the |heart |into |right |and |left |sides |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-septum
