Caduceus Ch. 8-14
(Circulatory/Respiratory/Integumentary/Digestive/Urogenital/Reprod
uctive/Endocrine)
The upper chambers of the heart are called the: - correct answer atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the: - correct answer ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the: - correct answer mitral
____ is an inflammation of the serous membrane lining inside the myocardium of the heart. -
correct answer Endocarditis
The combining forms angi/o- and vaso- all mean: - correct answer vessel
The combining forms that mean "vein" are: - correct answer ven/o, phleb/o
____ is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood. - correct
answer monocytosis
What abnormal heart sound is described as a low-pitched murmur? - correct answer rumble
The suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means: - correct answer instrument used to record
Angina Pectoris literally means: - correct answer vessel : in chest
A non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - correct answer age
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means: - correct answer narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary Isch/emia actually means: - correct answer deficient supply of
blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is: - correct answer
arterio/sclera/o/sis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is: - correct answer
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and
organs is called: - correct answer congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term Ar/rhythmia means: - correct answer variation in normal heart rhythm or
contraction
Hemorrhage means: - correct answer blood bursting forth
,The diagnostic term for the balloning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is: - correct
answer aneurysm
What abnormal heart sound can be felt as a vibration? - correct answer thrill
A controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - correct answer inadequate exercise
Which of the following isn't a vital sign? - correct answer muscle response
The diagnostic term An/emia means: - correct answer decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron,
or hemoglobin levels
_______ collected throughout the body drain(s) into the blood through two ducts in the neck. -
correct answer lymph
What is obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance called? - correct answer
embolism
The surgical term Angioplasty means: - correct answer surgical repair of a blood vessel
Which of the following isn't an antihypertensive drug? - correct answer penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around
blocked atherosclerotic coronary arteries is called a(n): - correct answer coronary artery bypass
_____ is local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids - correct answer edema
The procedural term for X-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of contrast medium dye is:
- correct answer angiograph/y
ATHER- means ____, and refers to yellow fat - correct answer porridge
A stroke is also known as: - correct answer apoplexy
Macro/phage literally means - correct answer Large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand is a: - correct
answer sphygmomanometer
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a vessel is:
- correct answer Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means: - correct answer the science and study of the heart
With ____, blood flows backward through an incomplete pulmonic valve from the pulmonary
artery to the right ventricle - correct answer pulmonic regurgitation
Which of the following is not a congenital heart defect? - correct answer cerebral vascular
accident
, Irregular and large hemorrhages under the skin is called: - correct answer ecchymosis
What is coagulated or clotted material that develops inside the vascular system? - correct
answer thrombus
Septicemia is derived from the Greek word septikos, which means: - correct answer poison or
putrefying
What is coronary artery disease most commonly caused by? - correct answer atherosclerosis
The ____ is a double membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart - correct answer
pericardium
The medical term Sy/stole actually means: - correct answer cardiac cycle phase where
chambers contract raising blood pressure
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which chambers relax between contractions is called: - correct
answer dia/stole
What is a stricture of the carotid arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke is called? - correct
answer carotid stenosis
Rheumatic fever is most commonly caused by: - correct answer Streptococcus pyogenes
The word part conio- means: - correct answer dust
Cardiomyopathy refers to having a problem with the ___ of the heart - correct answer muscle
The medical term Hyper/tension means: - correct answer blood pressure that is above normal
An Em/bol/ism literally means: - correct answer state of a lump within
A Pulmonary Infarction actually means: - correct answer lung blood flow blockage
The term ____ refers to the lack of development of normal numbers of erythrocytes in the
blood. - correct answer A/plastic An/emia
A Macro/phage can also be classified as a/(an) - correct answer leukocyte
Athero/sclerosis is a type of: - correct answer arteriosclerosis
The word part atelo- means: - correct answer incomplete
The word part phelbo- means: - correct answer vein
Coronary Thrombosis may be a cause of: - correct answer myocardial infarction
The most important longitudinal heart study in the world is being conducted in what American
City since 1946: - correct answer Framingham, Massachusetts
(Circulatory/Respiratory/Integumentary/Digestive/Urogenital/Reprod
uctive/Endocrine)
The upper chambers of the heart are called the: - correct answer atria
The lower chambers of the heart are called the: - correct answer ventricles
The valve located between the left atrium and ventricle is the: - correct answer mitral
____ is an inflammation of the serous membrane lining inside the myocardium of the heart. -
correct answer Endocarditis
The combining forms angi/o- and vaso- all mean: - correct answer vessel
The combining forms that mean "vein" are: - correct answer ven/o, phleb/o
____ is the presence of an elevated number of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood. - correct
answer monocytosis
What abnormal heart sound is described as a low-pitched murmur? - correct answer rumble
The suffix -graph in the term cardio/graph means: - correct answer instrument used to record
Angina Pectoris literally means: - correct answer vessel : in chest
A non-controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - correct answer age
The diagnostic term Aortic Stenosis means: - correct answer narrowing of the aorta
The diagnostic term Coronary Isch/emia actually means: - correct answer deficient supply of
blood to the crowning blood vessels of the heart
The diagnostic term that means hardening of the arteries is: - correct answer
arterio/sclera/o/sis
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is: - correct answer
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and
organs is called: - correct answer congestive heart failure
The diagnostic term Ar/rhythmia means: - correct answer variation in normal heart rhythm or
contraction
Hemorrhage means: - correct answer blood bursting forth
,The diagnostic term for the balloning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is: - correct
answer aneurysm
What abnormal heart sound can be felt as a vibration? - correct answer thrill
A controllable risk factor for heart attack is: - correct answer inadequate exercise
Which of the following isn't a vital sign? - correct answer muscle response
The diagnostic term An/emia means: - correct answer decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron,
or hemoglobin levels
_______ collected throughout the body drain(s) into the blood through two ducts in the neck. -
correct answer lymph
What is obstruction of blood vessels by a clot or any foreign substance called? - correct answer
embolism
The surgical term Angioplasty means: - correct answer surgical repair of a blood vessel
Which of the following isn't an antihypertensive drug? - correct answer penicillin
The surgical technique that brings a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around
blocked atherosclerotic coronary arteries is called a(n): - correct answer coronary artery bypass
_____ is local or generalized swelling caused by excessive tissue fluids - correct answer edema
The procedural term for X-ray of the blood vessels after an injection of contrast medium dye is:
- correct answer angiograph/y
ATHER- means ____, and refers to yellow fat - correct answer porridge
A stroke is also known as: - correct answer apoplexy
Macro/phage literally means - correct answer Large/eater
The device or instrument that is used to measure arterial blood pressure by hand is a: - correct
answer sphygmomanometer
The study that uses ultrasound to determine the velocity of the flow of blood within a vessel is:
- correct answer Doppler Flow Studies
The medical term Cardiology means: - correct answer the science and study of the heart
With ____, blood flows backward through an incomplete pulmonic valve from the pulmonary
artery to the right ventricle - correct answer pulmonic regurgitation
Which of the following is not a congenital heart defect? - correct answer cerebral vascular
accident
, Irregular and large hemorrhages under the skin is called: - correct answer ecchymosis
What is coagulated or clotted material that develops inside the vascular system? - correct
answer thrombus
Septicemia is derived from the Greek word septikos, which means: - correct answer poison or
putrefying
What is coronary artery disease most commonly caused by? - correct answer atherosclerosis
The ____ is a double membranous fibrous sac that encloses the heart - correct answer
pericardium
The medical term Sy/stole actually means: - correct answer cardiac cycle phase where
chambers contract raising blood pressure
The phase in the cardiac cycle in which chambers relax between contractions is called: - correct
answer dia/stole
What is a stricture of the carotid arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke is called? - correct
answer carotid stenosis
Rheumatic fever is most commonly caused by: - correct answer Streptococcus pyogenes
The word part conio- means: - correct answer dust
Cardiomyopathy refers to having a problem with the ___ of the heart - correct answer muscle
The medical term Hyper/tension means: - correct answer blood pressure that is above normal
An Em/bol/ism literally means: - correct answer state of a lump within
A Pulmonary Infarction actually means: - correct answer lung blood flow blockage
The term ____ refers to the lack of development of normal numbers of erythrocytes in the
blood. - correct answer A/plastic An/emia
A Macro/phage can also be classified as a/(an) - correct answer leukocyte
Athero/sclerosis is a type of: - correct answer arteriosclerosis
The word part atelo- means: - correct answer incomplete
The word part phelbo- means: - correct answer vein
Coronary Thrombosis may be a cause of: - correct answer myocardial infarction
The most important longitudinal heart study in the world is being conducted in what American
City since 1946: - correct answer Framingham, Massachusetts
