CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.
Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
Angioplasty - Answer: surgical repair of a blood vessel
Arteries - Answer: large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Capillaries - Answer: Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the
blood and cells of the body
Congenital - Answer: pertaining to presence of a disorder at the time of birth, which may
result from genetic or environmental causes
Metabolism - Answer: the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
Veins - Answer: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
Aneurysm/o - Answer: widening, widened blood vessel
Aort/p - Answer: aorta
Arter/o - Answer: artery
Arther/o - Answer: plaque, fatty substance
Atri/o - Answer: atrium
Cardi/o - Answer: heart
Coron/o - Answer: heart
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
Angioplasty - Answer: surgical repair of a blood vessel
Arteries - Answer: large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Capillaries - Answer: Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the
blood and cells of the body
Congenital - Answer: pertaining to presence of a disorder at the time of birth, which may
result from genetic or environmental causes
Metabolism - Answer: the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
Veins - Answer: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
Aneurysm/o - Answer: widening, widened blood vessel
Aort/p - Answer: aorta
Arter/o - Answer: artery
Arther/o - Answer: plaque, fatty substance
Atri/o - Answer: atrium
Cardi/o - Answer: heart
Coron/o - Answer: heart
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
