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Chapter 5 – Medical Terminology Study Guide

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This document covers Chapter 5 Medical Terminology and includes key concepts related to medical word structure, prefixes, suffixes, root words, abbreviations, and terminology commonly used in healthcare settings. It is designed to help learners understand and apply medical language used in patient care, documentation, anatomy, physiology, and clinical communication. The material supports structured revision and strengthens comprehension of essential healthcare vocabulary through review and practice. It is useful for coursework preparation, self-study, and reinforcing foundational medical terminology knowledge.

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CHAPTER 5: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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Aort/o - answer-Aorta



Arteri/o - answer-Artery



Ather/o - answer-Plaque, fatty substance



Angi/o - answer-Relating to blood or lymph vessels



Brady- - answer-Slow



-emia - answer-Blood or blood condition



Coron/o - answer-Crown, coronary



Cardi/o - answer-Heart



Erythr/o - answer-Red



Ech/o - answer-Sound



Leuk/o - answer-White



Phleb/o - answer-Vein

,Tachy- - answer-Fast, Rapid



Thromb/o - answer-Clot



Hem/o - answer-Blood, relating to blood



The term meaning white blood cells is? - answer-Leukocytes



Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the proper name of the structure is/are
the? - answer-Sinoatrial node



The myocardium receives its blood supply from the? - answer-Coronary arteries



The diagnostic procedure using ultrasound to evaluate the structures and motion of the
heart it? - answer-Echocardiography



The bicuspid heart valve is also known as the? - answer-Mitral valve



The heart chamber that pumps blood to the lungs is the? - answer-Right ventricle



The smallest formed element in the blood are the? - answer-Thrombocytes



The terms that describes a foreign object circulating in the blood is? - answer-Embolus



Blood flows from the right ventricle to the? - answer-Left atrium



The term meaning immature red blood cells is? - answer-Reticulocytes



Heart - answer-Hollow muscular organ

, Myocardium - answer-Cardiac muscle



Epicardium - answer-External layer of the heart



Endocardium - answer-Inner lining of the heart



Pericardium - answer-Sac enclosing the heart



The substance known as good cholesterol is? - answer-High-density lipoprotein



The substance known as bad cholesterol is? - answer-Low-density lipoprotein



An abnormally slow heartbeat is described as? - answer-Bradycardia



Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart are described as? - answer-
Fibrillation



In recording blood pressure, the higher reading is? - answer-Systolic pressure



In recording blood pressure, the lower reading is? - answer-Diastolic pressure



The condition in which there is an abnormal decrease in the number of white blood
cells is? - answer-Leukopenia



What is misspelled?



The autopsy indicated that the cause of death was a ruptured aneuryism. - answer-
Aneurysm

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