Chapter 7: Cardiovascular System

Name__________________________________ Date______________

Practice Exercises

Terms, on the lines below the term, write out the indicated word parts: prefixes (P), Combining forms (CF), roots (R) and suffixes (S). Then define the term.

Example

endocardial

_____/_____/_____

P R S

endo/cardi/al

P R S

DEFINTION: within/heart/pertaining to

1. angiography

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

2. varicosis

______________/______________

R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

3. pectoral

______________/______________

R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

4. vasospasm

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

5. venous

______________/______________

R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

6. aortocoronary

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

7. thrombophlebitis

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

8. pericardiocentesis

______________/______________/______________

P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

9. vasculopathy

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

10. atherogenesis

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

11. stethoscope

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

12. myocardium

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

13. aortoplasty

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

14. venostomy

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

15. arteriostenosis

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

16. phlebotomy

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

17. cardioaortic

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

18. ventriculogram

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

19. phlebitis

______________/______________

R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

20. angioplasty

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

21. endovascular

______________/______________/______________

P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

22. cardiotoxic

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

23. arteriogram

______________/______________

CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

24. atherectomy

______________/______________

R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

25. atherothrombosis

______________/______________/______________

CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate medical terms

26. ____________________ anomalies = malformations of the heart present at birth

27. arterio ____________________ osis = thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification

(harding) of arterial walls

28. ____________________= irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

29. cardiomyo ____________________= general term for disease of the heart muscle

30. ____________________= joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other

31. ____________________= abnormal heart sound that mimics the gait of a horse

32. ____________________ cardiogram = a recording of sound waves directed through the heart to evaluate structure and motion

33. cor ____________________= a condition of enlargement of the right ventricle as a result of chronic disease within the lungs

34. coronary ____________________= an x-ray of the blood vessels of the heart made with the introduction of a catheter and release of a contrast medium

35. ____________________ ECG = electrocardiogram of the heart recorded during controlled physical exercise

36. intracardiac catheter ____________________ = treatment of arrhythmia by destroying myocardial tissue at sites generating abnormal electrical pathways

For each of the following, circle the combining form that corresponds to the meaning given:

37. chest

phleb/o

sphygm/o

pector/o

38. vein

aort/o

phleb/o

varic/o

39. vessel

angi/o

arteri/o

coron/o

40. heart

ven/o

coron/o

cardi/o

41. fatty paste

aor/o

ather/o

atri/o

42. circle

cardi/o

coron/o

sphygm/o

43. pulse

sphygm/o

steth/o

thromb/o

44. clot

atri/o

angi/o

thromb/o

45. artery

arteri/o

angi/o

aort/o

46. belly of pouch

varic/o

ventricul/o

ven/o

Match the following terms with their meanings:

47. _________ atherosclerosis

48. _________ infarct

49. _________ hypotension

50. _________ vegetation

51. _________ embolus

52. _________ occlusion

53. _________ hypertension

54. _________ thrombus

55. _________ constriction

56. _________ normotension

57. _________ angina

58. _________ claudication

59. _________ ischemia

60. _________ arteriosclerosis

61. _________ aneurysm

a. high blood pressure

b. bulging of a vessel

c. stationary clot

d. cramp in leg muscle

e. normal blood pressure

f. hard, nonelastic condition

g. traveling clot that obstructs when it lodges

h. buildup of fat

i. growth of tissue

j. a plugging

k. loss of blood flow

l. compression

m. cramp in heart muscle

n. low blood pressure

o. scar left by necrosis

Write the full medical term for the following abbreviations:

62. PVC ____________________________________________________________________

63. PDA ____________________________________________________________________

64. ASHD __________________________________________________________________

65. ICD ____________________________________________________________________

66. CHF ____________________________________________________________________

67. CAD ____________________________________________________________________

68. HTN ____________________________________________________________________

69. MVP ____________________________________________________________________

70. MRA ___________________________________________________________________

71. VSD ____________________________________________________________________

Write in the missing words on the blank lines in the following illustrations of the heart

72-80

Match the following abbreviations with their meanings:

81. _________ ECG

82. _________ tPa

83. _________ MRA

84. _________ PTCA

85. _________ MI

86. _________ DVT

87. _________ ASD

88. _________ CABG

89. _________ TEE

90. _________ CHF

a. balloon angioplasty

b. magnetic resonance of blood vessels

c. a clot in a vein

d. heart bypass surgery

e. electrical picture of heart

f. echocardiogram directed through the esophagus

g. left ventricular failure

h. thrombolytic drug

i. an abnormal opening in the atrial septum

j. heart attack

For each of the following, circle the correct spelling of the term:

91. ventricel

ventrical

ventricle

92. aorta

aoto

aorrta

93. thrombos

thrombus

thrommbus

94. myocardial

mycardial

myocardiol

95. hypatension

hyptension

hypotension

96. diastolie

diastoly

diastole

97. ischemia

ishchemia

ishemia

98. oclusion

occlusion

ocllusion

99. infart

enfarct

infarct

100. anuerysm

aneurysm

annurysm

101. atherosclerotic

atherosclerrotic

atherasclerotic

102. thromboflebitus

thromboflebitis

thrombophlebitis

103. anngiogram

angiogram

angeogram

104. defibrillation

defibillation

defibrilation

105. antrhythmic

antiarrhythmic

antiarhythmic

Write the term that means the opposite of each term:

106. vasoconstriction __________________________________________________________

107. coagulant _______________________________________________________________

108. hypotension _____________________________________________________________

109. bradycardia ______________________________________________________________

110. diastole _________________________________________________________________