Exam 8: The Cardiovascular System

This combining form refers to a specific large artery.

Insertion of a narrow flexible tube, or catheter, through a blood vessel into the heart to withdraw blood samples, measure pressures, and inject contrast medium for imaging purposes is ________. (two words)

The combining form that means "heart" is cardi/o or ________.

Bradycardia is a slow heartbeat, under 60 beats per minute.

An instrument used for listening to internal sounds is a(n) ________.

The medical term for a heart attack (death of a portion of the heart) is:

The aortic valve is the semilunar valve located at the base of the aorta, which normally prevents blood from returning to the left ventricle. If it fails to close completely during ventricular diastole, blood may return to the left ventricle, causing the left ventricle to work harder. This condition is called aortic insufficiency.

The correct meaning of the first root in the term atherosclerosis is:

This is an artificial scaffold used to prevent closure of an artery.

The acronym CABG stands for ________. ( four words)

Chest pain usually caused by an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart is:

Select the combining form that means "blood vessel."

The ultrasound image of the heart is a(n) ________.

Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -coron/o

A coronary stent is metal tubing that is implanted in a coronary artery to prevent closure of the artery after angioplasty.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -ech/o

A specialist in the heart is called a(n) ________.

A symptom of a pounding, racing, or skipping heartbeat is called:

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -myos/o