Exam 8: The Cardiovascular System

Hypotension is the medical term for ________ blood pressure.

The most common term for chest pain is, simply, chest pain, abbreviated CP.

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

This instrument consists of an arm cuff and an air pressure pump. It is used to determine blood pressure.

The correct medical term for a technician who draws blood is:

Which combining form means "fatty plaque"?

The combining form that means "blood vessel" is vas/o or ________.

A recording of a procedure in which the electrical events associated with the beating of the heart are evaluated is an:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Inflammation of a vein

The medical term for an abnormal heart rhythm is:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Disease of an artery

The combining form ather/o means "________ plaque."

Select the term with the correct spelling.

CPR is the abbreviation for ________. (two words)

A heart block is blockage of an artery supplying the heart, often due to atherosclerosis.

A symptom in which a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucous membranes is called cyanosis, which literally means "condition of blue."

Choose the correct medical term for removal of fatty plaques from inside an artery.

The thin inner lining of the heart is the:

The combining form varic/o means "a dilated ________."

An ultrasound procedure that evaluates blood flow in an effort to determine the cause of a localized reduction in blood flow is: