Exam 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System

The combining form valv/o- means "________."

Because of the meaning of the suffix -ase,we know that the creatine phosphokinase lab test is measuring the level of a particular enzyme.

A person who has rheumatic heart disease is given a prophylactic antibiotic drug before having any ________ or surgical procedure.

Most arteries lie deep beneath the skin,but a few lie near the surface and,each time the heart contracts,their walls bulge,and this can be felt as a ________.

The combining form systol/o- means "________."

The cause of the most common type of hypertension,essential hypertension,is unknown.

________ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope.

The combining forms valv/o- and valvul/o- both mean "________."

The ________ node of the heart initiates the electrical impulse that begins each heartbeat.

________ is the sound of blood flowing backward because of a defective heart valve.

The medical language definition of the word electrocardiography is ________.

Which of these word part pairs does NOT have an opposite meaning?

In a patient who has pericarditis,the inflammation occurs of the sac ________ the heart.

The thoracic cavity contains the lungs and the ________,an irregularly shaped,central area between the lungs.

Mrs.Jean Bentley came to the doctor with dilated jugular veins in the neck and edema of the legs and feet.Her diagnosis most likely is ________.

The ________ valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta.

The medical language definition of the word ________ is an "instrument used to examine (the)chest."

The medical language definition of the word ________ is a "picture or record (of a)blood vessel."

An aneurysm is ________.

In coronary artery bypass grafting,the ________ vein from the leg is harvested to be used as a bypass graft.