ch. 4-5 (test 2)

Which of the following is also known as the pacemaker of the heart?

The sinoatrial node

A hollow cavity within a bone is called a:

sinus

Which of the following is a voluntary muscle?

skeletal

Turning the palm upward is called

supination

Which of the following types of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased or weakened?

A pathologic fracture

Which of the following medications treats hypertension?

ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and beta-blockers

A medical term that means involuntary muscle contraction of a vessel is _______

Angiospasm

A medical term that means ruptured artery is ________

Arteriole

Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?

DXA

A medical term that means pertaining to between the atria is ________

Interatrial

A medical term that means suture a muscle is ________

Myorrhaphy

Braces or splints used to prevent or correct (straighten) deformities are called:

Orthotics

Which of the following types of muscle is also called visceral muscle?

Smooth muscle

What combining forms means chest?

Steth/o means chest

A medical term that means pertaining to a valve is ________.

Valvular

The shaft of a long bone is called the:

diaphysis

The inner layer of the lining of the heart is called the

endocardium.

Widespread aching and pain in the muscles and soft tissue is called:

fibromyalgia

Which of the following terms means high pressure?

hypertension

When a skeletal muscle is attached to two bones, the more movable of the bones is located where the muscle ends and is called the:

insertion

Which of the following terms means pertaining to between the atria?

interatrial

Two bones are held together in a joint by:

ligaments

Which type of bones are roughly as long as they are wide?

long bones

Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting to pump blood?

myocardium

The anatomical name of the kneecap is the

patella

The ilium is part of the:

pelvic girdle

A medical term that means inflammation of many muscles is ________

polymyositis

Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

pulmonary artery

Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the

superior vena cava

A medical term that means surgical removal of synovial membrane is ________

synovectomy

Which of the following terms means fast heartbeat?

tachycardia

The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.

the bicuspid valve

A medical term that means pertaining to a vein is _______

venous

The dense and hard exterior surface bone is called ________ bone.

compact bone

Which of the following terms means process of recording a vessel?

angiography

The largest artery in the body is the

aorta

Which of the following terms means hardening artery?

arteriosclerosis

Which of the following involves obtaining fluid from a joint in order to examine it to make a diagnosis?

arthrocentesis

A medical term that means surgically break a joint is ________

arthroclasia

A medical term that means instrument to view inside a joint is ________

arthroscope

Muscle wasting is the common term for:

atrophy