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