medical terminology chapter 11

The combining form that means lower heart chamber:

ventricul/o

An angiogram is a record (-gram) of a/an _______ (angi/o).

vessel

The term vascular means pertaining to (-ar) a ________ (vascul/o).

vessel

Vasoconstriction is the narrowing (-constriction) of ________ (vas/o).

vessels

Specialized tissue in the wall between the atria:

AV node

Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart:

CAD coronary artery disease

Condition in which the heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood:

CHF

High blood pressure:

HTN

An ECG device is worn during a 24-hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias:

Holter monitoring

A procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery and then a stent is put in place:

PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention

A disease in which there are recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis, primarily in fingers and toes:

Raynaud disease

Pacemaker of the heart:

SA node

A combining form that means vessel: 1

angi/o

X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material:

angiography

Largest artery in the body:

aorta

Atherosclerosis is hardening (-sclerosis) of ________ (arteri/o).

arteries

Largest type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.

artery

The combining form that means yellowish plaque:

ather/o

One of two upper chambers of the heart:

atrium

Cyanosis is an abnormal condition (-osis) of ________ (cyan/o) due to poor oxygenation of blood.

blue (bluish discoloration)

Specialized muscle fibers that connect the atria with the ventricles and transmit electrical impulses between them:

bundle of his

Smallest blood vessel:

capillary

A combining form that means heart:

cardi/o

A procedure in which a thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or an artery:

cardiac catheterization

Brief delivery of radiofrequency energy to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing arrhythmias:

catheter ablation

A stethoscope is an instrument to examine (-scope) the ________ (steth/o).

chest

Thrombolysis is the destruction (-lysis) of ________ (thromb/o).

clots

Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle:

coronary arteries

A procedure in which arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages:

coronary artery bypass grafting

The combining form that means blue:

cyan/o

Relaxation phase of the heartbeat:

diastole

Images of the heart produced by echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves:

echocardiography

Recording of electricity flowing through the heart

electrocardiography

Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery:

endarterectomy

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart:

endocarditis

Innermost lining of blood vessels:

endothelium

A procedure in which a heart-lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired:

extracorporeal circulation

Very rapid, random and irregular contractions of the heart:

fibrillation

Rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria:

flutter

Cardiomegaly is enlargement (-megaly) of the ______ (cardi/o).

heart

Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle:

mitral valve

Extra heart sound heard between normal beats:

murmur

Muscular, middle layer of the heart:

myocardium

The combining form that means mucus:

myx/o

Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart:

pericardium

Pericardiocentesis is surgical puncture (-centesis) of the ________ (pericardi/o) to remove fluid.

pericardium

A combining form that means vein:

phleb/o

Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries:

pulse

Partition or wall dividing a cavity, such as between the right and left atria:

septum

A combining form that means chest:

steth/o

Contraction phase of the heartbeat:

systole

Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects:

tetralogy of Fallot

A combining form that means clot:

thromb/o

Valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle:

tricuspid valve

Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs:

varicose veins

A combining form that means vessel: 2

vascul/o

A phlebotomy is an incision (-tomy) of a/an ________ (phleb/o).

vein

Thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart:

vein

Largest vein in the body

vena cava

One of two lower chambers of the heart:

ventricle