REVISION

Circle the best answer for the following sentences.

1. In the term myopathy, the suffix –pathy means ___________.
A. Abnormal condition B. disease C. Inflammation D. swelling
2. Which of the following is the plural form of the word atrium? __________
A. atriums B. atriumes C. atria D. atrias
3. The term __________________ means pain in the heart.
A. endocarditis B. cardiomegaly C. cardialgia D. cardiomyopathy
4. In the term cardiomegaly, cardi/o means __________________.
A. Liver B. lungs C. stomach D. heart
5. The term valvectomy means surgical excision of the _______________.
A. vein B. atrium C. valve D. aorta
6. _____________________ is the inflammation of the aorta.
A. Aortitis B. myelitis C. thromboangiitis D. rhinitis
7. ___________ of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart.
A. venule B. septum C. arteriole D. ventricle
8. The surgical removal of a vessel is a/an _______________.
A. aortopathy B. phleboectomy C. visodilation D. angiectomy
9. Deficiency of blood supplying to a part of the body is known as __________________.
A. leukopenia B. leukemia C. ischemia D. thrombocytopenia
10. Any disease of the muscle of the heart is known as _________________.
A. aortopathy B. cardiomyopathy C. myocarditis D. pericarditis
11. A surgical incision into a vein is a/an____________________.
A. phlebotomy B. phlebectomy C. phlebitis D. phleboplasty
12. Inflammation of the muscle of the heart is known as ______________.
A. Myotomy B. myocarditis C. endocarditis D. myocardial
13. The suffix -gram means _____________ .
A. record of data B. instrument for recording data
C. act of recording data D. instrument for measuring data
15. Which of the following physician specializes in treating patients with diseases of the
cardiovascular system?
A. neurologist B. neuropathy C. neurologist D. cardiologist
16. The condition known as _______________ is an inflammation of the fibrous sac around the
heart.
A. pericardium B. pericarditis C. myelitis D. myelopathy
17. The medical term meaning the rupture of an artery is __________________.
A. arteriorrhexis B. aortostenosis C. hepatitis D. angiorrhexis
18. The condition in which the blood vessels swell and develop blood clots along their
walls is known as___________________.
A. erythrocytosis B. Hemostasis C. thromboangiitis D. hemopoiesis
19. The term meaning decreasing in red blood cells is ________________.
A. Erythropenia B. erythrocytopenia C. erythrocyte D. A & B
20. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is known as _______________.
A. myocarditis B. pericarditis C. endocarditis D. cardiomyopathy
21. Inflammation of a vein is known as ______________.
A. angitis B. arteritis C. phlebitis D. phlebostenosis
22. The ____________ pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.
A. left atrium B. left ventricle C. right atrium D. right ventricle
23. The term meaning profuse flow of blood is ______________.
A. hemoglobin B. hemostasis C. hemopoiesis D. hemorrhage
24. The suffix -poiesis in medical term hemopoiesis means:
A. formation B. deficiency C. bone marrow D. immunity
25. What do you think the meaning of the suffix -sclerosis in the words arteriosclerosis is?
A. narrowing B. widening C. hardening D. swelling
26. A sudden blocking or occlusion of the coronary vessel of the heart by a blood clot is a
______.
A. thrombosis B. thrombocytopenia C. coronary thrombosis D. thrombocyte
27. What terms refers to a disease of the heart muscle?
A. Endocarditis B. Poikilocyte C. Cardiomyopathy D. Murmur
28. In the term myopathy, the suffix –pathy means ___________.
A. abnormal condition B. disease C. inflammation D. swelling
29. The term meaning decreasing in red blood cells is ________________.
A. Erythropenia B. erythrocytopenia C. erythrocyte D. A & B
30. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is known as _______________.
A. Myocarditis B. pericarditis C. endocarditis D. aortitis
31. The prefix angi/o means__________.
A. atrium B. vein B. vessels D. heart
32. The root vas/o means____________.
A. duct B. vein C. artery D. valve
33. _____________disease spread easily from one person to another directly or indirectly.
A. Infectious B. Acute C. Contagious D. Chronic
34. _______________is the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of
the heart.
A. Capillary B. Atrium C. Arteriole D. Septum
35. _________is either of two small, hollow spaces, one in each side of the heart,
that force blood into the tubes leading from the heart to the other parts of the body.
A. Ventricle B. Arteriole C. Chamber D. Venule
36. __________is one of the two very large veins through which blood returns to the heart,
one from the upper body and head and one from all of the body below the chest.
A. Atrium B. Vena cava C. Ventricle D. Capillary
37. The __________________, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood.
A. lower chambers B. veins C. ventricles D. upper chambers
38.________________is a very small artery that often joins onto a capillary.
A. Artery B. Aorta C. Arteriole D. Septum
39. The white blood cells involved in the inflammatory response are called__________.
A. phagocytes B. lymphocytes C. leukocytes D. pathogens
40. In the first line of defense, the body has barriers that prevent __________from entering
your body’s cells in the first place.
A. antigens B. pathogens C. lymphocytes D. granulocytes
41. __________do not have visible granules when stained and they have two types:
lymphocytes and monocytes.
A. Phagocytosis B. Granulocytes C. Polymorphs D. Agranulocytes
42. The _________pumps blood to the lungs. This blood is high in carbon dioxide and low in
oxygen.
A. right ventricle B. left ventricle C. right atrium D. left atrium