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EXERCISE ON CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

1
Write a word for the following definitions

1 This is the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart. A_ ZXO[S
____
2 The dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. KVZ[S
s_ _ _ _ _
It is a muscular pump that propels blood to the entire body through a closed
3 h_KGXZ
___
vascular network.
They are the smallest vessels, through which exchanges take place between the
4 c_ _GVORRGXOKY
________
blood and the tissues.
5 They carry blood back to the heart V_KOTY
___
a_UXZG
The largest artery receives blood from the left ventricle and
6 ___
branches to all parts of the body
7 It is one of the two lower pumping chambers of the heart v_KTZXOIRK
_______
8 It is the contraction phase of the heartbeat cycle s_ _ _YZURK
____
9 It is the thin membrane that lines the chambers of the heart and covers the valves e_ TJUXIGXJO[S
_________
10 It is the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; the mitral valve b _ _OYI[YVOJ3\GR\K
_____ _____
11 This is the relaxation phase of the heartbeat cycle d_ _ _OGYZURK
____
12 It is the vessel that carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs p _[RSUTGX_3GXZKX_
_______ ______
13 They are the vessels that carry blood from the lungs to the left side of the heart p _[RSUTGX_3\KOTY
_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _
14 They are very small veins v_KT[RKY
_____
15 This is the movement of blood inside the body C_OXI[RGZOUT
_________
The system of vessels that carries blood from the right side of the heart to the
16 p _ [RSUTGX_3IOXI[RGZOUT
_______ _______
lungs to be oxygenated and then back to the left side of the heart.

Write a medical for the following definitions

1. enlargement of the heart IGXJOUSKMGR_ _____________________________
2. rupture of an artery GXZKXOUXXNK^OY _____________________________
3. condition of a rapid heart (rate) ZGIN_IGXJOG _____________________________
4. dilation or expansion of a vein VNRKHKIZGYOY _____________________________
5. record of the aorta GUXZUMXGVN_ _____________________________
6. surgical repair of a valve \GR\[RVRGYZ_ _____________________________
7. condition of a slow heart (rate) HXGJ_IGXJOG _____________________________
8. pain in the heart IGXJOGRMOG _____________________________
9. narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta GTMOUYZKTUYOY _____________________________
10. narrowing of a valve \GR\[RUYZKTUYOY _____________________________
11. puncture of the heart IGXJOUIKTZKYOY _____________________________
12. suture of an artery GZKXOUXXNGVN_ _____________________________
13. softening of a vessel (wall) GTMOUSGRGIOG _____________________________
14. tumor of a vessel GTMOUSG _____________________________
15. specialist in the study of the heart IGXJOURUMOYZ _____________________________
16. rupture of the heart IGXJOUXXNK^OY _____________________________
17. poisonous to the heart IGXJOUZU^OI _____________________________
18. enlargement of the heart IGXJOUSKMGR_ _____________________________

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TEST ON MEDICAL TERMS ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Circle the correct answer for the following sentences 2
1. An inflammation of the valves of the heart is called __________________.
A. carditis B. valvulitis C. vasculitis D. cardiovalvulitis
2. A general term for a disease of the muscle of the heart is ____________.
A. cardiopathy B. myopathy C. cardiomyopathy D. myocarditis
3. The abnormal enlargement of the heart is called ____________________.
A. cardiopathy B. cardiomegaly C. cardiorrhexis D. cardioplasty
4. Inflammation of the heart and blood vessels is a disease called ___________.
A. angiitis B. aortitis C. valvuloaortitis D. angiocarditis
5. A term describing a tumor arising from a blood vessel is _______________.
A. angioma B. valvoloma C. phleboma D. aortoma
6. A general term for a disease of an artery is ________________.
A. aortopathy B. arteropathy C. vasculopathy D. angiopathy
7. A medical term meaning “condition of hard artery”, when an artery wall becomes thickened and loses its
elasticity, resulting in a reduced flow of blood to the tissues, is ________________.
A. atherosclerosis B. arteriosclerosis C. aortosclerosis D. phlebosclerosis
8. The condition when the atria have become abnormally enlarged or dilated, reducing their ability to push
blood into the ventricles, is known as _________________.
A. ventriculomegaly B. valvulomegaly C. vasculomegaly D. atriomegaly
9. The medical term expressing the inflammation of the vein includes an obstruction by a blood clot is
_______.
A. phlebitis B. vasculitis C. thrombophlebitis D. venitis
10. The surgical repair of a blood vessel is generally known as ____________________.
A. arterioplasty B. angioplasty C. valvuloplasty D. cardioplasty
11. A diagnostic procedure that includes x-ray photography, MRI, or CT scan images of a blood vessel after
injection of a contrast medium is called ____________.
A. angiography B. valvulography C. arteriography D. cardiography
12. The surgical incision into a blood vessel is called ___________________.
A. angiostomy B. angiectomy C. angioma D. angiotomy
13. The surgical procedure that involves the creation of an opening into a blood vessel, usually for the
insertion of a catheter, is called ____________________.
A. angiostomy B. angiectomy C. arteriotomy D. angiotomy
14. An incision into an artery is called an ____________________.
A. angiostomy B. angiectomy C. arteriotomy D. angiotomy
15. The medical term expressing pain in the heart is __________.
A. cardiomegaly B. cardiogram C. cardiopathy D. cardiodynia
16. The medical term expressing the surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery to remove a fatty plaque
is ______.
A. arterectomy B. endarterectomy C. angiectomy D. arterotomy
17. A puncture into a vein to remove blood for sampling or donation is called ____________.
A. vasculectomy B. phlebectomy C. venostomy D. phlebotomy
18. The surgical repair of a heart valve is called ____________________.
A. arterioplasty B. angioplasty C. valvuloplasty D. cardioplasty
19. The medical term expressing tumor arising from a blood vessel is _____________.
A. arteroma B. ventriculoma C. valvuloma D. angioma
20. The medical term expressing artery contraction due to pain, irritation by a needle, or anxiety is _______.
A. arteriorrhexis B. arteriosclerosis C. arteriorrhaphy D. arteriospasm

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