Chapter 11-2: Cardiovascular System—Part 2
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
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Complete the following sentences.
1. The pacemaker of the heart is the __________.
2. The sac-like membrane surrounding the heart is the __________.
3. The contraction phase of the heartbeat is called __________.
4. The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is called __________.
5. An abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of heart valves is a/an __________.
Complete the following terms from their definitions.
6. Hardening of arteries: arterio__________
7. Enlargement of the heart: cardio__________
8. Inflammation of a vein with a clot: __________itis
9. Disease condition of heart muscle: cardio__________
10. Condition of rapid heartbeat: __________cardia
11. Removal of the inner lining of an artery: __________ectomy
12. Condition of abnormal heart rhythm: __________ia
13. Abnormal condition of blue coloration of the skin: __________osis
14. High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream: __________emia
15. Muscle layer of the heart: __________ium
16. Widening of a blood vessel: vaso__________
17. Decreased oxygen condition: hyp__________
18. Inflammation of a vein: __________itis
19. Destruction of clots: thrombo__________
20. Fast heartbeat: __________cardia
Give meanings for the following combining forms.
21. angi/o: __________
22. ather/o: __________
23. brachi/o: __________
24. my/o: __________
25. phleb/o: __________
26. aort/o: __________
27. axill/o: __________
28. coron/o: __________
29. pulmon/o: __________
30. ox/o: __________
31. cyan/o: __________
32. thromb/o: __________
33. atri/o: __________
34. valvul/o: __________
35. sphygm/o: __________
36. vas/o: __________
37. myx/o: __________
38. ventricul/o: __________
39. vascul/o: __________
40. ven/o: __________
Give meanings for the following suffixes.
41. -constriction: __________
42. -dilation: __________
43. -graphy: __________
44. -megaly: __________
45. -plasty: __________
46. -sclerosis: __________
47. -stenosis: __________
48. -tomy: __________
49. -lysis: __________
50. -emia: __________
Give meanings for the following suffixes.
51. brady-: __________
52. hyper-: __________
53. hypo-: __________
54. endo-: __________
55. dys-: __________
56. inter-: __________
57. tri-: __________
58. tachy-: __________
59. peri-: __________
60. a-, an-: __________