CHAPTER 10: PRETEST

Match the word parts to their meanings:

______ 1. cardi/o A. vessel

______ 2. phleb/o B. carbon dioxide

______ 3. angi/o C. heart

______ 4. capn/o D. vein

______ 5. -cardia E. apex

______ 6. pneum/o F. slow

______ 7. apic/o G. rapid

______ 8. brady- H. heart condition

______ 9. hemangi/o I. lung

______10. tachy- J. blood vessel

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 1Decodable Terms

Identify the word components in the following decodable terms. Underline and use a P for prefixes, WR for word roots, CV for combining vowels, and/or S for suffixes in the following terms.

Example: electrocardiogram: electr/WR o/CV cardi/WR o/CV gram/S recording of the electrical activity of the heart

1. cardiopulmonary _______________________________________________________________________

2. atherectomy ___________________________________________________________________________

3. echocardiography ______________________________________________________________________

4. thrombophlebitis _______________________________________________________________________

5. atrial tachycardia _______________________________________________________________________

6. valvulitis _____________________________________________________________________________

7. dyspnea ______________________________________________________________________________

8. septal (defect) _________________________________________________________________________

9. phlebitis______________________________________________________________________________

10. cyanosis______________________________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 2Pathology Matching

_____ 1. SSS A. congenital cardiac anomaly that consists of four defects

______ 2. flutter B. varicose vein of the rectum and anus

______ 3. angina pectoris C. condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe

______ 4. claudication D. localized dilation of an artery

______ 5. syncope E. paroxysmal chest pain

______ 6. tetralogy of Fallot F. any abnormality of the sinus node

______ 7. BBB G. rapid, regular rhythm

______ 8. diaphoresis H. abnormal heart sound

______ 9. fibrillation I. profuse secretion of sweat

_____ 10. pallor J. cramp-like pain in the calves caused by poor circulation

_____ 11. CAD K. condition of high or elevated blood pressure

_____ 12. murmur L. incomplete electrical conduction in bundle branches

_____ 13. hemorrhoid M. extremely rapid and irregular rhythm

_____ 14. orthopnea N. condition of below normal blood pressure

_____ 15. MI O. paleness of skin and/or mucous membranes

_____ 16. aneurysm P. fainting

_____ 17. hypotension Q. noncancerous tumor of the blood vessels

_____ 18. bruit R. accumulation and hardening of plaque in the coronary arteries

_____ 19. hypertension S. abnormal sound heard when auscultating an artery

_____ 20. hemangioma T. cardiac tissue death

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 3Synonyms

Write the alternative term for each of the following.

1. epicardium ____________________________________________________________________________

2. mitral valve ____________________________________________________________________________

3. atrioventricular bundle ___________________________________________________________________

4. arrhythmia _____________________________________________________________________________

5. ECG __________________________________________________________________________________

6. narrowing, stenosis ______________________________________________________________________

7. primary hypertension ____________________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 4Word Building

Using the rules for word building and the word components listed below, construct terms for the definitions listed (not all word parts will be used, and some may be used more than once).

Prefixes Combining Forms Suffixesbrady- angi/o -alextra- arteri/o -cardiahyper- cardi/o -centesisper- corpor/o -ealtrans- cutane/o -graphy

endocardi/o -itismyocardi/o -osispericardi/o -ousscler/o -pathyvalvul/o -plasty

-pnea-therapy

1. pertaining to through the skin ______________________________________________________________

2. treatment of injecting a solution to harden the veins ____________________________________________

3. pertaining to through the heart muscle _______________________________________________________

4. surgical puncture of the sac surrounding the heart ______________________________________________

5. pertaining to outside the body _____________________________________________________________

6. process of recording the vessels of the heart __________________________________________________

7. abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries _______________________________________________

8. inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves _____________________________________________

9. condition of slow heart beat _______________________________________________________________

10. surgical repair of a valve _________________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 5Singular/Plural Practice

Change the following terms from plural to singular.

1. atria __________________________________________________________________________________

2. aortae _________________________________________________________________________________

3. septa _________________________________________________________________________________

4. vena cavae _____________________________________________________________________________

5. pericardia _____________________________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 10: HANDOUT 6Crossword

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