Medical Terminology: Body Systems 1 - Cardiovascular System

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What is the combining form for heart?

  • Cardi/o (correct)
  • Myocardi/o
  • Endocardi/o
  • Pericardi/o

What is the term for inflammation of the heart muscle?

  • Pericarditis
  • Myocarditis (correct)
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Cardiomyopathy

What is the term for the inner lining of the heart?

  • Endocardium (correct)
  • Myocardium
  • Epicardium
  • Pericardium

What is the term for narrowing of the aortic valve?

<p>Aortic stenosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a procedure that involves recording blood vessels using x-ray images?

<p>Angiography (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for high blood pressure?

<p>Hypertension (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the procedure of using sound waves to take images of the heart?

<p>Echocardiography (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the combining form 'Gastr/o' in a medical term?

<p>Pertaining to the stomach (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the procedure of creating an opening in the jejunum?

<p>Jejunostomy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inflammation of the bile ducts?

<p>Cholangitis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the condition in which the contents of the stomach flow back into the esophagus?

<p>Gastroesophageal reflux disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the procedure of visual examination of the anus and rectum?

<p>Proctoscopy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for spitting up of blood?

<p>Hemoptysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a thoracentesis procedure?

<p>To drain a pleural effusion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a bluish coloration of the skin and other organs due to increased deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood?

<p>Cyanosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the yellow-orange coloration of the skin and tissues from the accumulation of bilirubin?

<p>Jaundice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a laryngoscopy procedure?

<p>To examine the larynx (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a surgical procedure that involves removing a lung or a portion of a lung?

<p>Thoracotomy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for a visual examination of the bronchi?

<p>Bronchoscopy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the surgical creation of a new opening of the colon to the outside of the body?

<p>Colostomy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inflammation of the bronchioles?

<p>Bronchiolitis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the removal of the lung?

<p>Pneumonectomy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the spasm and narrowing of the bronchi, leading to difficulty in breathing and a wheezing sound?

<p>Asthma (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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