Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Angi/o
Vascul/o

Answer 1

Blood vessel

Question 2

Aort/o

Answer 2

Aorta

Question 3

Arteri/o

Answer 3

Artery

Question 4

Ather/o

Answer 4

Plaque,fatty substance

Question 5

Cardi/o
Coron/o

Answer 5

Heart

Question 6

Erythr/o

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

Hem/o
Hemat/o

Answer 7

Blood

Question 8

Leuk/o

Answer 8

White

Question 9

Phleb/o
Ven/o

Answer 9

Vein

Question 10

Thromb/o

Answer 10

Clot

Question 11

Capill/o

Answer 11

Capillaries

Question 12

Brady

Answer 12

Slow

Question 13

Peri

Answer 13

Surrounding

Question 14

End/o

Answer 14

Within

Question 15

Tachy

Answer 15

Fast,rapid

Question 16

Sclerosis

Answer 16

Abnormal hardening

Question 17

Parietal pericardium

Answer 17

A fibrous sac that surrounds and protects the heart

Question 18

Pericardial fluid

Answer 18

Found between these two layers, where it acts as lubricant to prevent friction as the heart beats

Question 19

Visceral pericardium

Answer 19

the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, composed of external (fibrous) and internal (serous) layers.

Question 20

Epicardium

Answer 20

The external layer of the heart and the inner layer of the pericardium

Question 21

Myocardium

Answer 21

The middle and thickest of the heart’s three layers. Also known as the myocardial muscle, this consists of specialized cardiac muscle tissue that is capable of the constant contraction and relaxation that creates the pumping movement necessary to maintain the flow of blood throughout the body.

Question 22

Endocardium

Answer 22

Consists of the epithelial tissue, is the inner lining of the heart. This is the surface that comes into direct contact with the blood as it is being pumped through the heart.

Question 23

Coronary arteries

Answer 23

Supply oxygen-rich blood to the myocardium.The veins remove waste products from the myocardium.

Question 24

Congenital heart defects

Answer 24

Structural abnormalities caused by failure of the heart to develop normally before birth and are the most common type of birth defect. Some congenital heart defects are apparent at birth, whereas others may not be detected until later in life.