7 Circulatory System

A.Writing the Meanings of Word Parts Write the meanings of the following word parts. 1. angi/o ______2. aort/o ______3. arteri/o ______4. arteriol/o ______5. ather/o ______6. lymphat/o ______7. phleb/o ______8. vas/o ______9. ven/o ______10. venul/o ______B.Writing Combining Forms Write combining forms for the following terms. 1. adenoids ______2. artery ______3. neck ______4. sameness ______5. thrombus ______

C. Matching Terms and Meanings Match each term in the left column with its meaning in the right column. ______1. aorta a. a lower chamber of the heart ______2. atrium b. a severe cardiac arrhythmia ______3. capillary c. an upper chamber of the heart ______4. fibrillation d. the largest artery ______5. ventricle e. the smallest blood vessel

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D. Filling in the Blanks Write letters in the blanks to complete the following sentences. 1. A term that means slow pulse is ______cardia. 2. Inflammation of the lymphatic nodes is lymph______. 3. Removal of the spleen is ______ectomy. 4. Swelling caused by an obstruction of a lymphatic vessel is called ______edema. 5..A record produced by a procedure that records the electrical currents of the heart muscle is called an ______cardio______. 6.An enlarged heart is called cardio______. 7.An excessive amount of fat in the blood is called hyper______. 8.Death of an area of the heart muscle is known as myo______infarction. 9.Elevated blood pressure is ______tension. 10.Referring to the lungs and heart is cardio______. 11.The lining of the heart is the ______cardium. 12.Use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of heart disease is ______cardiography.

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ACROSS 1. an anticoagulant 2. an obstruction 5. main trunk for the arterial system to supply blood to the body 9. sudden blocking of a vessel by a clot or foreign material brought by the bloodstream 13. a record of arteries after injection of radiopaque material 15. tumor whose cells tend to form blood or lymph vessels 17. low blood pressure 21. inflammation of a vein 22. agent that causes dialation of blood vessels 24. smallest blood vessel 25. narrowing or stricture 26. dissolution of a blood clot 28. heart enlargement 29. fluid found in the lymphatics 30. slow heartbeat DOWN 2. upper heart chambers 4. deficiency of blood flow 6. sac formed by local dilation of a vessel or the heart 7. type of artery that supplies blood to the heart 8. agent that increases urination 10. a type of lipid associated with atherosclerosis 11. heart muscle 12. pertaining to a vein 14. internal blood clot 16. formation of a localized area of necrosis produced by an occlusion 18. removal of atherosclerotic 19. the sac enclosing the heart 20. abnormal condition of a vein 23. a lower chamber of the heart 27. rhythmic expansion of an artery