Medical Terminology For Health Professionals Assignment U01a1 Practice Exercises
Medical Terminology for Health Professionals u04a1 Practice Exercises
Due Date: May 5, 2013 1:00 PM
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Chapter 5, pages 159-166:
Matching Word Parts 1: Exercises 5.1–5.5.
Write the correct answer in the middle column
5.1: aorta: aort/o
5.2: artery: arteri /o
5.3: plaque, fatty substance: arther/o
5.4: relating to blood or lymph vessels: angi/o
5.5: slow: brady
Matching Word Parts 3: Exercises 5.11–5.15.
Write the correct answer in the middle column 5.11: white: leuk/o 5.12: vein: phleb/o 5.13: fast, rapid: tachy- 5.14: clot: thromob/o 5.15: blood, relating to blood: hem/o
. Definitions
Select the correct answer, and write it on the line provided
The term meaning white blood cells is leukocyte.
Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the medical name of the structure is the sinoatrial node.
The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries.
The eosinophils are formed in red bone marrow and then migrate to tissues throughout the body. These blood cells destroy parasitic organisms and play a major role in allergic reactions.
The bicuspid valve is also known as the mitral valve.
The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.
The thrombocytes are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play an important role in blood clotting.
A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in the blood is known as a/ an embolus.
The left ventricle carries blood to all parts of the body except the lung.
The neutrophils are the most common type of white blood cell.
Which Word?: Exercises 5.31–5.35.
Select the correct answer, and write it on the line provided.
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol is also known as good cholesterol.
An abnormally slow resting heart rate is described as bradycardia.
In atrial fibrillation, instead of pumping strongly, the heart muscle quivers ineffectively.
The highest pressure against the blood vessels is systolic pressure,
Due Date: May 5, 2013 1:00 PM
By:
Chapter 5, pages 159-166:
Matching Word Parts 1: Exercises 5.1–5.5.
Write the correct answer in the middle column
5.1: aorta: aort/o
5.2: artery: arteri /o
5.3: plaque, fatty substance: arther/o
5.4: relating to blood or lymph vessels: angi/o
5.5: slow: brady
Matching Word Parts 3: Exercises 5.11–5.15.
Write the correct answer in the middle column 5.11: white: leuk/o 5.12: vein: phleb/o 5.13: fast, rapid: tachy- 5.14: clot: thromob/o 5.15: blood, relating to blood: hem/o
. Definitions
Select the correct answer, and write it on the line provided
The term meaning white blood cells is leukocyte.
Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the medical name of the structure is the sinoatrial node.
The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries.
The eosinophils are formed in red bone marrow and then migrate to tissues throughout the body. These blood cells destroy parasitic organisms and play a major role in allergic reactions.
The bicuspid valve is also known as the mitral valve.
The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.
The thrombocytes are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play an important role in blood clotting.
A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in the blood is known as a/ an embolus.
The left ventricle carries blood to all parts of the body except the lung.
The neutrophils are the most common type of white blood cell.
Which Word?: Exercises 5.31–5.35.
Select the correct answer, and write it on the line provided.
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol is also known as good cholesterol.
An abnormally slow resting heart rate is described as bradycardia.
In atrial fibrillation, instead of pumping strongly, the heart muscle quivers ineffectively.
The highest pressure against the blood vessels is systolic pressure,