What is the correct definition for ASD?

A flaw in the septum that divides the two upper chambers of the heart

Translate the medical term aneurysmectomy.

Surgical removal of a bulge in a blood vessel

Which medical term means "an incision into the heart muscle"?

Cardiomyotomy

Oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart is called:

angina pectoris.

Which of the following statements is true about the term hypotension?

• It breaks into hypo (under) + tens (stretch) + ion (condition).
• It means a person has low blood pressure.
• The force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels is not normal.
• All of these are true.
• None of these are true.

All of these are true.

Read the following excerpt from a patient’s health record: ASSESSMENT
1. Postop for VSD repair—routine postop orders and care.

2. When patient switches to PO, we will d/c IV ABx, and at discharge, she will continue antibiotics as needed for endocarditis prophylaxis.

For what did this patient have an operation?

Ventricular septal defect

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term arteriopathy?

arterio (artery) + pathy (disease) = disease of the arteries

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term angiogenesis?

angio (vessel) + genesis (creation) = development of blood vessels

Which statement is true about the root sept/o?

It stands for "septum," comes from a Latin word meaning "partition or dividing structure," and can refer to any wall dividing two cavities.

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy into its component parts?

end/arterec/tomy

WRONG

Answer: end/arter/ec/tomy

Reason: Endarterectomy breaks into end (inside) + arter (artery) + ec (out) + tomy (cut) = surgical removal of the inside of an artery.

Update: "An endarterectomy is a procedure to remove plaque in the arteries. The correct breakdown according to Chapter 1 is end/arter/ec/tomy (inside/artery/out/incision). This was the correct answer on the quiz. Remember this if you see it on your final. The correct breakdown of the word according to Chapter 9 is end/arter/ectomy (inside/artery/removal).

I will update the scores of the students who had these questions."

- Professor Cutliffe

Translate the medical term embolectomy.

Surgical removal of a mass of matter present in the blood

A bulge in a blood vessel is called a(n):

aneurysm.

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortectasia?

aort (aorta) + ectasia (dilation) = dilation of the aorta

Translate the term myocarditis.

Inflammation of the heart muscle

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term angiorrhaphy?

angio (vessel) + rrhaphy (suture) = suture of a vessel

Translate the medical term vasospasm as literally as possible.

Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

Note from Professor

• Quiz 9 Update

Good morning,

Last week’s quiz had a couple of questions that need clarification based on the fact that most of the students that had these questions didn’t answer correctly. I’ll review questions that less than 30% of the students answer question correctly.

Myocardial ischemia- blockage of blood to heart muscle
Myocardial infarction- death of the heart muscle

Myocardial ischemia leads to a myocardial infarction.

An endarterectomy is a procedure to remove plaque in the arteries. The correct breakdown according to Chapter 1 is end/arter/ec/tomy (inside/artery/out/incision). This was the correct answer on the quiz. Remember this if you see it on your final. The correct breakdown of the word according to Chapter 9 is end/arter/ectomy (inside/artery/removal).

I will update the scores of the students who had these questions.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any concerns with your quizzes. And of course, please keep up with your assignments.

My best,

Mrs. Cutliffe