Mid-Term Chapter 5 Quiz Solutions

This study source was downloaded by 100000802832151 from CourseHero.com on 10-24-2022 01:26:44 GMT -05:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/31224660/Med-Term-Chap-5docx/ Sarah Person14MAY18Med Term 51. Aorta: aort/o2. Artery: arteri/o3. Plaque, fatty substance: ather/o4. Relating to blood or lymph vessels: angi/o5. Slow: brady-6. Blood or blood condition: -emia 7. Heart: cardi/o8. Mixture or blending: -crasia 9. Red: erythr/o10. Vein: ven/o11. White: leuk/o12. Vein: phelb/o13. Fast, rapid: tachy-14. Clot: thromb/o15. Blood, relating to blood: hem/o16. The term meaning white blood cells is leukocytes .17. Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the medical name of the structure is the sinoatrial node .18. The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries. 19. 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. 20. The bicuspid valve is also known as the mitral valve.21. The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.22. The thrombocytes are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play an important role in blood clotting.23. A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in the blood is known as a/an embolus .24. The