MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MWU CVSP-25 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the abnormal dilation or out-pouching of a blood vessel or
ventricle
antegrade - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅with the normal direction of flow
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅near to, at front of body
autologous - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅referring to self, or tissue coming from the self
cannula(e) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tubes or catheters placed in the great vessels or cardiac
chambers to allow decompression or selective propulsion of blood flow to the structure or vessel
cardia output (CO) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the volume of blood displaced by the left ventricle over
one minute
cardiac index (CI) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cardiac output normalized to body surface area or body
weight
cardioplegia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a solution infused into the heart to interrupt myocardial
contraction
cardiopulmonary bypass - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅use of an extracorporeal circuit to circulate blood
around the heart and lungs
cor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅heart
distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the
beginning of a structure
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the abnormal dilation or out-pouching of a blood vessel or
ventricle
antegrade - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅with the normal direction of flow
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅near to, at front of body
autologous - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅referring to self, or tissue coming from the self
cannula(e) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tubes or catheters placed in the great vessels or cardiac
chambers to allow decompression or selective propulsion of blood flow to the structure or vessel
cardia output (CO) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the volume of blood displaced by the left ventricle over
one minute
cardiac index (CI) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cardiac output normalized to body surface area or body
weight
cardioplegia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a solution infused into the heart to interrupt myocardial
contraction
cardiopulmonary bypass - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅use of an extracorporeal circuit to circulate blood
around the heart and lungs
cor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅heart
distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the
beginning of a structure
