Component 3 Unit 5 Application Activities
Unit 5
Cardiovascular System
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
 Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Cardiovascular System
2. Word Building Exercise – Cardiovascular System

Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access
to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and
correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at
MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Cardiovascular System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Angina
3. Arrhythmias
4. Atrial Fibrillation
5. Congestive Heart Failure
6. Heart Attack
7. Hypertension
8. Mitral Value Prolapse
9. Strokes
10. Varicose Veins
11. Vasculitis
3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Cardiovascular System:
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a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty
2. Echocardiogram
3. Echocardiography Stress Test
4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Cardiovascular System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Aorto-bifemoral bypass
2. Carotid endarterectomy
3. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
4. Heart Value Replacement
1. Open Heart Surgery – What to Expect
2. Pacemakers
3. Stroke Rehabilitation
Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the students to gain experience with
using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that
will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.
Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an inclass or homework assignment.
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Unit 5 – Medical Dictionary Exercise
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided
in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and
What They Mean from Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following
word parts.
WORD PART
DEFINITION
angi/o
aorto/o
arteri/o
ather/o
bradycardi/o
centesis
-ectomy
embol/o
endo-gram
hemangi/o
itis
lysis
litho
my/o
-otomy
periphleb/o
-rrhexis
scler/o
sten/o
-tachy
thromb/o
transven/o
ventricul/o
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Unit 5 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided
in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and
What They Mean from Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following
word parts.
word part
definition
angi/o
aorto/o
arteri/o
ather/o
bradycardi/o
centesis
-ectomy
embol/o
endo-gram
hemangi/o
itis
Vessel
Aorta
Artery
Fatty substance
slow
Heart
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Excision or surgical removal
embolus
within
Record; x-ray film
Blood vessels
inflammation
lysis
litho
my/o
-otomy
periphleb/o
-rrhexis
scler/o
sten/o
-tachy
thromb/o
transven/o
ventricul/o
Loosening; dissolution; separating
stone
muscle
Cut into or incision
Surrounding (outer)
vein
rupture
hardness
Narrowed; blocked
fast
thrombus
Through; across; beyond
vein
ventricle
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2. Word Building Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word
parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.
Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class
or homework assignment.
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Unit 5 Cardiovascular System - Word Building Exercise
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Many of the
terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one
correct answer.
angi/o
cardi/o
my/o
tachy-
aort/o
embol/o
perithromb/o
arteri/o
endophleb/o
trans-
ather/o
-gram
scler/o
ven/o
bradyhemangi/o
sten/o
ventricul/o
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Slow heart beat: ______________cardia
Incision into a vein: ____________tomy
Rupture of a blood vessel: ________rrhexis
Inflammation of an artery: ______itis
Removal of an embolus from a vessel: ____________ectomy
Cholesterol-lipid-calcium deposits in the wall of arteries:
____________osis
7. Narrowing that impairs blood flow from left ventricle to aorta: aortic
______________sis
8. Infuse blood or blood products: _____________fuse
9. Surgical puncture of the pericardium: ______________centesis
10. Restore normal sinus rhythm (heartbeat): _______________version
11. Infection or inflammation of heart valves: ________________itis
12. Disease affecting the heart muscle: _________________pathy
13. Multiple angiomata of the blood vessels: ________________omatosis
14. Imaging procedure with injection of contrast medium into the cardiac
ventricles: __________gram
15. Breaking up of a thrombus: _________lysis
16. Abnormally rapid heart rate: __________________cardia
17. Aortic rupture: _______clasia
18. Stone in a vein: ______________lith
19. Having a hard or firm texture: _________oid
20. Diagnostic or therapeutic radiography of the blood vessels:
_________graphy
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Unit 5: Word Building Exercise
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Many of the
terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one
correct answer.
angi/o
cardi/o
my/o
tachy-
aort/o
embol/o
perithromb/o
arteri/o
endophleb/o
trans-
ather/o
-gram
scler/o
ven/o
bradyhemangi/o
sten/o
ventricul/o
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Slow heart beat: bradycardia
Incision into a vein: venotomy; phlebotomy
Rupture of a blood vessel: angiorrhexis
Inflammation of an artery: arteritis
Removal of an embolus from a vessel: embolectomy
Cholesterol-lipid-calcium deposits in the wall of arteries: atherosclerosis
Narrowing that impairs blood flow from left ventricle to aorta: aortic
stenosis; aortostenosis
8. Infuse blood or blood products: transfuse
9. Surgical puncture of the pericardium: pericardiocentesis
10. Restore normal sinus rhythm (heartbeat): cardioversion
11. Infection or inflammation of heart valves: endocarditis
12. Disease affecting the heart muscle: cardiomyopathy
13. Multiple angiomata of the blood vessels: hemangiomatosis; angiomatosis
14. Imaging procedure with injection of contrast medium into the cardiac
ventricles: ventriculogram
15. Breaking up of a thrombus: thrombolysis
16. Abnormally rapid heart rate: tachycardia
17. Aortic rupture: aortoclasia
18. Stone in a vein: phlebolith
19. Having a hard or firm texture: scleroid
20. Diagnostic or therapeutic radiography of the blood vessels: angiography
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to
the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct
pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience by
using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce
medical terms appropriate to this unit.
Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as
an in-class or homework assignment.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”
Enter the key term and click “search”
Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation
Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed.
Angiographic
Arteritis
Atherosclerosis
Bradycardia
Cardiomyopathy
Cardioversion
Embolectomy
Endocarditis
Hemangiomatosis
Pericardiocentesis
Phlebolith
Phlebotomy
Tachycardia
Thrombolysis
Transfuse
Ventriculogram
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
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Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Cardiovascular System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional
information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the
Cardiovascular System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the
Medline Plus website and complete at least 4 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Angina
3. Arrhythmias
4. Atrial Fibrillation
5. Congestive Heart Failure
6. Heart Attack
7. Hypertension
8. Mitral Value Prolapse
9. Strokes
10. Varicose Veins
11. Vasculitis
2. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Cardiovascular System
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional
information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Cardiovascular
System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment
complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty
2. Echocardiogram
3. Echocardiography Stress Test
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Cardiovascular System
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional
information regarding surgical procedures of the Cardiovascular System.
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Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment
complete at least 3 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Aorto-bifemoral bypass
2. Carotid endarterectomy
3. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
4. Heart Value Replacement
5. Open Heart Surgery – What to Expect
6. Pacemakers
7. Stroke Rehabilitation
Expected Outcomes for Student Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical
dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes
and suffixes that are common to the cardiovascular system.
2. Word Building Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots,
prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.
3. Pronounce Key Terms
This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key
terms related to this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Cardiovascular System Interactive
Tutorials
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the cardiovascular system. .
5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Cardiovascular System
Interactive Tutorial
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic
procedures of the cardiovascular system.
1. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Cardiovascular System
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This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the cardiovascular system
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