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Question 1

right atrium

Answer 1

heart chamber that receives deoxy
genated blood from the vena cava

Question 2

right ventricle

Answer 2

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

Question 3

left atrium

Answer 3

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

Question 4

left ventricle

Answer 4

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

Question 5

tricuspid valve

Answer 5

a one-way valve where blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle

Question 6

pulmonary valve

Answer 6

a one- way valve where blood flows from the right atrium to the lungs

Question 7

mitral valve

Answer 7

a one-way valve where blood flows from the left atrium, to the left ventricle

Question 8

aortic valve

Answer 8

a one-way valve where blood flows from the left ventricle to the rest of the body

Question 9

abdominal artery

Answer 9

an artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle to the stomach and the legs

Question 10

systole

Answer 10

measures the force of blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract

Question 11

diastole

Answer 11

measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricle relax

Question 12

blood pressure

Answer 12

is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls (normal blood pressure = 120/80 mmHg

Question 13

hyper tension

Answer 13

high blood pressure

Question 14

hypotension

Answer 14

low blood pressure

Question 15

pulse

Answer 15

(heart rate) a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute