cardiac 2 Flashcards
Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava
right atrium
heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium
right ventricle
heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
left atrium
heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium
left ventricle
a one way valve where blood plows from right atrium to right ventricle.
tricuspid valve
a one way valve where blood flows from right ventricles to lungs
pulmonary valve
a one way valve where blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle
mitral valve
a one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body
aortic valve
an artery where oxygenated blood flows from left ventricle to the stomach and legs.
abdominal artery
measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles attacks
Systole
measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax.
diastole
is the pressure of the blood against the party walls
blood pressure
high blood pressure
hypertension
low blood pressure
hypotension
a measurement of the number of heart beats pure minute
pulse
