Cardiac #2 Flashcards
heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the Vena cava
right atrium
heart Chambers 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 were blood flows from the right atrium to right ventricle
tricuspid valve
a one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs
pulmonary valve
a one way valve where blood flows from the left atrium to left ventricle
mitral valve
a one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to right ventricle
mitral valve
A blood clot in the artery of the lungs
Pulmonary embolism
excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems
pulmonary edema
Babys birth defects that affect the normal way to the heart works
congenital heart disease
a blood clot in the coronary artery
Heart attack or myocardial infarction
a sudden stop of the heart beat
cardiac arrest
a condition in which the blood vessel that carry from the heart to the brain got clogged up.
stroke
