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Cardiac vocabulary #2 Flashcards

1
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Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

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Right Atrium

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2
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Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

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Right ventricle

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3
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Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

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Left Atrium

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4
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Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

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Left ventricle

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5
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A one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle

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Tricuspid valve

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A one way valve where blood blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs

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Pulmonary valve

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7
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A one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle

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Mitral valve

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8
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A one-way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body

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Aortic Valve

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9
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An artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle to the stomach and the legs.

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Abdominal Artery

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10
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Measures the force of blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract.

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Systole

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Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax.

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Diastole

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12
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Is the pressure of blood against the artery walls (normal blood pressure= 120/80 mmHg

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Blood pressure

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13
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High blood pressure

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Hypertension

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14
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Low blood pressure

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Hypotension

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15
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(heart rate) a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute

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Pulse

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16
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A blood clot in the artery of the lungs

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Pulmonary Embolism

17
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excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems

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Pulmonary Edema

18
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baby’s birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works

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Congenital Heart Disease

19
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A blood clot in the coronary artery

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Heart attack or myocardial infarction

20
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(A person is conscious) pain in the chest,back,arms, and abnormal heart beats

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A sudden stop of the heart beat

21
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A condition in which the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart the the brain got clogged up

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Stroke

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