Cardiac vocabulary #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 flows from right ventricle
Tricuspid valve
A one way valve where blood blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmonary valve
A one way valve where blood flows from 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 the left ventricle to the stomach and the legs.
Abdominal Artery
Measures the force of blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract.
Systole
Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax.
Diastole
Is the pressure of blood against the artery walls (normal blood pressure= 120/80 mmHg
Blood pressure
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
(heart rate) a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute
Pulse
A blood clot in the artery of the lungs
Pulmonary Embolism
excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems
Pulmonary Edema
baby’s birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works
Congenital Heart Disease
A blood clot in the coronary artery
Heart attack or myocardial infarction
(A person is conscious) pain in the chest,back,arms, and abnormal heart beats
A sudden stop of the heart beat
A condition in which the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart the the brain got clogged up
Stroke
