cardiac vocabulary #2

Question 1

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

Answer 1

Right Atrium

Question 2

heart Chambers that receives deoxygnated blood from the right atrium

Answer 2

Right Ventricle

Question 3

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

Answer 3

left atrium

Question 4

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

Answer 4

left ventricle

Question 5

a one way valve where blood flows from right atrium

Answer 5

tricuspid valve

Question 6

a one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle

Answer 6

pulmonary valve

Question 7

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

Answer 7

mitral valve

Question 8

a one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the stomach and legs

Answer 8

aortic valve

Question 9

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

Answer 9

abdominal artery

Question 10

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

Answer 10

systole

Question 11

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

Answer 11

diastole

Question 12

is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls

Answer 12

blood pressure

Question 13

high blood pressure

Answer 13

hypertension

Question 14

low blood pressure

Answer 14

hypotension

Question 15

a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute

Answer 15

pulse

Question 16

a blood clot in the artery of the lungs

Answer 16

pulmonary embolism

Question 17

excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems

Answer 17

pulmonary edema

Question 18

a blood clot in the coronary artery

symptoms: pain in the chest, arm, back, and abnormal heartbeats

Answer 18

heart attack

Question 19

a sudden stop of heartbeats

symptoms: unconscious, unresponsiveness

Answer 19

cardiac arrest