Cardiac Vocabulary #2

Question 1

Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from vena cava.

Answer 1

Right Atrium

Question 2

Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the right atrium.

Answer 2

Right Ventricle

Question 3

Hear 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 to right ventricle

Answer 5

Tricuspid Valve

Question 6

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

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 rest of the body.

Answer 8

Aortic Valve

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Abdominal Artery

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Systole

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Diastole

Question 12

Is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls (normal blood pressure = 120/80 mm Hg).

Answer 12

Blood Pressure

Question 13

High blood pressure.

Answer 13

Hypertension

Question 14

Low blood pressure.

Answer 14

Hypotension

Question 15

(heart rate) A measurement of the number of heart beats per minute.

Answer 15

Pulse