Cardiovascular

Question 1

Aorta

Answer 1

largest artery in the body

Question 2

apex of the heart

Answer 2

lower tip of the heart

Question 3

arteriole

Answer 3

small artery

Question 4

artery

Answer 4

largest type of blood vessel, carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body

Question 5

atrioventricular bundle

Answer 5

muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them. “Bundle of His”

Question 6

AV node

Answer 6

tissue in the wall between the atria

Question 7

atrium

Answer 7

one of two chambers of the heart

Question 8

capillary

Answer 8

smallest type of blood vessel. materials pass to and from the bloodstream through the thin capillary walls

Question 9

carbon dioxide

Answer 9

gas released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart then to the lungs for exhalation

Question 10

carotid arteries

Answer 10

two common arteries located on each side of the next branch from the aorta and provide blood to head, neck and brain.

Question 11

coronary arteries

Answer 11

blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen -rich blood to the heart muscle

Question 12

deoxygenated blood

Answer 12

blood that is oxygen poor

Question 13

diastole

Answer 13

relaxation phase of the heartbeat

Question 14

endocardium

Answer 14

inner lining of the heart

Question 15

endothelium

Answer 15

innermost lining of blood vessels

Question 16

mitral valve

Answer 16

valve between the left atrium and left ventricle, bicuspid valve

Question 17

murmur

Answer 17

abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves

Question 18

myocardium

Answer 18

muscular middle layer of the heart

Question 19

normal SR

Answer 19

originates in SA node 60-100 bpm

Question 20

pericardium

Answer 20

double layered membrane surrounding the heart

Question 21

pulmonary artery

Answer 21

artery carrying oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs

Question 22

pulmonary circulation

Answer 22

flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

Question 23

pulmonary valve

Answer 23

valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

Question 24

pulmonary vein

Answer 24

one of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Question 25

septum

Answer 25

partition or wall dividing a cavity, such as between the left and right atria

Question 26

SA node

Answer 26

pacemaker of the heart

Question 27

systole

Answer 27

contraction phase of the heartbeat

Question 28

tricuspid valve

Answer 28

located between the right atrium and the right ventricle

Question 29

vena cava

Answer 29

largest vein in the body

Question 30

ventricle

Answer 30

one of two lower chambers of the heart

Question 31

venule

Answer 31

small vein

Question 32

angi/o

Answer 32

vessel

Question 33

aort/o

Answer 33

aorta

Question 34

arter/o - arteri/o

Answer 34

artery

Question 35

ather/o

Answer 35

yellowish plaque, fatty substance

Question 36

atri/o

Answer 36

atrium, upper heart chamber

Question 37

brachi/o

Answer 37

arm

Question 38

coron/o

Answer 38

heart

Question 39

cyan/o

Answer 39

blue

Question 40

mys/o

Answer 40

mucus

Question 41

ox/o

Answer 41

oxygen

Question 42

phleb/o

Answer 42

vein

Question 43

rrhythm/o

Answer 43

rhythm

Question 44

sphygm/o

Answer 44

pulse

Question 45

steth/o

Answer 45

chest

Question 46

thromb/o

Answer 46

clot

Question 47

valvul/o - valv/o

Answer 47

valve

Question 48

vas/o

Answer 48

vessel

Question 49

vascul/o

Answer 49

vessel

Question 50

ven/o - ven/i

Answer 50

vein