CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY POWERPOINT Flashcards
1
Q
What are the right atrium and right ventricle divided by
A
Tricuspid valve
2
Q
Alveoli function
A
Gas exchange
3
Q
Pulmonary valve controls…
A
Blood exiting right ventricle
4
Q
Left atrium and left ventricle are divided by…
A
Bicuspid/ mitral valve
5
Q
Blood is ______________ coming into the left side of the heart from the….
A
Oxygenated
Pulmonary veins
6
Q
What does the aortic valve control
A
Emptying blood from the left ventricle
7
Q
Why do the atria contract first
A
To push blood into the ventricles
8
Q
When do the AV valves close
A
When ventricles start to contract
9
Q
What does the SA node regulate
A
HR
10
Q
Where do electrical impulses originate in the heart
A
SA node
