Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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1
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List the 4 chambers of the heart in the order of blood flow through the heart

A

Right Atrium

Right Ventricle

Left Atrium

Left Ventricle

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List the four valves of the heart in the order of blood flow through the heart.

A

Tricuspid valve

Pulmonry Semilunar valve

Bicuspid (Mitral) valve

Aortic Semilunar valve

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3
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Name the path of blood through the heart

A

Vena cava right atrium tricuspid valve
right ventricle pulmonary semilunar valve
pulmonary trunk pulmonary arteries lungs
pulmonary veins left atrium bicuspid valve left
ventricle aortic semilunar valve aorta body

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4
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What does systole and diastole mean

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Systole: Contraction of the heart muscle

Diastole: Relaxation of the heart muscle

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5
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What makes the lub-dup sound in the heart?

A

Lub sound: atrioventricular valves closing

Dup sound: semilunar valves closing

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6
Q

What is this instrument?

What does it do?

A

Sphygomanometer: determines blood pressure

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7
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Name the components that make up blood

A

Red Blood Cells

White Blood Cells

Platelets

Plasma

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