Cardiovascular System Flashcards
List the 4 chambers of the heart in the order of blood flow through the heart
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
List the four valves of the heart in the order of blood flow through the heart.
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonry Semilunar valve
Bicuspid (Mitral) valve
Aortic Semilunar valve
Name the path of blood through the heart
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
What does systole and diastole mean
Systole: Contraction of the heart muscle
Diastole: Relaxation of the heart muscle
What makes the lub-dup sound in the heart?
Lub sound: atrioventricular valves closing
Dup sound: semilunar valves closing
What is this instrument?
What does it do?
Sphygomanometer: determines blood pressure
Name the components that make up blood
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma