Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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… is an indication of Aspirin administration

A

Myocardial Infarction

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2
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… represents ventricular depolarisation in ECG waveforms

A

QRS Complex

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3
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… is the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots

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Fibrinolysis

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4
Q

… conducts impulses that arrive via the atria and that originated from …

A

Atrioventricular (AV) node

Sinoatrial (SA) node

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5
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… is the force or pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels.

A

Blood pressure

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6
Q

The brief pause between the P waves and the QRS complex represents a momentary conduction delay at the …

A

Atrioventricular (AV) node

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7
Q

The … is the innermost layer of the heart

A

Endocardium

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8
Q

The back flow of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction is prevented by the …

A

Atrioventricular valves

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9
Q

GTN is administered through a … metered spray or tablet.

A

Sublingual

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10
Q

Platelets cells are also known as …

A

Thrombocytes

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11
Q

Red blood cells are also known as …

A

Erythrocytes

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12
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GTN is not administered orally because it is completely destroyed by the process of …

A

First Pass Metabolism

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13
Q

The mitral and tricuspid valves are prevented from opening upwards into the atria by tendinous cords called …

A

Chordae tendineae

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14
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… side drives blood of the heart against the relatively high resistance of the systemic circulation

A

Left

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15
Q

The pulmonary arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry …

A

De-oxygenated blood

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16
Q

You may see severe … when administering adrenaline to patients prescribed non-cardioselective beta-blocker medication

A

Hypertension

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17
Q

What percentage of blood is made up of red blood cells?

A

Approx. 45%

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18
Q

The … is the middle layer of the heart

A

Myocardium

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19
Q

Some asthmatic patients my experience wheezing as a side effect of the administration of …

A

Aspirin

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20
Q

The … is the outermost layer of the heart

A

Epicardium

21
Q

… are the only veins in the body to carry oxygenated blood

A

Pulmonary Veins

22
Q

The tricuspid valve is also known as the …

A

Right atrioventricular valve

23
Q

Aspirin is contraindicated to patients under 16 year old because of the risks of …

A

Reye’s Syndrome

24
Q

White blood cells are also known as …

A

Leukocytes

25
Q

The two largest veins in the body are called … and …

A

Inferior vena cava

Superior vena cava

26
Q

Firing of the … causes atrial contraction

A

Sinoatrial (SA) node

27
Q

You may see severe … when administering adrenaline to patients prescribed non-cardioselective beta-blocker medication

A

Hypertension

28
Q

… is represented by the P wave on an ECG.

A

Atrial Depolarisation

29
Q

GTN is administered through a … metered spray or tablet.

A

Sublingual

30
Q

In an emergency situation the maximum dose of Glyceryl Trinitrate is…

A

No Limit

31
Q

Prothrombin Activator (common pathway) can be formed by two processes which often occur together: the … and the …

A

Intrinsic pathway

Extrinsic pathway

32
Q

… is a graphic record of the heart’s electrical function.

A

Electrocardiogram

33
Q

Clopidogrel is administered to confirmed MI patients being conveyed to PPCI because of its … actions.

A

Anti-Platelet

34
Q

Relaxation of the atria and ventricles is known as …

A

Complete cardiac diastole

35
Q

What percentage of blood is made up of white blood cells? ­­­­­­­­

A

Approx. 1%

36
Q

The … represents ventricular repolarisation in ECG waveforms.

A

T wave

37
Q

The benefits of Clopidogrel in an emergency situation mean that it can be administered with caution in …

A

Pregnancy

38
Q

The Mitral valve separates the … sided atria and ventricle.

A

Left

39
Q

What percentage of blood is made up of plasma?

A

Approx. 55%

40
Q

Clopidogrel is administered to confirmed MI patients being conveyed to PPCI because of its … actions.

A

Anti-Platelet

41
Q

Haemoglobin binds reversibly to oxygen to form …

A

Oxyhaemoglobin

42
Q

The … side drives blood out of the heart against the relatively low resistance of the pulmonary circulation.

A

Right

43
Q

Cardiac output is influenced by … and …

A

Stroke volume

Heart rate

44
Q

The … is the innermost layer of the heart

A

Endocardium

45
Q

The … layer of the blood vessel is made up of elastic fibres and muscle and provides strength and contractility.

A

Tunica media

46
Q

The cessation of bleeding is known as …

A

Haemostasis

47
Q

The amount if blood that is pumped out by the ventricles per minute is called the …

A

Cardiac output

48
Q

The … is the ‘pacemaker’ of the heart because is normally initiates impulses more rapidly than other groups of neuromuscular cells.

A

Sinoatrial (SA) node