Cardiovascular System Flashcards
An Organ System is a _____ of organs that _____ together to do an important job
Group, Work
The _____, or the _____, system consists of all the parts of your body that move the ____ around
Circulatory, Cardiovascular, Blood
The Respiratory System gets _____ from the _____
Oxygen, Air
Anatomy is the study of the _____ of the _____
Location, Organs
Physiology is the study of how the _____ _____
Organs Work
Usually, a heart is about the _____ of a person’s _____
Size, Fist
Mitochondria are tiny _____-_____ that keep the heart muscle continually supplied with _____
Energy Storing, Energy
The heart rests about _____ a second, during each _____
Half, Heartbeat
The average heart rate is _____-_____ beats per minute
Seventy Two
The Sternum is the _____ bone
Breast
The _____, or point, of the heart is located below the middle of your left _____
Apex, Collarbone
The Thoracic Cavity has _____ main _____
Three, Compartments
The left and right _____, of the Thoracic Cage, are the _____
Compartments, Lungs
In the Thoracic Cage, the _____ compartment contains the _____
Middle, Heart
The ______ is the _____ compartment
Mediastinum, Middle
The esophagus _____ the food to the _____
Carries, Stomach
The Trachea carries the _____ to the _____
Air, Lungs
When a person’s heart stops beating, you preform _____ _____
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
The Diaphragm is a large sheet of _____ muscle that separates the _____ cavity from the _____ cavity.
Skeletal, Chest, Abdominal
The heart’s “_____ system” is in the _____
Lubrication, Pericardium
_____ means “around”
Peri-
The Prefix cardi- comes from the Greek _____, which means “_____.”
Kardía (Car-dee-ah), Heart
Medi- is a prefix that is a _____ root that means _____
Latin, Middle
The Pericardium is a _____ around the _____
Sac, Heart