Ch 9: The Cardiovascular System - Cardiology Flashcards
1
Q
The heart is divided into how many chambers?
A
4
2
Q
What are the chambers in the heart?
A
The left and right receiving rooms (atria) and the left and right sending rooms (ventricles).
3
Q
what blood does the left side of the heart handle?
A
oxygen rich blood
4
Q
what blood does the right side of the heart handle?
A
oxygen poor blood
5
Q
What is the thick wall of muscle that divides the left and right sides
A
septum
6
Q
valve
A
valvul/o
7
Q
atrium (upper chamber)
A
atri/o
8
Q
septum (plural: septa)
A
sept/o
9
Q
ventricle (lower chamber)
A
ventricul/o
10
Q
heart
A
cardi/o
11
Q
heart
A
coron/o
12
Q
vessel
A
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
13
Q
aorta
A
aort/o
14
Q
artety
A
arteri/o
15
Q
fatty plaque
A
ather/o
