Chapter 11 - Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
Hypercholesterolemia
High levels of cholesterol in the blood
Hypoxia
Deficiency of oxygen in body tissues
Interventricular septum
Wall between the ventricles of the heart
Mitral valve (!!!!) (SG)
Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle; also called bicuspid valve
Mitral valvulitis
Inflammation of the mitral valve
Myocardium
Muscular, middle layer of the heart
Myxoma
Rare neoplasm of connective tissue found in the heart muscle
Normal sinus rhythm
Heart rhythm originating in the SA node
Oxygen
Gas carried by the blood from the lungs to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
Pacemaker
Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat aka SA node
Percardiocentesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid within the pericardial space surrounding the heart
Pericardium
Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
Phlebotomy
Incision into a vein
Pulmonary Artery
Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary circulation
Flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
Pulmonary valve
Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary valve
Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
Pulse
The beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
Septum (plural: septa)
A partition or wall dividing a cavity, such as that between the right and left atria and right and left ventricles
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) (!!!!) (SG)
The pacemaker of the heart
Sphygmomanometer
An instrument to measure the blood pressure. Blood pressure cuff.
Stethoscope
Instrument for listening to sounds in the chest
Systemic circulation
Flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and from the heart back to the tissues
Systole (!!!) (SG)
The contraction phase of the heartbeat
Tachycardia
Rapid heartbeat
Thrombus
Blood clot
Thrombolysis
Destruction of a clot
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein and formation of a clot within the vein
Tricuspid valve
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle. Has 3 leaflets or cusps
Valve
A structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so blood flow in only one direction
