chapter 13 vocab

Question 1

brady

Answer 1

slow

Question 2

dilation

Answer 2

diastol

Question 3

gram

Answer 3

something written

Question 4

nipple

Answer 4

papill

Question 5

syn

Answer 5

together

Question 6

systol

Answer 6

contraction

Question 7

rapid

Answer 7

tachy

Question 8

the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.

Answer 8

systole

Question 9

the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.

Answer 9

diastole

Question 10

murmur

Answer 10

a blowing, whooshing, or rasping sound heard during a heartbeat

Question 11

What happens in capillaries?

Answer 11

Oxygen and nutrients from the blood can move through the walls and get into organs and tissues

Question 12

vasodilation

Answer 12

the dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure.

Question 13

pulmonary circuit

Answer 13

the system of transportation that shunts de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to be re-saturated with oxygen before being dispersed into the systemic circulation.

Question 14

systemic circuit

Answer 14

carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body

Question 15

Functions of septum

Answer 15

separates the ventricles and allows for proper blood flow through the heart

Question 16

High/low blood pressure, imbalances of substances, and fevers

Answer 16

Increases heart rate

Question 17

What are the numbers in blood pressure

Answer 17

systolic and diastolic pressure (first and second number)

Question 18

4 things that increase blood pressure

Answer 18

weight, diet, not enough exercise, smoking

Question 19

Cardiac output

Answer 19

heart rate + stroke volume