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Chapter 5-cardiology Flashcards

0
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What is Endocarditis

A

inflammation of the heart muscles

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Lumen

A

Opening of a blood vessel

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2
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Name the structure that divides the left and right sides of the heart

A

septum

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3
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Define Cabg

A

Coronary artery bypass graft

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4
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Another name for the bicuspid valve

A

Mitral

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5
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The inner most layer of heart muscle

A

endocardium

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6
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Name the only artery in the body with deoxygenated blood

A

pulmonary artery

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7
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What type of muscle composes the heart

A

myocardium

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Placing ice on an area of the body will do what to the blood vessels

A

vasoconstriction

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What is the pericardial sac

A

sac that surrounds the heart

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What is BP and what are the two parts

A

Blood pressure, systole and diastole

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11
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Name the vein to the kidneys

A

portal

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What is the mediastinum

A

area of the thoracic cavity that contains the heart, lungs, great vessels

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13
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Where is the tripcuspid valve and its purpose

A

right atrioventricular valve, prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium

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Name the smaller arteries

A

arterioles

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15
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A leaking mitral valve is what diagnosis

A

Murmur

16
Q

Which Vein is used for a cabg

A

saphenous

17
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There are two primary veins in the body, name them and location

A

Superior vena cava, superior to the heart, inferior vena cava, heart in a caudal direction

18
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Primary Artery from the heart

A

aorta

19
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Which part of the BP is pressure with contraction

A

systole

20
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What is the SA Node

A

main electrical pace maker of the heart, sinoatrial node

21
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Which chamber of the heart has the thickest walls

A

left ventricle

22
Q

What type medication is used with A-fib to prevent problems

A

blood thinners

23
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Name the smaller veins

A

venules

24
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What is a BBB?

A

bundle branch block

25
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which side of the heart is deoxygenated?

A

right

26
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the outer most layer of heart muscle

A

pericardium

27
Q

Name the three types of blood vessels

A

arteries, veins, and capillaries

28
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A-Fib

A

atrial fibrillation irregular heart beat

29
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Which chamber of the heart is the main pump of the heart

A

left ventricle

30
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Main vein from the head area

A

jugular

31
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Which side of the heart has oxygenated blood

A

left

32
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Placing heat on a part of the body will cause the blood vessels to do what

A

vasodilation

33
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What is the AV node

A

receives impulse from SA node for heart beat

34
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What type of muscle helps move the blood through the circulatory system

A

smooth

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