circulatory system

Question 1

myocardium

Answer 1

cardiac muscle that forms the heart

Question 2

pulmonary circulation

Answer 2

function of the right side of the heart is to pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Question 3

systemic circulation

Answer 3

the role of the left side of the heart is to pump oxygenated blood to the rest of the body

Question 4

arteries

Answer 4

blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart

Question 5

veins

Answer 5

blood vessels that carry blood TOWARDS the heart

Question 6

arterioles

Answer 6

small blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart

Question 7

capillaries

Answer 7

connection between the vessels that carry blood away from the heart and the vessels that return blood to the heart

Question 8

systolic blood pressure

Answer 8

maximum pressure observed in the arteries during the contraction phase

Question 9

diastolic blood pressure

Answer 9

minimum pressure observed in the arteries during the relaxation phase

Question 10

bradycardia

Answer 10

a heart rate of 60 beats per minute or less at rest

Question 11

tachycardia

Answer 11

a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute at rest

Question 12

cardiac output (q)

Answer 12

the volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle in one minute

Question 13

stroke volume (sv)

Answer 13

the amount of blood that is ejected from the left ventricle in a single beat

Question 14

heart rate (hr)

Answer 14

the number of times the heart contracts in a minute

Question 15

how to calculate cardiac output

Answer 15

Q = SV x HR