Exam:#2 The Heart Flashcards
What serves as a shunt in the fetus that allows most blood to bypass the immature liver and dump directly I to the inferior vena cava?
Ductus Venosus
Which corpuscle (another word for a formed element) is described as. Cell fragment?
Thrombocytes
What are loose fitting sacs that cover the entire heart?
Pericardium
What is another word for Tricuspid?
Right atrioventricular
What carries deoxygenated blood to
the right atrium?
Coronary Sinus
What arteries are in the ascending aorta?
Right Coronary Artery
Left Coronary Artery
What supplies blood to the posterior aspect of the left ventricle?
Circumflex Artery
What carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary artery
What carries oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Vein
What is the pacemaker of the heart?
SA Node
Where is the atrioventricular (AV) node located?
Right Atrium
Where is the Bundle of His located?
Interventricular Septum
What is a complete heartbeat?
Cardiac Cycle
What is chest pain?
Angina Pectoris
What is a condition characterized by rapid, random and ineffective contraction of the heart?
Fibrillation
