heart Flashcards
Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava
Right Artium
Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium
Right Ventricle
Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
Left atrium
Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium
Left Ventricle
A one way valve where blood flows from right atrium to the right ventricle
Tricuspid valve
A one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmonary valve
A one way valve where the blood flows from left atrium to the left ventricle
Mitral valve
A one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body
Aortic valve
An artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle to the stomach legs
Abdominal artery
Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract
Systole
Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax
Diastole
Is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls( normal blood pressure = 120/80 mmHg )
Blood pressure
High blood pressure
Hypertension
(Heart rate) a measurement of the number of heart beat per minute
Pulse
Low blood pressure
Hypotension