heart

Question 1

right atrium

Answer 1

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

Question 2

right ventricle

Answer 2

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

Question 3

left atrium

Answer 3

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

Question 4

left ventricle

Answer 4

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

Question 5

tricuspid valave

Answer 5

a one way valve where blood flows from the right atrium to right ventricle

Question 6

pulmonary valve

Answer 6

a one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle to lungs

Question 7

mitral valve

Answer 7

a one way valve where blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle

Question 8

aortic valve

Answer 8

a one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body

Question 9

abdominal artery

Answer 9

an artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle to the stomach and legs

Question 10

systole

Answer 10

measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract

Question 11

diastole

Answer 11

measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax

Question 12

blood pressure

Answer 12

is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

high blood pressure

Question 14

hypotension

Answer 14

low blood pressure

Question 15

pulse (heart rate)

Answer 15

a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute