heart #2 Flashcards
heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava
right atrium
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 the right ventricle to the lungs
pulmonary valve
a one way valve where blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle
tricuspid valve
one way valve where blood flows from the left ventricle to the body
aortic valve
a one way valve where blood flows from the left atrium to the left ventricle
mitral valve
an artery where blood flows from, the left ventricle to the stomach and the legs
abdominal artery
measures the force of blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract
systole
is the pressure of blood again your artery walls
blood pressure
measures the force of blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax
diastole
low blood pressure
hypotension
high blood pressure
hypertension
the measurement of the number of heart beats per minute
pulse
a blood clot in the artery of the lungs
pulmonary embolism
excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems
pulmonary edema
baby’s birth defects that effects the normal way the heart works
congenital heart disease
blood clot in the coronary artery
heart attack
a sudden stop of heart beat
cardiac arrest
a condition in which the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the brain got clogged up
stroke
