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 deoxygenated blood from pulmonary
Left atrium
heart chamber that recives deoxygenated blood from the left atrium
Left ventricle
a one way valve where blood flows from right atrium to the right ventrical
tricuspid valve
a one way valve where flows from the right ventricle to the lungs
pulmonary valve
a one way valve where blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle
Mitral valve
a one way valve where the 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 and the 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
Blood pressure
high blood pressure
hypertension
low blood pressure
hypotension
a measure 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 edma
babys birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works
congenital heart diseases
a sudden stop stop of the heart beat
cardiac arrest
a conditon in which the bloos vessels that carries blood from the heart to the brain got clogged up
stroke
