Heart Flashcards

1
Q

Coronary artery

A

Gives blood to the heart

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2
Q

Interventricular septum

A

Thick wall of myocardium separates L and R

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3
Q

From head to heart

A

Cardiac vein and superior vena cava

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4
Q

Electricity through the heart

A

SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

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5
Q

Atherosclerosis

A

Build up of plaque and hardens arteries

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6
Q

CHF

A

Heart doesn’t pump well

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7
Q

Circulatory shock

A

Low blood perfusion to tissue

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8
Q

Fibrillation

A

Rapid heart rate

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9
Q

Ischemia

A

Low blood supply to organ

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10
Q

Orthostatic hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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11
Q

Pulmonary edema

A

Fluid in lungs

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12
Q

Thrombophlebitis

A

Inflammation of a wall of a vein

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13
Q

What ECG portion indicates ventricular repolarization

A

T wave

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14
Q

What valves are open during ventricular systole

A

Aortic and pulmonary

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15
Q

What does not lead to an increase in cardiac output

A

A decrease in venous return

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16
Q

What increases cardiac output

A

Thyroxine. Exercise. Adrenaline.

17
Q

What is the faulty valve of the heart

A

Mitral valve

18
Q

Layers of heart protection

A

Epicardium myocardium endocardium