Heart

Question 1

Where do Veins and Arteries go?

Answer 1

Veins go IN the heart

Arteries go AWAY from the heart

Question 2

Describe the lumen of
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries

Answer 2

Veins - large, wide lumen
Arteries - small, narrow lumen
Capillaries - tiny lumen

Question 3

Which side of the heart contains oxygenated blood?

Answer 3

Left

Question 4

Describe the sound a heart makes and what each part is

Answer 4

Lub Dub
Lub - atriums contracting together
Dub - ventricles contracting together

Question 5

What do semi lunar valves do?

Answer 5

These prevent blood getting pushed back up through the heart again, and allow blood to pass through once. Prevents blood clots and heart attacks.

Question 6

Why is there more fat on the left side of the heart?

Answer 6

Because the left side pumps blood to the entire body, and needs more power from the muscular tissue to pump it that far.

Question 7

Which compartment of the heart does the pulmonary vein lead into?

Answer 7

Left Atrium

Question 8

What does lumen mean?

Answer 8

The gap inside blood vessels

Question 9

Where does blood leave through the right ventricle?

Answer 9

Pulmonary Artery

Question 10

Say how high or low the pressure of blood is for:
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries

Answer 10

Veins - low pressure
Arteries - high pressure
Capillaries - very low pressure

Question 11

Which blood vessels lead into the right atrium?

Answer 11

Superior/ inferior vena cava

Question 12

Fill the blanks:
Arteries have _____ outer walls due to the ____ ________. Veins have ____ outer walls but the inner lining is ______(er). Capillaries have an outer wall that is a ______ ____ thick

Answer 12

Thick
High pressure
Thin
Smooth
Single cell

Question 13

Which blood vessel leads out of the left ventricle?

Answer 13

Aorta

Question 14

Blood does a single circulation. True or false?

Answer 14

False - blood does a double circulation because it goes through the heart twice

Question 15

Explain what happens to the heart in coronary heart disease

Answer 15

This is caused when the amount of bad cholestral is too high,
so it causes the blood vessels to get narrower.
This causes a blood shortage to the heart, and without enough blood the heart can’t pump properly and stops from exhaustion

Question 16

What are the pills called that help prevent coronary heart disease?

Answer 16

Statins

Question 17

What do stents do?

Answer 17

These are surgically placed (normally through an artery in the thigh) in a blocked artery to open up the gap, allowing more blood to pass through again preventing potential heart attacks.