Heart Flashcards
An artery that carries oxygen -rich blood from the heart to the brain
carotid artery
A vein that carries oxygen-poor blood from the brain back to the heart
jugular vein
An artery that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
pulmonary artery
A vein that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary vein
an artery that wraps around the heart (full oxygen)
Coronary artery
a vein that wraps around the heart (full of carbon dioxide)
Cardiac vein
relating to heart
Cardiac
relating to the lungs
pulmonary
oxygen- rich blood (O2)
oxygen
oxygen-poor blood (CO2)
carbon dioxide
heart muscle
myocardium
Name 3 types of blood vessels:
artery: blood flows away from the heart
Vein:blood flows towards the heart
capillaries: smallest blood vessel ; the exchange of O2 (gas) and CO2 (gas) take place
a loop where blood flows from the heart to the body and back to the heart
circulatory system
a loop where blood flows from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
pulmonary circuit
a heart’s natural pacemaker that sends electrical impulses, causing the heart to contract properly. It is found in the right atrium
SA (sinoatrial) node
the biggest artery in the body
AORTA
the biggest vein locating at the bottom half of the body
Inferior Vena Cava
the biggest vein locating at the top half of the body
Superior Vena Cava
heart chamber that received deoxygenated blood from the Vena cava
right atrium
heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
left atrium
heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium
right ventricle
heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium
left ventricle
a one-way valve where blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs
pulmonary valve
a one-way valve where blood flows from right atrium to right ventricle
tricuspid valve
a one-way valve where blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle
mitral valve
a one-way valve where 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 contract
diastole
is the pressure of the blood against artery walls when the ventricles relax
blood pressure
high blood pressure
Hypertension
low blood pressure
hypotension
(heart rate) a 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 edma
baby’s birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works
congenital heart disease
a blood clot in coronary artery
heart attack or myocardial infarction
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
