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Heart Flashcards #2

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Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

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Right atrium

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Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

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Right ventricle

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A one-way valve where blood flows from the right ventricle to the lungs

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Pulmonary valve

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3
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Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

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Left atrium

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Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

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Left ventricle

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An artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle to the stomach and legs

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Abdominal artery

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A one-way valve where blood flows from the left ventricle to the rest of the body

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Aortic valve

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5
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A one-way valve where blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle

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Tricuspid valve

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5
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A one-way valve where blood flows from the left atrium to the left ventricle

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Mitral valve

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6
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Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles contract

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Systole

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Measures the force of the blood pressure against the artery walls when the ventricles relax

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Diastole

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Is the pressure of the blood against the artery walls (normal blood pressure=120/80 mmHg

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Blood pressure

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High blood pressure

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Hypertension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypotension

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(heart rate) a measurement of the number of heart beats per minute

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Pulse

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12
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A blood clot in the artery of the lungs

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Pulmonary Embolism

13
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Excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems

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Pulmonary Edema

14
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Baby’s birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works

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Congenital Heart Disease

15
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A blood clot in the coronary artery. Symptoms: (A person is conscious) pain in the chest, back, arms, and abnormal heartbeats

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Heart Attack

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A sudden stop of heart beat. Symptoms: (A person is unconscious and unresponsiveness)

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Cardiac Arrest

17
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A condition in which the blood vessel that carries blood fro the heart to the brain got clogged up

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Stroke

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