heart study guide

Question 1

The cardiovascular system is also know as?

Answer 1

Circulatory system

Question 2

cardiology definition

Answer 2

Study of the heart

Question 3

what is the apex of the heart

Answer 3

the very tip of the heart or the wring out

Question 4

What are the 3 main layers of the heart

Answer 4

Endocardium, myocardium, pericardium

Question 5

Another word for mitral valve

Answer 5

bicuspid valve

Question 6

In the cardiac cycle the right side of the heart is ( ) blood and the left side is ( ) blood.

Answer 6

right is deoxygenated and the left is oxeygentaded

Question 7

the diastole and systole are how we measure

Answer 7

blood pressure

Question 8

what node is the hearts natural pathway

Answer 8

sa node

Question 9

what do arteries do and what they are

Answer 9

carry o2 blood away

Question 10

what are veins and what do they do

Answer 10

they are blood vessels that carry co2 blood back

Question 11

how much blood is in a human adult

Answer 11

4-6 quarts

Question 12

plasma is made up of how much water?

Answer 12

90%

Question 13

what is anemia

Answer 13

not enough health blood cells

Question 14

what sickle cell

Answer 14

causes red blood cells to break down

Question 15

hyper tension

Answer 15

high blood pressure

Question 16

what is a myocardial infraction

Answer 16

heart attack

Question 17

how much supply of oxygen does the body have

Answer 17

5-6 ml or about one and a half gallons

Question 18

the organs in the respiratory system (7)

Answer 18

lungs, mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi

Question 19

what does the mucus in the nose do to the dirt and pathogens that it catches

Answer 19

coughed or moved to stomach

Question 20

the pharynx has how many parts and where are they located

Answer 20

3 parts and are located behind the nasal cavity

Question 21

what is the glottis

Answer 21

vocal cords

Question 22

name of the voice box

Answer 22

larynx

Question 23

what are the alveoli and how many does an adult approximately have

Answer 23

where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, there are about 500 million

Question 24

what is pleura

Answer 24

where fluid is present between the layers of sacs to prevent friction

Question 25

ventilation is the process of

Answer 25

breathing

Question 26

one breath equals ( ), one breath equals ( )

Answer 26

inhalation and exhalation

Question 27

what is the difference between external and internal respiratory

Answer 27

external: is the exchange of o2, and co2 it between the lungs and bloodstream

internal: is the exchange of co2 and o2 between the tissue cell and bloodstream

Question 28

dyspnea

Answer 28

difficulty breathing

Question 29

apnea

Answer 29

no breathing

Question 30

tachypnea

Answer 30

rapid breath or fast breathing

Question 31

epistaxis

Answer 31

nose bleed