Heart test review and extras Flashcards
Parts of the heart
-Superior vena cava-Pulmonary arteries- Aortic semilunar valves-Pulmonary semilynar valve-Right atrium-Tricuspid valve- Inferior vena cava-Right ventricle -papillary muslces-Interventricular spetum- Left ventricle-Bicuspid valve-Left atrium-Pulmonary veins- Left ventricle-Pulmonary trunk-Pulmonary artieries
Arteries
-Elastic, muscular, arterioles-Carry blood from heart to the rest of the body
Capillaries
– Blood flows from arterioles to capillaries– Most of exchange between blood and interstitial spaces occurs across the walls– Blood flows from capillaries to venous system-Transfers oxygen and other between tissues and the bloodstream
Veins
– Venules, small veins, medium or large veins-Carries de oxygenated blood back to the heart
Blood vessel types
Arteries, Capillaries, veins
What structure surrounds the heart for protection
Pericardium
What are the three layers of the heart
-Epicardium-Myocardium-endocardium
What layer of the heart is the thickest
Myocardium
What are the chordae tendinae
-Atrioventricular (cuspid) valves — tendon-like cords that prevent the cusps frombeing pushed back
What is the pacemaker of the heart
-Sinoatrial (SA) node
What does an electrocardiogam measure
The electrical charges that accompany the heartbeat
What is the function of the atria
Receive blood and then pump the blood to the ventricle when the heart muscle contract-Thin walls because they only pump blood to ventricles
What portion of the heart enter/exit
Base
What is the bicuspid valve also known as
Mitral valve
What is the right atrioventricular valve known as
The tricuspid
What is the left bicuspid valve known as
Bicuspid
What are the two semilunar valves
-Pulmonary-Aortic
What is used to hear the your heartbeat
Stethoscope
What is used to measure your bloop pressure
Sphyhmomanometer
What is tachycardia
Heart rate in excess of 100bpm
What is bradycardia
Heart rate less than 60bpm
Agnia pectoris
—chest pain resulting from ischemia; also from stress, over exertion, high blood pressure, or narrow arteries
What is arythmia
—Any irregularity in heart rhythm
What is an average blood pressure reading
Greater than 120/80 and less than 140/90
What is an average pulse
60-100 bpm
What is vavlular stenosis
Narrowing of a valve
What is systolic pressure
-Contraction of ventricles-Pressure of blood on vessel walls
Diastolic pressure
Relaxation of Ventricles-Pressure of blood in ventricles between contractions