Heart Vocab 1-3

Question 1

an artery that carries oxygen- rich blood from the heart to the brain

Answer 1

Carotid Artery

Question 2

A vein that carries- poor oxygen- from the brain back to the heart

Answer 2

Jugular Vein

Question 2

an artery that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

Answer 2

Pulmonary Artery

Question 3

A vein that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

Answer 3

Pulmonary Vein

Question 4

An artery that wraps around the heart (full of oxygen)

Answer 4

Coronary Artery

Question 5

A vein that wraps around the heart ( full of carbon dioxide)

Answer 5

Coronary Vein

Question 6

relating to the heart

Answer 6

Cardiac

Question 6

relating to the lungs

Answer 6

Pulmonary

Question 7

oxygen-rich blood (O2)

Answer 7

Oxygen

Question 8

Oxygen-poor blood (CO2)

Answer 8

Carbon dioxide

Question 9

Heart muscle

Answer 9

Myocardium

Question 10

Smallest blood vessel: the exchange of O2 (gas) and CO2 (gas) take place

Answer 10

Capillaries

Question 11

Blood flows away from the heart

Answer 11

Artery

Question 12

Vein

Answer 12

blood flows toward

Question 13

A loop where blood flows from the heart to the body and back to the heart

Answer 13

Circulatory

Question 14

A loop where blood flows from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

Answer 14

Pulmonary Circuit

Question 15

the biggest vein locating at the bottom half of the body

Answer 15

Inferior Vena Cava

Question 15

A hearts natural pacemaker that sends electric impulses, causing the heart to contract properly. It is founding the right atrium

Answer 15

SA (sinoatrial) node

Question 16

the biggest vein locating at the top half of the body

Answer 16

Superior Vena Cava

Question 17

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava

Answer 17

right atrium

Question 18

heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

Answer 18

right ventricle

Question 19

heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary

Answer 19

Tricuspid Valve

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Pulmonary Valve

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Mitral Valve

Question 22

a one-way vale where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body to the stomach and the lungs

Answer 22

Aortic Valve

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Abdominal Artey

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Systole

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Diastole

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Blood pressure

Question 24

High blood pressure

Answer 24

Hypertension

Question 25

low blood pressure

Answer 25

Hypo tension

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Pulse

Question 27

A blood clot in the artery of the lungs

Answer 27

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 28

excess of fluid in the lungs due to heart problems

Answer 28

Pulmonary Edema

Question 29

Baby's birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works

Answer 29

Congenital Heart Disease

Question 30

A blood clot in the coronary artery

Answer 30

Heart Attack or Myocardial Infraction

Question 31

a sudden stop of heart beat

Answer 31

Cardiac Arrest

Question 32

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

Answer 32

stroke