lesson 9-11 part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

this artery supplies blood to the left side of the heart muscle

A

left main coronary artery

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2
Q

the largest coronary artery

A

left anterior descending artery

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3
Q

supplies blood at the ‘‘front side” of the left side of heart

A

left anterior descending artery

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4
Q

supplies blood at the ‘‘outer side and back” of the heart

A

circumflex artery

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5
Q

the natural pacemaker of the heart

A

sinoatrial node

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6
Q

this node ‘GENERATES an electrical signal’ that causes the upper chambers to contract

A

sa node

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7
Q

this node ‘DELAYS the signal’ until your atria are empty of blood

A

av node

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8
Q

major pumping machine

A

left ventricle

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9
Q

pumps the oxygenated blood

A

left ventricle

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10
Q

pumps the deoxygenated blood

A

right ventricle

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11
Q

the passage of fluid to an organ or tissue; delivery of blood to a capillary blood tissue

A

perfusion

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12
Q

most common manifestation of atherosclerosis

A

angina pectoris

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13
Q

if there is an epigastric pain, what should you do first?

A

do ecg

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14
Q

the bad cholesterol

A

LDL / low density lipoprotein

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15
Q

transports the cholesterol from the liver

A

LDL

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16
Q

the good cholesterol

A

HDL / high density lipoprotein

17
Q

transport the cholesterol from the lining to the liver

A

HDL

18
Q

what is the normal level of LDL

A

less than 100 mg/dL

19
Q

what is the normal level of HDL

A

more than 60 mg/dL

20
Q

it is where the cholesterol is made and synthesized

A

liver

21
Q

the complete cholesterol test

A

lipid panel / lipid profile

22
Q

it measure the levels or type of fat in the blood

A

lipid profile

23
Q

it is called the lipid

A

triglycerides

24
Q

the common type of fat in the body

A

triglycerides / lipid

25
Q

a parameter is the patient is risky to atherosclerosis

A

framingham risk calculator

26
Q

what is normal score for the Framingham Risk Calculator

A

less than 10