lesson 9-11 part 1 Flashcards
this artery supplies blood to the left side of the heart muscle
left main coronary artery
the largest coronary artery
left anterior descending artery
supplies blood at the ‘‘front side” of the left side of heart
left anterior descending artery
supplies blood at the ‘‘outer side and back” of the heart
circumflex artery
the natural pacemaker of the heart
sinoatrial node
this node ‘GENERATES an electrical signal’ that causes the upper chambers to contract
sa node
this node ‘DELAYS the signal’ until your atria are empty of blood
av node
major pumping machine
left ventricle
pumps the oxygenated blood
left ventricle
pumps the deoxygenated blood
right ventricle
the passage of fluid to an organ or tissue; delivery of blood to a capillary blood tissue
perfusion
most common manifestation of atherosclerosis
angina pectoris
if there is an epigastric pain, what should you do first?
do ecg
the bad cholesterol
LDL / low density lipoprotein
transports the cholesterol from the liver
LDL
the good cholesterol
HDL / high density lipoprotein
transport the cholesterol from the lining to the liver
HDL
what is the normal level of LDL
less than 100 mg/dL
what is the normal level of HDL
more than 60 mg/dL
it is where the cholesterol is made and synthesized
liver
the complete cholesterol test
lipid panel / lipid profile
it measure the levels or type of fat in the blood
lipid profile
it is called the lipid
triglycerides
the common type of fat in the body
triglycerides / lipid
a parameter is the patient is risky to atherosclerosis
framingham risk calculator
what is normal score for the Framingham Risk Calculator
less than 10
