Topic 2 - THE HEART

Question 1

outer layer of connective tissue

Answer 1

epicardium

Question 2

middle muscular layer

Answer 2

myocardium

Question 3

inner layer of smooth endothelium that lines the heart

Answer 3

endocardium

Question 4

receiving, superior chambers of the heart

Answer 4

atria

Question 5

inferior, discharging chambers of the heart

Answer 5

ventricles

Question 6

mass of tissue in the right atrium

Answer 6

sinoatrial node

Question 7

any pacemaker in the heart other than the SA node

Answer 7

Ectopic

Question 8

contraction of ventricles

Answer 8

systole

Question 9

relaxation of the ventricles

Answer 9

diastole

Question 10

HR > 100 bpm

Answer 10

tachycardia

Question 11

HR < 60 bpm

Answer 11

bradycardia

Question 12

tachy

Answer 12

fast

Question 13

brady

Answer 13

slow

Question 14

carries blood away from the heart

Answer 14

artery

Question 15

carries blood towards the heart

Answer 15

vein

Question 16

main artery of the systemic circulation

Answer 16

aorta

Question 17

provide oxygen to all the body’s cells.

Answer 17

Systemic capillaries

Question 18

largest veins in the body

Answer 18

venae cavae

Question 19

encircle the heart

Answer 19

coronary arteries

Question 20

left side of the heart receives freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs

Answer 20

systemic circulation

Question 21

the right heart pumps unoxygenated blood

Answer 21

pulmonary circulation

Question 22

critical condition caused by a sudden drop in blood flow

Answer 22

shock

Question 23

low blood pressure

Answer 23

hypotension

Question 24

over breathing

Answer 24

hyperventilation

Question 25

decreased urine flow

Answer 25

oliguria

Question 26

no identifiable cause

Answer 26

idiopathic

Question 27

Essential hypertension aka

Answer 27

primary hypertension

Question 28

high blood pressure

Answer 28

primary/essential hypertension

Question 29

sensory nerve

Answer 29

baroreceptor

Question 30

large elastic artery which provides the main blood supply to the head and neck

Answer 30

common carotid artery

Question 31

failure of the heart to pump blood

Answer 31

Cardiac arrest

Question 32

clogging of the arteries

Answer 32

Atherosclerosis

Question 33

region in organ/tissue that has suffered damage

Answer 33

lesion

Question 34

wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc

Answer 34

lesion

Question 35

necrosis

Answer 35

death

Question 36

constricting pain (angina) in the chest

Answer 36

angina pectoris

Question 37

angina

Answer 37

pain

Question 38

pectoris

Answer 38

chest

Question 39

death due to lack of oxygen

Answer 39

ischemic necrosis (infarction)

Question 40

death of some heart tissue

Answer 40

myocardial infarction

Question 41

heart attack or coronary

Answer 41

infarction

Question 42

new connective tissue and microscopic blood vessels

Answer 42

Granulation tissue