heart chambers
& blood flow
about Ms. Bradley
blood vessels
diagnosis / function
100

The heart is divided into...

chambers / cavities

100

chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from body

right atrium

100

state I was born in

New York

100

the smallest type of blood vessel

capillaries

100

When doing an ascultation, you use a tool called a...

stethoscope

200

Two lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pumps it back out of the heart

ventricles

200

bicuspid valve separates these two chambers:

right atrium and right ventricle

200

number / type / relative age of siblings

1 older brother

1 younger sister

200

vast networks of capillaries allow for a ______________

large surface area

200

this type of scan uses sound waves

echocardiography / ultrasound

300

The two upper chambers of the heart

atria

300

name of largest artery in the body

aorta

300

Why did I almost have to repeat kindergarten?

I was extremely shy and wouldn't talk to my teacher.

300

prevents backflow in veins

valves

300

This type of diagram you would see on a ....

ECG

electrocardiogram

400

The wall of septum that divides the left and right side of the heart

septum

400

returns blood from the lungs to the heart

pulmonary vein

400

Which of the following birds do I have a soft spot for?

a. blackbird / Amsel

b. nuthatch / Kleiber

c. green woodpecker / Grünspecht

d. spoonbill / Löffler

e. blackcap / Mönchsgrasmücke

green woodpecker / Grünspecht

400

two properties of arterial walls that allow them to withstand pressure

thickness & flexibility

400

this type of test would give you an undistorted image of the heart

MRI

500

this part of the heart muscle is the thickest

(as specific as possible)

left ventricle wall

500

name the next three steps of blood flow after left atrium: 

bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aorta 

500

How old was I when my family first had a television in our house?

16

500

provides blood to the myocardium 

coronary arteries

500

what is the difference between diastole and systole? 

diastole - relaxation of heart

systole - contraction of heart