Arteries
Veins
Heart
Cardio Med Terms
For the Health of It
100
This blood vessel is located in the upper thigh
What is the femoral artery
100
The smallest veins located between the veins and capillaries
What are venules?
100
The upper right and left chambers of the heart
What are atria?
100
The medical term for drawing blood from a vein
What is phlebotomy?
100
The normal range for adult heart rate
What is 60 - 100?
200
This is the largest artery of the body
What is the aorta?
200
These are found within veins to keep blood flowing in one direction
What are valves?
200
The strongest and most forceful chamber of the heart
What is the left ventricle?
200
When the internal diameter of an artery increases
What is vasodilation?
200
The systolic and diastolic blood pressure that is considered prehypertension
What is SBP 120-139 and DBP 80-89
300
This blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the right ventricle
What are pulmonary arteries?
300
The vein that is located in the neck
What is the jugular vein?
300
Also known as having a 2 cup-like appearance
What is the mitral valve?
300
The medical term for radiographic study of blood vessels
What is angiography?
300
The happy cholesterol
What is high density lipoprotein?
400
This innermost layer within arteries keeps blood from clotting
What is the endothelium?
400
This vein is located under the clavicle
What is the subclavian vein?
400
The innermost layer of the heart
What is the endocardium?
400
The proper name for a BP cuff
What is sphygmomanometer?
400
Three risk factors for heart disease that cannot be changed
What are age, gender, heredity, body type
500
This blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the renal, phrenic and ovarian arteries
What is the abdominal aorta?
500
Large vein consisting of an upper and a lower and end up in the same place
What are the superior and inferior vena cava
500
The two semilunar valves
What are the aortic and pulmonary valves?
500
The SA and AV nodes
What are the sinoatrial and atrioventricular?
500
Five risk factors for heart disease that can be changed
What are avoid smoking, physical activity, proper body weight, proper nutrition, controlled HTN, type 2 diabetes, stress management
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