Anatomy
Physiology
Diseases
Preventive
Misc.
100
Endocardium
What is the smooth layer that lines the inside the heart?
100
SA node
What is the natural pacemaker?
100
Myocardial infarction
What is the medical name for a heart attack?
100
Do not cross legs for long periods
How do you avoid developing varicose veins?
100
Superior to the stomach
Where is the heart located when talking about your stomach?
200
Myocardium
What is the think layer of muscle tissue that performs the pumping action?
200
When the heart contracts
What is systole?
200
When RBCs are not developed due to poor absorption of vitamin B12
What is pernicious anemia?
200
Practice good nutrition
How do you prevent atherosclerosis?
200
Deoxygenated
Do veins carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?
300
Pericardium
What is the sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart?
300
When the heart relaxes
What is diastole?
300
Atherosclerosis-when fatty plaques are deposited on the walls of the arteries Arteriosclerosis-hardening or thickening of the arterial walls
What is the difference between atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis?
300
Get adequate exercise
How do you avoid having a heart attack?
300
Decrease
As you get older does the arterial elasticity decrease or increase?
400
Mitral
What is the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
400
60-80 beats
What is the average heart rate of an adult?
400
A blood clot
What is thrombosis?
400
To make sure you don't have hypertension
What is the importance of checking your blood pressure regularly?
400
Carotid
What artery is in your neck?
500
The whole body
Where does the aortic artery bring the blood?
500
110/70
What is the healthy blood pressure of an average adult?
500
An abnormal increase in WBC that are immature and less effective
What is leukemia?
500
yes
Does having an active lifestyle keep your heart healthy?
500
Popliteal
What artery is in the back of your knee that creates a pulse?
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