Anatomy and Physiology
Heart Disease
Arrhythmia's
Syndromes
Potpourri
100
Total occlusion of this blood vessel is referred to as a "widow maker"
What is the left main coronary artery?
100
Number 1 cause of death in the United States.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
100
In medical terminology this is the root word for heart
What is cardi?
100
This is the other term referring to a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
100
This is the color of football the Nebraska Cornhuskers use in practice.
What is brown?
200

This term used to describe the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction.

What is left ventricular ejection fraction or EF?
200
This occurs when blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
200
This name is given to the atria when they contract.
What is "atrial kick".
200
This disorder involves plaque building up in the coronary arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
200
This athletic facility is home to the Nebraska volleyball team.
What is the Coliseum?
300
In this phase of the action potential is a critical period where a stimulus may trigger ventricular arrhythmias.
What is phase 3 or relative refractory period?
300
Pressure, squeezing, fullness, shortness of breath, nausea and sweating.
What is symptoms of a heart attack?
300
This term means "slow heart" in Latin.
What is bradycardia?
300
This is the name given to chest pain.
What is angina pectoris?
300
This was the team name prior to being called the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
What is the Bugeaters?
400

Latin term that means "the cross of the heart". Area at the back of the heart where the walls of the four chambers meet.

What the crux?
400
stop smoking, lose weight, eat healthy, and excersise
What is ways to reduce CAD?
400
This term refers to the heart contracting.
What is systole?
400
This disorder involves having a low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
400
This coach led the Nebraska Cornhusker to back to back National Champanionship titles in football in 1970 and 1971.
What is Bob Devaney?
500
Preferred method of stopping a heart attack
What is angioplasty and stenting.
500
This term is given to a "fast heart".
What is tachycardia?
500
This is the term given to tissues that are deprived of oxygen.
What is ischemia?
500
These are the colors of the Nebraska Cornhusker team.
What is scarlet and creme?
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