anatomy of the heart
Covers the outer surface of the heart; under the pericardium
What is the epicardium?
The fluid tissue of ______ system
What is the cardiovascular system?
Can be caused by smoking, obesity, lack of physical activity, high salt diet, excess alcohol, and genetics.
What is hypertension?
~5 million Americans have this
What is heart failure?
means blood
What is Hemo/a-?
Muscle wall of the heart (forms both atria and ventricles) that contains blood vessels and nerves; actual heart muscle; makes up most of the bulk of the heart; needs own blood supple to live
What is the myocardium?
Makes blood fluid
What is plasma?
The pressure of the ventricles contracting
What is systolic?
Inability of heart to pump blood at sufficient rate to meet O2 demands of body at rest or during exercise
What is forward heart failure?
means against
What is Anti-?
Inner surface of heart, including the heart valves
What is the endocardium?
Cell fragments containing enzymes important for clotting
What is platelets?
The pressure during the relaxation or ventricles refilling
What is diastolic?
Inability of L side to pump into systemic circulation (body); back up of blood in lungs = “pulmonary edema”
What is left heart failure?
means red
What is Erythros-?
“Ear-shaped” structures; left and right are extensions above the atria allowing for increased volume in each atria
What are the auricles?
100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the temperature of blood?
The name for the pressure cuff
What is sphygmomanometer?
Inability of R side to adequately pump venous blood into pulmonary circulation (lungs); BP rises because R side fails and blood backs up in veins = “pitting edema”- swelling in lower limbs
What is right heart failure?
means white
What is Leukos-?
Left and right receive blood from veins
What are the atria?
Body’s defense mechanism against disease & infection
What is WBCs (leucocytes)?
Wears away at the inner lining of blood vessels and can cause thickening and stiffness of blood vessel walls.
What is continual high blood pressure?
Reduced blood flow to the body happens
What is during increased physical activity?
Means cell
What is -cyte?