vocab
Angio
Vessel
Where is The heart placed
Thoracic cavity, in the mediastinal space
Arteries carry blood __ from the heart
Away
What are the heart chambers consist of
Right atrium , left atrium, right ventricle , left ventricle
Hypertension
High blood pressure
thrombo
Clot
What are the layers of the heart wall
Endocardium,myocardium, epicardium
The aorta is the ___ artery
Largest
Atrioventricular valve include…
Mitral valve and tricuspid valve
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
pertaining to the heart
Cardi
The pericardium…
Protects and surrounds the heart
What carry’s blood TO the heart
Veins and venules
What are blood vessels
Arteries Carry risk oxygen blood from heart to body tissue, veins carry poor oxygen blood back to the heart, capillaries are small blood vessles where exchange of poor and rich oxygen levels
Bradycardia is..
Slow heart rate less than 60
Myocardial infraction
Heart attack
where are the coronary arteries
hint: NOT IN
Takes place on your heart and it’s where Heart attack takes place
What is the lungs job
Supply oxygenated blood to the rest of the body and eliminates carbon dioxide from the circulation
Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
What is heart failure
When the heart fails to pump enough blood for the body’s needs
Where are the arterial trunks placed? And what are they (name them)
On top of the aorta, 3 sets of them (pulmonary trunk, common carotid arteries, subclavian arteries)
What is the pericardiac sac job?
Angioplasty
Surgical intervention to repair a vessel