Anatomy of the Heart
What is the name of the vein that brings blood from the upper portion of your body into the heart?
Superior Vena Cava
Which chamber does blood start in?
Right Atrium
What blood component fights infections?
White Blood Cells (WBC)
What are the four blood types?
A, B, AB, O
Hypertension
Name the part of the heart that splits the heart in two.
Cardiac Septum
Blood flows from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve into what chamber?
Right Ventricle
Red Blood Cells (RBC) carry _________ to attach to oxygen in the lungs.
Hemoglobin
What blood type is the universal donor?
O-
Atrial Fibrillation is what?
An irregular heart rhythm
What part of the heart takes blood to the lungs?
Pulmonary Artery
Which chamber receives the oxygen rich blood that just returned from the lungs?
Left Atrium
Hemostasis is the process of what?
Clotting
What blood type of the universal recipient?
AB+
What is cardiac arrest?
A sudden loss of blood flow
Name the four chambers of the heart in order
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle
Which chamber is the final one before blood goes to the rest of the blood?
Left Ventricle
What two things does plasma carry?
Nutrients and waste
What is the Rhesus (Rh) Factor?
A protein on the surface of the red blood cell (RBC)
What is the technical term for a heart attack?
Myocardial Infarction
Name the four valves of the heart in the order blood passes through them.
Tricuspid Valve, Pulmonary Valve, Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve
Describe the flow of blood through the heart from start to finish
Superior/Inferior Vena Cava, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricle, Pulmonary Valve, Pulmonary Artery, Lungs, Pulmonary Veins, Left Atrium, Mitral Valve, Left Ventricle, Aortic Valve, Aorta
Name the four components of blood.
Red Blood Cells (RBC), White Blood Cells (WBC), Platelets, and Plasma
O- is the universal donor because why?
It does not have any Rh proteins or antigens.
What is the difference between Congestive Heart Failure and Congenital Heart Disease?
Congestive Heart Failure is when the heart is too weak to pump blood while Congenital Heart Disease is present at birth.