Pathways
Unoxygenated blood enters the heart on this side
What is the right side of the heart
This is the term for "the loss of heart rhythm"
What is arrhythmia?
This valve has 3 cuspids
What is a tricuspid valve?
This group of medicine relax the blood vessels and increase the blood supply and oxygen to the heart
What is vasodilators?
Blood moves from these chambers of the heart to the ventricle chambers
What is atrium?
This is the development of a blood clot in a deep vein
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
These chambers are the "grand entrance halls" of the heart
What is the atrium?
This medicine group decreases the clotting ability of blood
What is anticoagulant?
The mneumonic "Try Performing Better Always" represents ______
What is Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Bicuspid, and Aortic?
This is also known as a "heart attack"
What is myocardial infarction?
The right and left sides of the heart are divided by this thick muscle tissue
What is the septum?
These medicines remove excess fluids and sodium from the body
What is diuretics/water pills?
The left and right _____ contract when the electrical signal passes through the nerves of the heart.
What is the ventricles?
These bulged, distended veins allow backflow of unoxygenated blood through the valves
What is varicose veins?
The Bicuspid valve is also known as the _____
What is Mitral valve
These medicines interrupt the movement of calcium into cells, which in turn decreases the heart's pumping strength
What is calcium channel blockers?
If the sinoatrial node fails, this is your natural "backup pacemaker"
What is the atrioventricular node?
This condition occurs when there is a weakening and bulging part of a vessel wall. If it ruptures, it is life threatening.
What is an aneurysm?
These are the only arteries in the body that do not carry oxygenated blood
What is the pulmonary arteries?
These decrease the heart rate and cardiac output
What is beta blockers (beta-adrenergic blocking agents)?