Heart Anatomy
Four chambers of the heart
What is the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
The vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
What are pulmonary veins?
The prefix brady- means
What is slow?
The term for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The tool used to test blood pressure *be specific*
What is a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)?
Structure separates the right and left sides of the heart
What is the septum?
The side of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
What is the right side?
The suffix -cardia refers to
A heart attack is referred to as
What is a myocardial infarction?
The procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)?
Function of the valves in the heart
Is it to prevent the backflow of blood?
Pulmonary arteries carry blood to where
What is from the heart to the lungs?
Define tachycardia
What is an abnormally fast heart rate?
An abnormal heart rhythm
What is an arrythmia?
The test that used ultrasound waves to obtain images of the heart
What is an echocardiogram?
The pathway of blood flow starting from the RIGHT ATRIUM
What is Right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body
The largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
The term angioplasty means
What is a surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel?
The condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump enough blood to the body
What is congestive heart failure?
The device that delivers an electric shock to restart the heart
What is a defibrillator (AED)?
The function of coronary arteries
What is to supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle itself
Explain the difference between systemic and pulmonary circulation
What is pulmonary circulation carries blood between the heart and lungs, systemic circulation carries blood between the heart and the rest of the body
Break down the term electrocardiogram into its word parts and meanings
What is electro (electric), cardio (heart), gram (record), a record of the heart’s electrical activity
The difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack
A heart attack is a blockage of blood flow to the heart, cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating suddenly
Describe the events of a coronary bypass surgery
A vein or artery is grafted to bypass a blocked coronary artery and restore blood flow to the heart