Blood flow
Blood comes into the heart through the superior or inferior vena cava and enters which chamber?
Right Atrium
What is the medical term for platelets?
Thrombocytes
What does the root word arteri/o mean?
artery
Where can you measure the apical pulse?
Apex of the heart
How many chambers are in the heart?
4
Blood leaves the heart to enter systemic circulation through which vessel?
Aorta
What is the medical term for puncture of a vein
Phlebotomy
What is the root word for vein?
phleb/o
When measuring blood pressure, how high should you pump the cuff up at first?
180-200
Which heart valve has two cusps or flaps?
Bicuspid or Mitral valve
Which artery has deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Artery
What is the medical term for irregular heartbeat?
arrhythmia
What does the prefix exo- mean?
outside of, without
Which blood pressure measurement is the the measurement of the blood flowing from the atria to fill the ventricles (when the heart is at rest)?
Diastole or diastolic
Which heart layer is the muscle layer?
Myocardium
Which chamber does blood enter when returning from the lungs?
Left atrium
What is the medical term for heart attack.
Myocardial infarction
What suffix means to stop or control?
-stasis
When measuring blood pressure, which measurement is the force of blood out of the heart?
Systole or Systolic
How many atrioventricular valves does the heart have?
2
Which chamber is responsible for sending oxygenated blood into the body?
Left ventricle
What is the medical term for rapid heartbeat?
tachycardia
What term means an inflammation of the inner heart lining?
endocarditis
Name 3 acceptable ways to check the pulse. (double points is you use the medical terms)
Apical (listen to heart)
Radial pulse (at the wrist)
Carotid pulse (at the neck)
What divides the heart into left and right sides?
Septum