System
Veins (definition)
thinner walls, they conduct blood toward the heart from the tissues
How many chambers are in the heart
4
The 2 phases of the heartbeat
what is diastole and systole
angi/o
what is vessel
rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria
what is flutter
endothelium
what is the innermost layer of epithelial cells
What are the 2 largest veins in the body called that carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart
superior/inferior vena cava
The number of times the cardiac cycle occurs per minute
what is 70 and 80 times (100,000 times a day)
brachi/o
what is arm
abnormalities in the heart at birth
what is congenital heart disease
How much blood is in the human body
what is 5 quarts (4.7 liters)
Where is the mitral valve located
between the left atrium and left ventricle
extra heart sound, heard between normal beats
what is a murmur
myx/o
what is mucus
heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
what is congestive heart failure (CHF)
pulse (definition)
what is the beat of the heart as felt through the walls of arteries
Chambers that are separated by partitions in the heart
what is septa (septum; singular)
During systole, the pulmonary and aortic valves are what
open (blood is pumped to the pulmonary artery and aorta)
sphygm/o
what is pulse
decreased blood flow
what is ischemia
blood that is dark red (maroon) in veins contains what
carbon dioxide
blood pumping through the right ventricle through the pulmonary valve then goes to the
what is the lungs
pacemaker of the heart
what is the sinoatrial node (SA node)
steth/o
what is chest
local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall
what is aneurysm