Parts of the Heart
Pump, pipes, and volume
Heart, blood vessels, and blood
Chamber that receives blood from the rest of the body
Right atrium
Luekocytes
white blood cells
Heart attack
Blockage in the heart's arteries
Muscle that pumps blood
Heart
Keep blood flowing in one direction
Valves
Left ventricle
Red blood cells
Eryrthrocytes
Blood flow to the brain is blocked or there is bleeding in the brain
Stroke (CVA)
Arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
Lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles
Passes through this valve on the left side of your heart (hint: 2)
Mitral (bicuspid)
Thromboycytes
Platlets
An irregular heartbeat
Arrhythmia
Blood is made up of what two components
Plasma and blood cells
Smooth inner layer of the heart
Endocardium
The largest vein in your body (returns blood to the heart)
Vena Cava (superior and inferrior)
Transport hemoglobin
Thrombocytes
Heart can't pump enough blood for the body's needs
Heart failure
Systole is defined as the heart's brief period of _________.
Contraction
Divides the two sides of the heart
Septum
Only arteries to carry deoxygenated blood in the body
Right and left pulmonary
Develop antibodies to fight infection
Lymphocytes
Cardiac arrest
Electrical conduction system disruption in the heart
Connection point between arteries and veins that allows O2 and waste to pass through
Capillaries