Heart & Soul
Also know as the body's pulse, these are measurements for heart function
What are "heart beats"?
The amount of pumping functions the heart performs simultaneously
What is "2"?
The name for the microscopic blood vessels that branch off from the arterioles
What are "capillaries"?
Place where the blood moves to after going through the capillaries
What are "veins"?
The amount of chambers the heart is divided into
What is "4"?
Type of muscle the heart is made
What is "cardiac"/"cardiac muscle"?
The measurement of blood exerting on the vessel walls
What is "blood pressure"?
This separates the ventricles from the atria
What are "valves"?
The main artery of the body (located on the left side of your heart) that is responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the body via the circulatory system
What is "aorta" or the "aortic valve"?
Part of the body the red blood cells move through single file through
What are "capillaries"?
Name of the right upper chamber of the heart
What is the "left atrium"?
These carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
What are "arteries"?
The outer layer of the artery
What is "connective tissue"?
These help to prevent blood backflow
What are "valves"?
The valve which opens to let blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
What is the "mitral"?
The exchange of materials between blood and body cells
What is "diffusion"?
Name of the right lower chamber of the heart
What is the "left ventricle"?
What circulates blood through the body
What are "blood vessels"?
Type of muscle located in the middle of the artery
What is "smooth"/"smooth muscle"?
Type of blood the heart pumps to the body
What is "oxygenated"/"oxygenated blood"?
The contraction of the heart when measuring blood pressure
What is "systole"/"systolic contraction"?
Valve that connects your right ventricle and main pulmonary artery
What is the "pulmonary valve"?
Name of the left chamber of the heart
What is the "right atrium"?
The reason arteries are strong and flexible
What is "to allow for high pressures"?
The inner layer of the artery
What is "endothelium"?
Type of blood the heart pumps to the lungs
What is "deoxygenated"/"deoxygenated blood"?
Term for the relaxation of the heart when measuring blood pressure
What is "diastole"/"diastolic pressure"?
Valve that connects your right atrium to the right ventricle
What is the "tricuspid valve"?
Name of the left lower chamber of the heart
What is the "right ventricle"?
Device that sends out electrical signals to keep the heart beating at a regular rhythm
What is a "pacemaker" and/or "sinoatrial node"?