What is they collapse easily when not filled with blood
100
A disease of the circulatory system characterized by fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries which reduces the amount of blood going to an organ is what?
What is atherosclerosis
100
What is the pumping action of the heart?
What is a double pump
100
The partition between the left and right sides of the heart
What is septum
100
Leslie feels dizzy when she gets up quickly. At the doctor's office her blood pressure is 90/50. Leslie has
What is hypotension
200
What is the major artery that carries blood to the brain?
What is carotid artery
200
Poor circulation caused blood to remain in the veins for too long resulting in excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissues is known as what?
What is Edema
200
What special conducting cells originate an electrical impulse that begins and regulates the heart beat?
What is SA node
200
The tip of the heart that lies on the diaphragm and points to the left of the body is
What is apex
200
What disorder is called the silent killer because there are no symptoms?
What is hypertension
300
Blood that travels from the heart to the tissues and cells is part of what?
What is Systemic Circulation
300
What are the symptoms of a heart attack besides chest pain?
What is Pain radiating down left arm, nausea and dyspnea
300
The circulation that takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where C02 is traded for 02 is called?
What is Cardiopulmonary circulation
300
The structures inside the heart that prevent back flow of the blood are the what?
What are valves
300
What is an abnormal condition characterized by a protusion in the wall of an artery?
What is aneurysm
400
What is the name of the artery in the arm usually used to measure blood pressure?
What is brachial artery
400
Someone is diagnosed with R/O MI. They may have had what?
What is a heart attack
400
When the heart's electrical impulse reaches the Purkinje fibers, what happens?
What is contraction of the ventricles
400
What are the vessels located on the outer surface of the heart to provide its oxygen supply?
What is coronary arteries
400
A tiny webbed stainless steel device which holds arteries open after an angioplasty is called what?
What is a stent
500
What type of blood vessels are the most muscular and elastic?
What are arteries
500
Enlarged veins which can be painful, inflamed and not as effective in returning blood to the heart are known as what?
What is Varicose veins
500
What vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up 02
What is pulmonary artery
500
The bicuspid (mitral) valve is located between the what?
What is left atrium and left ventricle.
500
Jeff's doctor is considering treating Jeff with either a coronary by-pass or angioplasty. What is his problem?