Stethoscopes
The action when using a stethoscope
What is auscultation
The top chambers of the heart are known as
What is atria?
Angina
What is the medical term for chest pain?
Sinoatrial node
What is known as the heart's natural pacemaker
Angina
What is chest pain?
Parts that are in the ear
What are ear pieces or ear tips
The right side
Which side of the heart receives and moves unoxygenated blood
Embolism
What type of occlusion moves?
Aortic valve
The first site assessed when auscultating heart sounds
Mitral Valve
What is the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle?
The long part that conducts sound
What is tubing
The Aorta
What is the largest artery in the body?
Atherosclerosis
What is the occlusion of hardened fatty plaque
Lower left sternal border, 3rd-4th intercostal space
What is the location of the tricuspid valve auscultation site?
Bradycardia
What is a slow heartbeat
The two general parts of the chest piece are
What are the bell and the diaphragm
Pulmonary veins
Which veins carry oxygenated blood to the heart?
Arteriosclerosis
What is hardening of an artery
Cardiac Arrest
What is the sudden stoppage of the heart?
angiectasis
What is dilation of a blood vessel
The type of sounds are best heard with the diaphragm
What are higher pitched sounds
Circulatory, Electrical and Coronary
What are the 3 systems of the heart?
Valve regurgitation
What is commonly known as a heart murmur
Myocardial Infarction
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
endarterectomy
What is removal of the inner lining of the arterial wall?