Heart Anatomy
The superior vena cava is located toward the ________ and the inferior vena cava is located toward the _______.
Head / Feet
What is the function of the septum?
oxygen rich blood does not mix with oxygen poor blood
What does tachycardia mean?
Fast heart rate
What occurs to the blood in the lungs?
oxygenated
What type of blood do arteries carry?
Oxygenated
Which artery carries oxygen poor blood?
Pulmonary
The ________ separates the right and left side of the heart.
septum
The ______ receive blood.
atria
What does bradycardia mean?
slow heart rate
The aortic valve contains _______ blood.
oxygenated
Arteries carry blood _______ from the heart.
away
Define myocardium.
Heart muscle
The upper chambers of the heart are known as the ______.
Atria
The _______ pump blood.
ventricles
The term using 'thromb/o' and '-lysis' would refer to:
clot breakdown or seperation
The aorta sends blood to the _______.
Body
What medical term means a yellow, fatty plaque?
Ather/o
Define epicardium.
Outside lining of the heart.
The lower chambers of the heart are known as the _________.
Ventricles
The _______ prevent blood from flowing backwards.
valves
What does the root word isch/o mean?
blockage or deficiency
The right atrium receives blood from the _______.
Vena Cava
When combining 'a-' and '-emia', what condition would this describe?
Lack of blood
What direction do veins carry blood?
toward the heart
Name the order of the valves from the right atrium to the left ventricle.
Tricupsic
Pulmonary
Mitral
Aortic
What occurs to the valves in Lub?
Bicuspid / Tricuspid open
Pulmonary / Aortic close
Define the term arteriosclerosis.
Hard arteries
The left ventricle receives blood from the ______.
Pulmonary Veins
What specific landmark is needed to find the strongest heart beat?
5th intercostal space
Lines the inside of the heart.
Endocardium