ANATOMY
The period of heart muscle contraction.
What is systole (or depolarization)
Compression to ventilation ratio for 2 rescuer CPR on a child.
What is 15:2
Oxygenated blood enters which chamber of the heart.
What is left atrium
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
What is endocarditis
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
What is the bicuspid/mitral valve
The force of the blood in the arteries.
What is blood pressure
Located in the alveoli, this keeps the alveoli from collapsing during exhalation.
What is surfactant
Blood from the right ventricle enters this blood vessel to go to the lungs.
What is pulmonary artery
A bulge in the wall of an artery.
What is an aneursym
The number of times the heart beats in one minute.
What is the heart rate or the pulse (60-100)
Measurement calculated in mmHg.
What is blood pressure
These carry both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
What are capillaries
This separates the right ventricle and the left ventricle
What is the intraventricular septum (or septum)
A heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
What is bradycardia
The converted form of carbon dioxide that travels in the blood stream.
What is bicarbonate
The chamber that pumps blood to the lungs.
What is right ventricle
A systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg.
What is hypertension
The enzyme (electrolyte) based mechanism that works on the cell membrane allowing an electrical impulse to travel along a pathway.
What is the sodium potassium pump
This brings deoxgenated blood to the heart from the armpit.
What is superior vena cava