Heart A
Heart beat that is sporadic, quivering pattern?
What is fibrillation?
Stretching of veins caused by accumulation of blood, because of week valves and standing too much.
What are varicose veins?
A ballooning of a blood vessel that can be found in the abdominal artery or arteries leading to the brain.
What is an Aneurysm?
Microscopic vessels between arterioles and venules that is involved in gas exchange.
What are Capillaries?
A type of temporary chest pain, pressure or discomfort.
What is Angina?
What type of blood do you find in the Right Atrium?
Deoxygenated
Which structures take oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium?
What are Pulmonary Veins?
If a clot moves and travels to the lungs, it is now called?
What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
Which Cholesterol mover brings cholesterol to the cells for plasma membrane or hormone synthesis?
What is LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein?
The blockage of the coronary arteries by plaque is known as?
What is Atherosclerosis?
A heart attack induces this?
What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
Where does the blood from the Left Atrium travel though, and where does it go>
Through the Bicuspid (mitral) Valve, and into the Left Ventricle.
What's the natural pacemaker of the heart?
What is the function of the Sinoatrial Node?
Which cholesterol mover removes excess cholesterol to the liver for disposal into the bile?
What is HDL - High Density Lipoprotein?
What is another word for Diastole (action)?
Relaxation, less than 80.
Standing still for too long without moving, having less blood circulating because of accumulation in veins can cause this?
What causes fainting?
This is known as a stationary clot.
What is a Thrombus?
Which layer protects and lubricates the heart?
What is the pericardium
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
Myocardial Infarction
What is it called when a heart rate is below the normal range?
What is Bradycardia?
Having Systolic pressure of 140+ and Diastolic of 90+
What is hypertension?
85% of Strokes are due to this type that is caused by a clot.
What is an Ischemic Stroke?
What is the muscle that comprises the heart?
What is the Myocardium?
Heart muscle not receiving enough oxygen due to a narrowed coronary artery.
What is Ischemia?
What is it called when a heart rate is above the normal range?
What is Tachycardia?