Cardiovascular system
Trasport nutrients, oxygen, and hormones throughout the body and remove metabolic wastes.
what is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
What does the sagittal plane divide?
Divides the body into left and right parts.
located at the 4th intercostal space, right of the sternum
What is V1
What is the primary pacemaker of the heart?
SA Node
The process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment
What is Homeostasis
Three main components of the cardiovascular system
What is the Heart, blood vessels and blood.
What is another term for the coronal plane?
Frontal Plane
located at the 4th intercostal space, left of the sternum
What is V2
Delays the electrical impulse to allow the atria to contract before the ventricles
What is Atrioventricular node (AV node)
What hormone is released when blood glucose levels are high?
what is...Insulin
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body
What is the left ventricle
This refers to the upper portion of the body meaning towards the head
what is superior
located on the right arm, left arm, right leg and left leg
What are...Limb leads
Where is the SA node located
what is...In the right atrium near the opening of the superior vena cava
Which system controls homeostasis through nerve impulses?
What is...The Nervous sytem
Two types of circulation in the cardiovascular system are
What are the circulation and system circulation
This refers to position with arms by your side and palms up, feet shoulder width apart, and patient facing forward
What is anatomical position
5th intercostal space, midaxillary line
what is...V5
What structure conducts impulses from the AV node to the ventricles?
What is...The Bundle of His
What is one way the body respond to an increase in body temperature
What is...Sweating
Blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart and lungs
what is... Pulmonary artery
located on the same side of the body as another structure or point
What is ipsilateral
Electrodes that are located on the chest are known as
what are...Precordial
What is the intrinsic rate of the SA node
what is 60- 100 beats per minute
What's one way the body responds to a decrease in body temperature
What is... shivering