Where does the blood go after leaving the right atrium?
Right Ventricle
What is the Pacemaker Cell?
Sinoatrial Node
What is the function of the Semilunar valves???????
Prevent backflow into the ventricles of the heart
What is the scientific name for heart attack?
myocardial infarction
If someone has an irregular heartbeat or it suddenly stops beating what is used to fix this.
Defibrillator
Where does the blood from the superior vena cava come from?
The head and arms.
What seperates the left and right sides of the heart?
Septum
What is the function of arteries?
To carry blood away from the heart
chest pains
This procedure is used to treat blocked arteries by taking arteries or veins from elsewhere in the body and placing them around the clogged artery to reroute the blood flow around the clog.
Bypass Surgery
The Tricuspid Valve prevents backflow from going where?
The Right Atrium
The Bicuspid Valve is also known as the?
Mitral Valve
What is the purpose of the AV valves?
Prevent backflow into the atria
What causes a heart murmur?
Leaky valves
What do you call the surgery where you take a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one?
Heart Transplant
The blood flows from the heart to the ____ to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
The point in the intrinsic conduction system where the impulse is temporarily delayed
Purkinje Fiber
What is the function of capillaries?
Oxygen and nutrients are exchanged for carbon dioxide and waste
What does eating fatty foods do to the heart?
Causes Plaque to build in the heart
How do you treat angina pectoris?
Do 8 steps of the path of blood in order.
Right Atrium -> Tricuspid Valve -> Right Ventricle -> Pulmonary Valve -> Pulmonary Artery -> Lungs -> Pulmonary Veins -> Left Atrium -> Mitral Valve -> Left Ventricle -> Rest of Body -> Superior/Inferior Vena Cava
The Name of the system that sends the electrical impulses through the heart?
The intrinsic conduction system
What is the function of the heart?
What Happens if your Heart Is Stabbed with a very large knife?
You Die
What do you use to prop open an artery during an angioplasty?
A stent