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General Cardiac Knowledge
100

The aorta begins from this chamber of the heart

Left ventricle

100
This is the thicker (more muscular) ventricle
The left ventricle
100
These valves open during contraction of the heart
The aortic and pulmonic valves
100

When taking a blood pressure the stethoscope is placed on this artery 

The brachial artery

100

Blood flow to all parts of the body except the lungs is called 

Systemic Circulation 

200
The pulmonary veins enter this chamber of the heart
Left atrium
200
This valve lies between the right atrium and ventricle
The tricuspid valve
200

The first heart sound of the heartbeat (lubb) is caused by

The tricuspid and mitral valves closing as the ventricles contract. 

200

Which artery is used for taking a pulse in the wrist

Radial 

200
All arteries of the systemic circulation branch off from the_________

aorta 

300

The fibrous sac that encloses the heart and protects it from friction upon contraction. 

The pericardium/pericardial sac

300

The pulmonary and aortic valves are also called 

semilunar valves

300
These valves are closed during ventricular filling
The aortic and pulmonic valves
300

The artery for feeling the pulse in the neck is called 

Carotid

300

If a clot was formed in the first vessel branching off the aortic arch, what part of the body would be affected? 

right side of the head neck and right arm 

400

This vein empties blood form the upper part of the body into the right atrium

Superior Vena Cava

400
These muscles attach to the chordae tendineae and help prevent the atrioventricular valve from being everted into the atrium
The papillary muscles
400

When taking a blood pressure, the first sound you hear is the 

Systolic, the ventricles contracting or the heart at work

400

The blood pressure measurement that tells us how long the heart is at rest to "refill" is called

Diastole or Diastolic 

400

Diminished blood flow to an organ tissue is called 

ischemia 

500

Name the order of the 3 layers of the heart from inner to outer

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

500

The AV valves prevent backflow of blood into the

atriums 

500

The volume of blood pumped by the heart in one minute is called

Cardiac Output 

500

A heart rate greater than 100 is called 

Tachycardia 

500

Hardening of arteries due to plague build up is called 

atherosclerosis