quiz questions
Name all three blood vessels
veins, arteries, capillaries
Tendonitis means what?
inflammation of a tendon
You have a patient with a wbc count that is high what's something she might have?
a Infection
What artery does the blood pressure cuff go over?
Brachial artery
What separates the aorta and the left ventricle?
Aortic semilunar valve
what branches are in the lungs that do gas exchange
Alveoli
lpsilateral means?
referring to same side
you take your patients pulse and its 42bpm what could you say this patient has?
Bradycardia
SA node -> Av Node which does what?
Holds signal and lets atria finish contracting
Thrombocytopenia means what?
a lower than normal (typical) level of platelets.
Describe a Cardiac Cycle
Atrias contract (systole), ventricles relax-> Ventricles contract, atrias relax (diastole)-> then both relax
blood pressure definition
The measure of pressure in an artery
You take your patients blood pressure it is 141/92 what would you say she has?
stage 2 hypertension
T wave means what?
Relaxation of ventricles
Consistency of internal environment, Maintaining ph levels and blood glucose
what do valves do for the veins?
stops the blood from going backwards
What does a stethoscope measure?
blood pressure
if a cuff is too small it could?
give a artificial high reading
You patient has a abnormal heart rhythm what might you say she has
Arrhythmia
what organ is in the cardiovascular system other than the heart?
Nothing it was a trick question
S2 "dub" what is happening
closing of the semilunar valves
SA node is also known as what?
Internal pacemaker
Your patient has smoked and has his legs crossed before you take his pulse, if you take it right now what might happen?
Artificial high reading
Absence of true p waves and a quivering atria means you have what?
A fib
Bonus question! for 1000 points we haven't gone over this in class but you can kind of guess what it is
What is a Myocardial infraction
A heart attack