Heart Anatomy
What is the name of chamber that pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
What is the left ventricle?
Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart.
What are veins?
A blockage of blood flow to the heart causing chest pain.
What is angina?
The top number in a blood pressure reading.
What is systolic?
A test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)?
The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle.
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.
What are capillaries?
Occurs when the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
What is heart failure?
The lower number in a blood pressure reading.
What is diastolic?
This imaging technique uses sound waves to visualize the heart.
What is echocardiography?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
The largest artery in the body.
What is the aorta?
A heart rhythm that is too fast.
What is tachycardia?
High blood pressure is medically called this.
What is hypertension?
A procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries.
What is angioplasty?
The muscular wall separating the left and right sides from the heart.
What is the septum?
Veins that have one-way valves to prevent backflow.
What are venules/veins with valves?
A heart attack is also called this medical term.
What is myocardial infarction?
Low blood pressure is medically called this.
What is hypotension?
A type of medication that thins the blood to prevent clots
What is an anticoagulant?
The heart's natural pacemaker.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
Arteries that supply the heart muscle itself.
What are coronary arteries?
Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
What is atherosclerosis?
The vessel’s resistance to blood flow affects this measurement.
What is peripheral resistance?
What is peripheral resistance?
Surgical replacement of a blocked heart vessel using a graft.
What is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)?