Vessels
This vessel gives blood to the body
Aorta
The larger of the two ventricles
Left
This semi-lunar valve is the last stop before blood moves into the body
Aortic valve
The primary "pacemaker" of the heart
SA node
This valve is the first valve in the path of blood into the heart
tricuspid valve
This "vein" is misleading as it brings back oxygenated blood
Pulmonary vein
This chamber collects blood from the vena cava
right atrium
This semi-lunar valve closes the gates for de-oxygenated blood leaving the heart
Pulmonic valve
This node is the traffic light between signals from the top going to the bottom
AV node
This great vessel brings back blood from the "superior" head and neck
Superior vena cava
This chamber squishes blood through to the lungs
Right ventricle
The name given to the sound a heart valve makes when it doesn't close properly
Murmur
This conduction wave signals the depolarization of the atria
P wave
This large vein returns blood through the liver
Inferior vena cava
This chamber squishes blood through to the whole body
Left ventricle
The two heart sounds "lub dub"
s1 s2
the rate of conduction of signals for the primary pacemaker (hint; think of your vital signs)
60-100
The aortic arch and carotid sinus has these receptors to sense blood pressure changes
Baroreceptors
When talking about the degree of heart failure, we measure this chambers amount of power as a "fraction of ejection"
Left ventricle
The s1 heart sound represents the closure of these valves during systole
Mitral and Tricuspid
The rate of conduction through the purkinje fibres
20-40
Myocytes are autorhythmic, meaning they will contract on their own without a stimulus. What two cellular components make this possible?
Intercalated dics and gap junctions