Heart Anatomy
Veins carry blood _______ the heart.
toward
Blood that enters the superior vena cava is from the ________ and ______.
head and upper body / arms
What is plasma?
The straw colored liquid portion of the blood.
The lining around the heart
Pericardium
What is nephrosis?
A condition of the kidney
What is the myocardium?
heart muscle
Which structure contains deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Veins
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Aortic Valve
Right ventricle
Which blood cells carry oxygen?
Red blood cells (erythrocyte)
What is phlebitis?
inflammation of a vein
What is encephalitis?
Inflammation of the brain
Inflammation inside the head
What is the epicardium?
lines the outside of the heart
Which of the following contain oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Artery
Right Atrium
Left Atrium
Pulmonary Valve
Left Atrium
Which blood cells fight bacterial infection?
leukocytes
orthopnea
What is arthroscopy?
scope is placed into a joint for viewing
The lining around the heart
pericardium
When listening to the heart with stethoscope where should the stethoscope be placed? (Include the landmark and the specific valve)
Mitral valve
5th intercostal space to the left of the sternum
Apex
MPI (Maximum Point of Impulse)
Which blood cells aid in clotting?
What is the destruction of red blood cells?
hemolysis
What is a colostomy?
A surgical opening is made into the colon for waste to exit
Lines the inside of the heart
endocardium
What are heart valves are open with the lub (S1) sound?
You have a patient who is having shortness of breath, pale, and fatigued. Which blood cell is most likely low?
Red blood cell
Slow breathing (low respiratory rate)
bradypnea
What is sublingual?
Under the tongue