Heart Anatomy
The superior vena cava is located toward the ________ and the inferior vena cava is located toward the _______.
Head / Feet
What is the function of the septum?
oxygen rich blood does not mix with oxygen poor blood
What is a normal HR?
60-100 bpm
What is a laparotomy?
Use the medical term to describe a heart rate of 120.
Tachycardia
The ________ separates the right and left side of the heart.
septum
The ______ receive blood.
atria
Which pulse site is used in infant CPR?
Brachial
What is hepatic sclerosis?
liver hardening
Use the medical term to describe a HR of 54.
bradycardia
The upper chambers of the heart are known as the ______.
Atria
The _______ pump blood.
ventricles
Which pulse site is located behind the knee?
Popliteal
What is osteonecrosis?
bone death
What type of blood do arteries carry?
Oxygenated
The lower chambers of the heart are known as the _________.
Ventricles
The _______ prevent blood from flowing backwards.
valves
What occurs in the heart to make a heart sound?
valves open and close
Where are the intercostals located?
between the ribs
Arteries carry blood _______ from the heart.
away
Name the order of the valves from the right atrium to the left ventricle.
Tricupsic
Pulmonary
Mitral
Aortic
What is the straw colored liquid of the blood?
Plasma
Which pulse site is a stethoscope needed in order to assess the heart rate?
Apical
What is a thoracentesis?
What specific landmark is needed to find the strongest heart beat?
5th intercostal space