CVS 1
Cavity in which the heart resides.
Thoracic cavity
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
These blood vessels carry blood to the heart.
Veins
Largest artery in the body.
Aorta
What blood vessels are the smallest and thinnest?
Capillaries
Blood leaves through the __________ side of the heart to the body.
Left
Name the four valves inside the heart.
Tricuspid, Bicuspid (Mitral), Pulmonary and Aortic Valves
Name the four chambers of the heart.
R. Atrium, R. Ventricle, L. Atrium and L. Ventricle
Weighs 7-16 oz. in most adults.
The heart
The cardiovascular system could also be called the bodies___________ system.
Circulatory or Transportation
A wall of tissue that divides the right and left sides of the heart.
Cardiac Septum
What chamber does the blood return to once it leaves the lungs.
Left Atrium
What are smaller arteries and veins called?
Arterioles and Venules
The tendon that connect the valves to the muscles in a chamber.
Chordae Tendineae
What vessels transport blood to the lungs?
Pulmonary Arteries
Unusual sound heard during a heartbeat sometimes they sound like a whooshing or swishing noise.
Heart Murmur
Condition where the valve of the aorta is narrowed, limiting blood flow.
Aortic Stenosis
After blood leaves the right atrium it passes through the ___________________.
Tricuspid Valve
The arteries that feed the heart muscle.
Coronary Arteries
Where does the left side of the heart receive blood from and where does it pump to?
Lungs (pulmonary veins) to the Body
Maximum arterial pressure reached during ventricular contraction.
Systolic pressure
Condition where blood flow is cut off to the brain by blood vessel breaks or leaks.
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Condition that provides a path for blood between the pulmonary artery and the aorta.
Ductus Arteriosus
Self-exciting mass of specialized cardiac tissue which serves as the "pacemaker", located in the posterior right atrium and generates the impulses for the heartbeat.
Sinoatrial (SA) Node
Blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the head and neck to the heart.
Superior Vena Cava