Heart valves
The valve sends oxygenated blood out to the body
aortic
This vessel is on the top of the heart and bring deoxygenated blood to the heart
superior vena cava
The thick outer membrane which surrounds the heart
fibrous pericardium
The pacemaker of the heart is the ___
SA node
How much blood does the average heart pump in a day
7000 liters
The bicuspid valve is found
between the left atria and left ventricle
The blood vessel in found on the bottom of the heart and carries deoxygenated blood
inferior vena cava
The outermost layer of heart tissue is called the
Epicardium
During the QRS complex, what is happening in the heart?
The ventricles are contracting
The apex of the heart points
downward and to the left
The chordae tendinea are found
attached to the papillary muscles
This blood vessel dumps deoxygenated blood from their heart into the right atrium
Coronary sinus
The innermost layer of heart tissue is called the
endocardium
From the SA node, the electrical activity travels to the ____
AV node
Angina pectoris means
Chest pain
The tricuspid valve is found
Between the right atria and right ventricle
This blood vessel sends oxygenated blood out to the body
Aorta
The thick muscular layer of the heart is called the
myocarduim
What is taking placed during the p-wave
the atria are contracting
Systolic pressure is
the pressure of blood leaving the heart
The semilunar valves are the ____ & _____
pulmonary and aortic valves
These blood vessels are where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
Capillaries
This wall of the heart separated oxygenated blood from deoxygenated blood
Septum
What is happening during the t-wave
The heart is repolarizing
The pressure of blood returning to the heart is called
Diastolic pressure