Heart Structure
Name the four chambers of the heart.
The right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle?
What is the vena cava?
Blood returns to the heart from the body through this major vein.
What vessels typically carry deoxygenated blood?
Veins
What is the normal pulse range?
60 -100 bpm
This tool is used to measure blood pressure and includes a cuff and gauge.
Sphygmomanometer
What is the endocardium?
This layer of the heart lines its chambers and covers its valves.
The aorta carries-
This vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.
What takes place in the capillaries?
Nutrient and gas exchange occur.
The rhythmic throbbing felt in an artery as a result of the beating of the heart is also known as-
A Pulse
This is the top number in a blood pressure reading and represents pressure when the heart contracts.
Systolic pressure
Name the double-walled sac (membrane) surrounds the heart and provides protection.
Pericardium
Blood from the left atrium goes to the-
Left Ventricle
What unique type of veins that can carry Oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Veins
BPM stands for-
Beats Per Minute
The pressure of the heart during relaxation is called-
Diastolic
Name the 4 heart valves?
Aortic, Mitral, Pulmonary, & tricuspid valves
What blood vessels carry blood away from the Heart?
Arteries
Blood coming from this type of vessel is usually bright red and flows under high pressure, carrying oxygen away from the heart.
Arteries
A healthcare provider counts a patient’s pulse for 15 seconds and gets 28 beats. What is the patient’s pulse rate, and how would it be classified for a resting adult?
112 beats per minute, and it is tachycardia
Normal systolic range:
90-120 mmHg
What thick structure divides the right and left sides of the heart?
The Septum
Name the valve does the blood from the left atrium goes through?
The Mitral(Bicuspid)
These structures are found in veins and the heart; they prevent blood from flowing backward, help maintain unidirectional flow, and are especially important in the legs where blood must move against gravity.
Valves
Name the 8 pulse points that we discussed in class.
Temporal, Carotid, Apical, Brachial, Radial, Inguinal, Popliteal, and Pedal
What vessel has the highest blood pressure in the body.
The aorta