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What is the bottom chamber of the heart called?
The ventricle
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
The left side
Your heart is about the size of your _______.
Fist
Where does the blood enter the heart?
Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
What are the three types of blood vessels and what do they do.
Valves: Allow a one-way flow
Veins: Transports blood towards the body
Arteries: Transports blood away from the body
Your heart is located _______________.
In the middle of your chest on the left side.
What does the heart do?
It pumps oxygenated blood into the upper and lower body.
What is the Septum?
The muscle that separates the right and left side of the heart.
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
Myocardial infarction
What is another name for "circulatory system"?
The cardiovascular system
What type of blood do you find in the right atrium?
Oxygen-poor blood
What is the function of the capillaries?
Capillaries connect the arteries and veins and exchanges material.
TRUE OR FALSE: The veins of the heart have valves
TRUE
What does the aorta do?
The aorta allows the oxygenated blood to exit the heart and into the body.
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart
What are the four valves?
The mitral, pulmonary, aortic, and tricuspid valve.
What is the definition of Hypertension
Hypertension means high blood pressure
sten/o
Narrowing
What are pulmonary veins?
Pulmonary veins take blood from lungs to the left atrium.
Bradycardia
A slowed heart rate
What is the largest vein in the body?
Tachycardia
When a heart rate is above the normal range
Describe the direction of the flow of the heart.
Superior Vena Cava: Transports oxygen-poor blood from the upper body
Inferior Vena Cava: Transports oxygen-poor blood from the lower body
Right Atrium: Transports oxygen-poor blood to the right ventricle
Right Ventricle: Transports oxygen-poor blood to the pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary Arteries: Transports oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Veins: Carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium
Left Atrium: Transports oxygen-rich blood into the left ventricle
Left Ventricle: Transports oxygen-rich blood into the aorta
Aorta: Carries oxygen rich blood to the lower and upper body
What are red blood cells?
Red blood cells carry oxygen
When the Heart becomes unable to pump enough blood for the body is called what?
Heart Failure.