TERMS 1
The resting period of the heart
diastole
Keep blood flowing in one direction and prevent backwards flow
valves
Top two chambers of the heart
atria
Almost all carry deoxygenated blood
veins
Term for slow heart rate
bradycardia
Almost all carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
arteries
Term for high blood pressure
hypertension
Term for fast heart rate
tachycardia
Term for low blood pressure
hypotension
two chambers at the bottom of the heart
ventricles
The first valve in the heart
tricuspid valve
The valve before blood enters the lungs
pulmonic valve
Another name for chest pain
angina
the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
bicuspid/mitral valve
Another name for a heart attack
myocardial infarction
the valve before blood enters the aorta
Inflammation of the blood vessels
vasculitis
Arm or leg pain induced by exercise and relieved by rest
intermittent claudication
Surgery of the heart using a balloon on a guide wire to open the arteries
angioplasty
fatty deposits that build up in the coronary arteries
artherosclerosis
Abnormalities of the heart that occur during fetal development
Name of the vessel that feeds the heart blood from the upper body
Name of the vessel that feeds the heart blood from the lower body