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Blood Vessels
The Heart
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Diseases, Disorders, and Conditions
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100
VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART.
What is artery?
100
CHAMBERS THAT RECEIVES BLOOD ENTERING THE HEART
What is atrium?
100
MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY
What is the heart?
100

A blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain can cause this sudden, dangerous event.

What is a stroke?

100

Patient has a temperature of 98.6°F, blood pressure 110/70, heart rate 82 bpm.

What is healthy? (all numbers in the normal range)

200
VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART
What is veins?
200
CHAMBER THAT PUMPS BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE REST OF THE BODY
What are ventricles?
200

This is the beat you feel in an artery when blood is pushed through it.

What is pulse?

200

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS ALSO KNOWN AS

What is hypertension?

200

Patient has a temperature of 101.5°F, blood pressure 115/75, heart rate 125 bpm.

What is not healthy (fever and fast heart rate)

300
LARGEST ARTERY
What is aorta?
300

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAMBERS IN THE HEART

What is 4?

300
GROUP OF ORGANS AND TISSUES THAT MOVE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO BODY CELLS AND REMOVE THEIR WASTE PRODUCTS
What is cardiovascular or circulatory system?
300

When blood vessels to the heart are blocked, it can cause this condition, sometimes called a

What is a heart attack?

300

Patient has a temperature of 99.0°F, blood pressure 150/95, heart rate 85 bpm.

What is not healthy? (High blood pressure.)

400
ARTERIES BRANCH OFF TO FORM THESE BEFORE BRANCHING INTO CAPILLARIES
What is arterioles?
400
BLOOD ENTERS THE RIGHT ATRIUM THROUGH TWO OF THESE
What is vena cava?
400
This is the strongest part of the heart.
What is the left ventricle?
400
OCCURS WHEN BLOOD FLOW TO A PART OF THE HEART MUSCLE IS BLOCKED
What is a heart attack?
400

Patient has a temperature of 97.9°F, blood pressure 160/100, heart rate 120 bpm.

What is not healthy? (Very high blood pressure and fast heart rate.)

500
The tiny blood vessels that connect the veins and arteries to body cells.
What is capillaries?
500

THESE KEEP BLOOD FROM MOVING BACK INTO THE ATRIA WHEN THE VENTRICLES CONTRACT

What are valves?

500

The blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

What is the pulmonary artery?

500

When a person’s blood doesn’t carry enough oxygen because of low red blood cells, they may feel tired or weak. This condition is called what?

What is anemia?

500

Patient has a temperature of 102.5°F, blood pressure 110/70, heart rate 65 bpm.

What is not healthy? (High fever, even though BP and HR are normal.)