Vital Signs Vocab
Parts of Heart
Nervous/Endocrine System Control
Blood Flow
Cardiovascular Disease
100
Another name for irregular heart beat.
What is arrythmia?
100
Structure in number 10:
What is the aorta?
100
This hormone is released in times of danger/stress to raise the heart rate and blood pressure.
What is adrenaline?
100
Blood goes there from superior and inferior vena cavas.
What is the right atrium?
100
Buildup of fatty deposits in your arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
200
Lightheadedness or dizziness when standing after sitting or lying down.
What is Orthostatic Hypotension?
200
Structure in number 7:
What is the Right Ventricle?
200
Please state the equation for cardiac output.
CO = SV (stroke volume) * HR (heart rate)
200
Blood goes there from the pulmonary arteries.
What are the lungs?
200
Characterized by chest discomfort/pain radiating to left arm, nausea, dizziness, irregular heart beat and shortness of breath.
What is myocardial infarction (heart attack)?
300
Blood pressure in arteries when heart relaxes (low is below 60, high is above 90 mm Hg).
What is Diastolic Blood Pressure?
300
Structure in number 3:
What are the pulmonary veins?
300
Name the two pacemaker cells of the heart.
What are the AV and SV nodes?
300
Blood goes there from the Left Ventricle (name three structures).
What is the aortic valve/aorta/the body.
300
Name two types of stroke.
What is Hemorrhagic and Ischemic?
400
High heart rate (above 100 beats per minute).
What is tachycardia?
400
Structure in number 11:
What is the pulmonary valve?
400
Wave in number 4; process it represents.
What is the QRS complex; ventricular depolarization (contraction).
400
Blood goes there from the lungs. What type of blood is it (oxygenated vs not)?
What are the pulmonary veins; oxygenated.
400
Condition where the arteries that carry blood to the arms, legs, and feet become narrowed or blocked. This reduces blood flow to these areas.
What is PAD (peripheral artery disease)?
500
Temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep
What is apnea?
500
Structure in number 12:
What is the tricuspid?
500
Calculate the amount of blood pumped in a day (in Liters) by a person with a heart rate of 54bmp and a normal stroke volume.
What are 5832 Liters?
500
Blood goes through this structure in between the left atrium and left ventricle.
What is the bicuspid (mitral) valve.
500
Explain heart valve regurgitation.
What is a condition where blood flows backward through the heart?