Heart Parts
Valve that leads away from the left ventricle
What is the aortic valve?
Smallest of blood vessels
What is a capillary?
This is what EKG (ECG) stands for.
What is electrocardiogram?
Scientific name for the windpipe
What is the trachea
During respiratory diffusion, ___ leaves the alveolus and ___ enters the alveolus.
What is oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Valve that leads away from the right ventricle
What is the pulmonary valve?
Vessel with large lumen, thinner walls, valves
What is a vein?
The P wave represents this.
What is atrial depolarization?
Flap of tissue that protects the respiratory system during swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
This is the amount of air moved in/out during resting breaths.
What is tidal volume?
What are the pulmonary veins?
Vessel with round lumen and thick muscular walls
What is an artery?
The QRS complex represents this.
What is ventricular depolarization?
This is one of two tubes that branch off of the trachea into the lungs.
What is a bronchus?
This is the vital capacity + the residual volume
What is the total lung capacity (TLC)?
The muscle of the heart
What is myocardium?
This vessel supplies blood to the head. You can feel the pulse in your lateral neck.
What is the carotid artery?
A significant ST elevation and/or ST depression is often a sign of this.
What is myocardial infarction / heart attack?
The right lung has ___ lobes while the left lung has ___.
What is 3 and 2?
This condition is characterized by a group of conditions, like chronic bronchitis and emphysema, that prevent effective diffusion of oxygen from the alveolus into the bloodstream.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)?
Supplies the heart muscle with the oxygen and nutrients it needs
What are the coronary arteries?
This vessel is most often used in phlebotomy.
What is the medial cubital vein?
If there is no P wave (only QRS and T), the heart rhythm would be called this.
What is atrial asystole?
These are the two muscles involved in respiration.
What is the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles?
This condition is characterized by the stiffening and scarring of the alveoli. Supplemental oxygen is a primary treatment.
What is emphysema?