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The heart has four chambers. The top chambers are called the ____________.

Atria

100

What are the 2 valves that separate the atriums from the ventricles?

mitral and tricuspid

100

What is the normal range for adult pulse?

60-100 bpm

100

How many layers of tissue does the heart have?

3

100

Hypertension can best be defined as what?

High blood pressure

200
Abnormal or extra sounds heard when a stethoscope is used for listening to the sound of the heart are called ______________.

Murmurs

200

What is the myocardium?

thickest layer, consisting of muscle tissue

200

What is a pulse?

surge of blood against the walls of arteries

200

The first heart transplant was performed in ________.

1967

200
What are capillaries?

tiny blood vessels that carry blood between the arterial and venous vessels

300

_____________ disease is a general term for the combined effects of arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, and several related conditions.

Cardiovascular

300

What is systemic circulation?

left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body

300

What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?

90/60-118/78

300

_______________ is the narrowing of blood vessels caused by deposits of fatty material containing calcium and cholesterol.

Atherosclerosis

300

With coronary artery disease, the coronary arteries are ___________________.

hardened and narrow

400

An ___________ is an area of a blood vessel that bulges because of a weakness in the wall.

aneurysm

400

What is pulmonary circulation?

right side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

400

What is diastole?

bottom number of BP, resting phase of the heart

400

Where are blood vessels, nerves, sweat and oil glands, and hair roots found?

The dermis

400

Which heart chamber receives blood from body tissues by way of the superior and inferior vena cava?

Right atrium

500

Cardiac ___________ is a disturbance of the heart's rhythm caused by a defect in the heart's pacemaker cells or by damage to heart tissue.

arrhythmia

500

What are the 3 layers of the heart tissue?

-endocardium

-myocardium

-pericardium

500

What is systole?

top number of BP, working phase of the heart

500

The structures of the cardiovascular system are the

heart and blood vessels

500

Which heart chamber pumps blood to all parts of the body?

Left ventricle