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Arteries:
Carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart
What are the lower chambers of the heart called?
Ventricles
What chamber of the heart is the strongest?
Left Ventricle
cardia
heart
embol
embolus
Veins:
Carry deoxygenated blood TOWARD the heart
What are considered the Atrioventricular Valves?
Bicuspid (mitral) valve and Tricuspid Valve
What is the largest artery in the body
Aorta
brady
slow
thromb
clot
Capillaries:
Smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels
What are considered the Semilunar Valves?
Aortic Valve and Pulmonary Valve
If a person has a blood pressure of 120/80 what does the 80 represent?
Diastolic pressure
angi
vessel
Tachy
Fast
What is the correct order of the heart layers, from the outermost to the innermost?
Pericardium,Epicardium,Endocardium,Myocardium
The color red is depicted as?
deoxygenated blood
What is the correct sequence of the conduction system of the heart?
SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers
The left side of the heart carries
oxygenated blood
Phlep
Vein
What are the top two chambers of the heart called?
Atrium
The color blue is depicted as?
Oxygenated blood
What is known as the heart's pacemaker?
SA Node
What pressure in the arteries is associated with the ventricles contracting?
Systolic
The right side of the heart carries
deoxygenated blood