vocabulari t1 Flashcards
aorta
the main artery that carries blood away from the heart (AORTA)
atria
(singular: atrium)
the two smaller hollow cavities of the heart which receive blood into the heart (AURICULAS)
blood pressure
the pressure of blood in the arteries (PRESION SANGUINEA)
Blood vessel
A tubular channel that carries blood e.g. artery (VASO SANGUINEO)
Cardiac cycle
any of the events relating to the blood flow that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of another (CICLO CARDIACO)
Cardiac
catheterisation
A surgical procedure where a catheter is introduced into
a blood vessel and guided to the heart for the purpose
of viewing the condition of blood vessels to assess heart function (CATETERICACION CARDIACA)
deoxygenated
deprived of oxygen (DESOXIGENADA)
diastolic
when the heart is in a period of relaxation and expansion (diastolico)
hypertension
high pressure readings in the arteries taken over three
consecutive readings, also called high blood pressure (HIPERTENSION)
oxygenated
saturated with oxygen (OXIGENADA)
pulmonary artery
the blood vessel which carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs (ARTERIA PULMONAR)
pulmonary vein
the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the
lungs to the left atrium of the heart (VENA PULMONAR)
pulse
the contraction and expansion of an artery due to blood circulation (PULSO)
pulse rate (P)
the speed of the pulse, also called heart rate (HR) (RITMO DEL PULSO)
sublingual
under the tongue (DEVAJO DE LA LENGUA)
