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Act 8 Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
Q

Title of the exercise

Transports blood throughout the body

A

Cardiovascular System

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2
Q

The cardiovascular system is composed of?

A

Heart
Network of Arteries
Veins
Capillaries

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3
Q

Average Adult male has a range of how many litres of blood?

Average Adult female has a range of how many litres of blood?

A

5 to 6 litres

4 to 5 litres

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4
Q

The blood carries ___ and ___ to all of the living cells to the body

It also carries ___ from the tissues to the systems of the body

A

Oxygen

Essential nutrients

Waste products

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5
Q

Blood is made up of a watery, ___ fluid called ___.

A

protein-laden
Plasma

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6
Q

A little less than galf of this blood volume is composed of ___ and _______

and other solid elements called ___

A

Red and white blood cells

Platelets

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7
Q

Maintenance of ___ is very important for the health of the heart and for proper functioning of various organs.

A

Blood Pressure

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8
Q

____ increases the workload of the heart by increasing the ___ with which the heart must pump to provide blood to the body

___ is a concern for maintaining adequate blood pressure to the ___

A

High blood pressure
Force

Low Blood Pressure
Brain

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9
Q

A decrease in pressure may lead to ____ or ____

A

fainting
dizziness

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10
Q

Learn how to determine the (3)

A

Pulse Rate
Heart Sounds
and
Blood Pressure

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11
Q

Instruments used to measue (2)

A

Stethoscope

Sphygmomanometer

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12
Q

Record a ____ by finding a place where a pulse can be ____

A

Baseline Pulse Rate

Palpated

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13
Q

Areas where you can be palated

Temples
Jaw
Neck
Arm
Wrist
Waist
Behind knee
Above ankle
Foot

A

Temporal ARTERY

Facial ARTERY

Carotid ARTERY

Brachial ARTERY

Radial ARTERY

Femoral ARTERY

Popliteal ARTERY

Posterior libial ARTERY

Dorsalis pedis ARTERY

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14
Q

Cardiac cycle

Contraction :

Relaxation :

A

Contraction : Systole

Relaxation : Diastole

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15
Q

____ Results in the vibration of the surrounding structures through ____

A

Ventricles

Intraventricular pressure

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16
Q

____ produces the first sound of the heart
____

A

Atrioventricular valves
“lub”

17
Q

At the end of the contraction phase the blood in the ____ and ____ pushes the ___ shut causing the second sound of the heart

____

A

aorta
pulmonary arteries

Semilunar valves

“dub”

18
Q

During inhalation, the first heart sound split into two because the ___ and ___ close at different times

The second heart sound can also split into two because the ___ and ___ close at different times

A

Tricuspid valves
Mitral valves

Pulmonary valves
Aortic semilunar valves

19
Q

____ valuable aid in diagnosis of a variety of cardiac conditions including ___

A

Auscultation

Heart murmurs

20
Q

Heart murmurs causes:

Irregularity in ___

A ___ defect

Persistence of ___ between the ___

resulting in a regurgitation of blood in the reverse direction of normal flow

A

Irregularity in Valve

A septal defect

Persistence of foramen ovale between the atria

21
Q

Abnormal Splitting of the first and second heart sounds

A

Heart block
Septal Defects
Aortic Stenosis
Hypertension

22
Q

Extremely low blood pressure ____

Extremely high blood pressure ___

These can be determined by a ___ which uses mercury

A

Hypotension

Hypertension

Sphygmomanometer

23
Q

True or False: Blood pressure is not uniform throughout the body and is influenced by gravity

Therefore, the pressure in the arteries of the head and neck are ____ than the blood pressure from the heart.

The pressure in the arteries in the leg is ___ than the blood pressure in the heart.

A

True

less

greater

24
Q

Blood pressure is measured through the ____ which is about the same pressure level of the heart

Blood pulses through the arteries as the heart contracts during ___

Sounds of blood in a constricted artery are known as ____

A

Brachial artery

ventricular systole

Sounds of Korotkov

25
Q

Normal blood pressure is ____ mmHg

Hypertension is ____ but the ____ shouldve been less than ___

Hypotension is ___

A

120/80 mmHg

140/90 mmHg
diastolic reading, 90 mmHg

90/60 mmHg

26
Q

Normal BP
Pre HPN or Borderline HPN
Borderline Hypotension
Normal HR

A

120/80

140/90

90/60

80 beats per minute

27
Q

Pulse pressure

A

Diastolic pressure - Systolic Pressure

28
Q

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

A

Diastolic pressure + 1/3rd pulse pressure

29
Q

record the mmHg where the first sound is heard, represents the pressure that EXCEEDS the pressure cuff it is the ____ pressure

when sound completely disappears it is the ____ pressure

A

Systolic pressure

Diastolic pressure

30
Q

IMMEDIATELY AFTER STANDING:

____ Gravity in blood in lower extremities, blood does not return

A

Orthostatic hypotension

31
Q

ORDER OF BP: 3

A

Reclining

Standing up

Sitting

32
Q

Nicotine increases BP why?

A

It is a vasoconstrictor

33
Q

ARGUMENT:

Center: ____ increases heart rate and stroke volume

A

Sympathetic cardioacceleratory center

34
Q

____ AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED BY EACH VENTRICLE IN 1 MIN

____ AMOUNT OF BLOOD RETURNING

A

Cardiac Output

Venous return

35
Q

_____ Sympathetic center that regulates blood vessel diameter

A

Vasomotor center

36
Q

Factors influencing RBC (4)

A

Erythropoietin

Hypoxia

VItamin B12

Folic Acid

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