Cardiac Flashcards
1
Q
blood from body returning via
A
caudal vena cava
2
Q
base
A
cranial
3
Q
apex
A
caudal
4
Q
left is thicker because
A
left pumps
5
Q
where is heart located
A
between ribs 3-7
6
Q
blood returning from head
A
cranial vena cava
7
Q
oxygenated blood to body
A
aorta
8
Q
deoxygenated blood to right and left lung
A
pulmonary artery
9
Q
influences the strength of myocardial contractions
A
inotrope
10
Q
thickening of ventricular walls
saddle thrombus
clot / embolus
A
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
11
Q
megaly
A
enlarging
12
Q
dilatory cardiomyopathy
A
heart enlarging, walls thinning
congestive heart failure
pulmonary edema
13
Q
where do heart worms live
A
right ventricle and pulmonary artery
14
Q
where is mitral valvular disease located
A
left side
