Chapter 15: The Heart Flashcards
This ventricle pumps blood to the lungs
Right ventricle
Arteries and veins arise from this portion of the heart
Base
Scientific name for a heart attack
Myocardial Infarction
The P wave of the electrocardiogram represents this event
Atrial depolarization
The first heart sound (Lubb) is caused by closure of these valves
AV
Name the parts of the pericardium
Fibrous, serous
The outermost layer of the pericardium
Fibrous
The layer of the pericardium that is adjacent to the heart muscle
Visceral
When the atria are in systole the ventricles are in_______?
Dystole
When the ventricles are in systole the AV valve is (open/closed)?
Closed
The main function of the heart valves
Prevent backflow of the blood
The T wave of the ECG indicates this event
Repolarization
Venous blood (without oxygen) returns to this CHAMBER
Right atrium
The coronary arteries take blood to this location
Heart
Hardening of the walls of arteries from smooth muscle proliferation and cholesterol deposit
Atherosclerosis
Condition caused by reduced blood flow to the myocardium
Myocardial ischemia
Irregular heart rhythm
Arrhythmia
Opening in the septum between the atria in a fetus
Foremen ovale
Narrowing of a valve opening by scar tissue
Stenosis
Different areas of the heart beating independently
Fibrillation
Narrowing of the coronary arteries reducing blood flow to the heart; has a number of causes and is the leading cause of death in the US
Coronary artery disease
The term “epicardium” refers to this structure
Outermost layer of the heart wall
Circulation of blood through the heart muscle is supplied by the ___ circulation
Coronary
Cardiac muscle is known as?
Myocardium