Circulatory Flashcards
(13 cards)
What kind of impulse originates in the heart and causes it to beat ? And where dose it originate ?
Electrical impulses in the A node
How many chambers dose the heart have ?
4
What is normal blood pressure ?
120/80
What is the instrument used to measure your blood pressure
Sphygmomanometer
What carries blood away from the heart ?
Arteries
What blood vessels carry blood to the heart ?
Veins
What is the largest artery in the body?
The aorta
When blood goes to the lungs what has is released ?
Carbon dioxide
When blood goes to the lungs what gas is taken into the blood?
Oxygen
Which two chambers receive deoxygenated blood ?
Right atrium / right ventricle
Which chambers receive oxygenated blood ?
Left atrium and left ventricle
2 valves and their function
Tricuspid- valve between right atrium/ventricle prevents blood from back flow to atrium
Pulmonary -in between right ventricle and pulmonary artery allows deoxygenated blood to flow in artery
2 valves and their function ?
Mitral-valve between left atrium and and left ventricle prevents blood to flow back to atrium
Aortic- in between left ventricle and aorta . Opens to allow oxygenated blood to flow in the aorta