Circulatory Flashcards

(13 cards)

0
Q

What kind of impulse originates in the heart and causes it to beat ? And where dose it originate ?

A

Electrical impulses in the A node

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1
Q

How many chambers dose the heart have ?

A

4

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2
Q

What is normal blood pressure ?

A

120/80

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3
Q

What is the instrument used to measure your blood pressure

A

Sphygmomanometer

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4
Q

What carries blood away from the heart ?

A

Arteries

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5
Q

What blood vessels carry blood to the heart ?

A

Veins

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6
Q

What is the largest artery in the body?

A

The aorta

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7
Q

When blood goes to the lungs what has is released ?

A

Carbon dioxide

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8
Q

When blood goes to the lungs what gas is taken into the blood?

A

Oxygen

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9
Q

Which two chambers receive deoxygenated blood ?

A

Right atrium / right ventricle

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10
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Which chambers receive oxygenated blood ?

A

Left atrium and left ventricle

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11
Q

2 valves and their function

A

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

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12
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2 valves and their function ?

A

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

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