heart study guide Flashcards
(31 cards)
The cardiovascular system is also know as?
Circulatory system
cardiology definition
Study of the heart
what is the apex of the heart
the very tip of the heart or the wring out
What are the 3 main layers of the heart
Endocardium, myocardium, pericardium
Another word for mitral valve
bicuspid valve
In the cardiac cycle the right side of the heart is ( ) blood and the left side is ( ) blood.
right is deoxygenated and the left is oxeygentaded
the diastole and systole are how we measure
blood pressure
what node is the hearts natural pathway
sa node
what do arteries do and what they are
carry o2 blood away
what are veins and what do they do
they are blood vessels that carry co2 blood back
how much blood is in a human adult
4-6 quarts
plasma is made up of how much water?
90%
what is anemia
not enough health blood cells
what sickle cell
causes red blood cells to break down
hyper tension
high blood pressure
what is a myocardial infraction
heart attack
how much supply of oxygen does the body have
5-6 ml or about one and a half gallons
the organs in the respiratory system (7)
lungs, mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi
what does the mucus in the nose do to the dirt and pathogens that it catches
coughed or moved to stomach
the pharynx has how many parts and where are they located
3 parts and are located behind the nasal cavity
what is the glottis
vocal cords
name of the voice box
larynx
what are the alveoli and how many does an adult approximately have
where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, there are about 500 million
what is pleura
where fluid is present between the layers of sacs to prevent friction
