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# BAS 04 Cardpulmo
Question | Answer |
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The pulmonary artery takes blood to the… | Lungs |
The aorta takes blood to the | Body |
The heart has four chambers; the smaller ones are called: | Atria |
The larger chambers of the heart are called: | Ventricles |
The heart is enclosed in a double wall membrane called the: | Pericardium |
The inner layer of the heart is called the: | Endocardium |
The muscle layer of the heart is called: | Myocardium |
The heart contracts and relaxes based upon signals from its electrical conduction system. This activity is measured in a test called: | EKG/ECG |
These blood vessels take blood back to the heart. They have one-way valves. These blood vessels are called… | veins |
The smallest things are known as: | Venules |
The smaller branch of an artery is called: | An arteriole |
The smallest branch of an artery is: | The capillary |
The bicuspid and tricuspid valves of the heart prevent: | Backflow of blood into the atria. |
The action of the heart has two phases, they are: | systole (contraction) and diastole (relaxation) |
Tachycardia is: | A heartbeat over 100 beats/min |
Bradycardia is: | A heartbeat of less than 60 beats/minute |
Arrhythmia is: | An irregular heartbeat |
Dysrhythmia is: | A disease type of heartbeat |
Coronary arteries supply blood to the: | Heart |
A hardening of the artery wall is called | Arteriosclerosis |
A hardening of an artery due to cholesterol plaques is called: | Atherosclerosis |
A reduced blood flow is called: | Ischemia |
Reduce blood flow to the heart can cause chest pain which is known as: | Angina |
Tissue death is referred to as: | Necrosis, infarct |
Heart muscle death is called | Myocardial infarct |
High blood pressure is called | Hypertension |
Sinuses help: | Filter the air that you breathe in. |
The trachea is | The entry to the respiratory system. It is supported by cartilage and the inside is lined with cilia and mucous membrane. |
The trachea branches to form: | The Bronchi |
The bronchi will branch and form: | Bronchioles |
Air sacs are located at the ends of the: | Bronchioles |
The air sacs are called: | Alveoli |
Red blood cells pick up oxygen at the: | Alveoli |
Red blood cells release carbon dioxide at the: | Alveoli |
The diaphragm is a muscle of the muscle that helps you in Hal and exhale is the: | Diaphragm |
Muscles in the ribs that help move the rib cage when breathing are called the: | Intercostal muscles |
Asthma is a condition in which: | The bronchioles constrict and reduce airflow. |
Hyperventilation is: | Rapid breathing |
Apnea is: | The temporary absence of breathing |