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CVS test
cardiovaxcular system test notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| functions of the heart | pumps oxygen, nutrients, electrolight balance, adn heat balance |
| four chambers of the heart | Right Atria, left ventricle, right ventricle, left atria |
| four valves if the heart | tricuspid, bicuspid, aortic, pulmonary |
| active phase of the heart | systole |
| Resting phase of the heart | diastole |
| SA node | messenger, right atria |
| pulmonary circulation | coming to the heart |
| three blood vessel types | arteries, veins, cappilaries |
| functions | arteries:oxygenated blood, veins:deoxygenated blood, capillaries: smallest vessel |
| largest artery | aorta |
| two largest veins | superior vena cava, inferior vena cava |
| three branches of aorta | aortic arch, |
| inferior section of aorta | descending |
| three layers of the heart | endocardium, myocardium, pericardium |
| bottom of the heart | apex |
| CPR pulse point | carotid |
| tachycardia | above 100 |
| bradycardia | below 60 |
| diagnosis | low blood pressure hypotension |
| irregular heartbeat | arythmia |
| blood pressure | systole over diastole |
| heart sound | lub dup valves closing |
| phlebitis | inflamation of the vein |
| surgery fixed | congenitals at birth |
| CHF | inability for the heart to pump effectively |
| anginapectorus | CP |
| signs and symptoms of a heart attack | jaw and neck pain on left side |
| non invasive | get vital signs, check blood pressure, listen to heartbeat, EKG |
| circulation | inf. vena cava, sup. vena cava, R atrium, tricuspid valve, R ventricle, pulmonary valve, L atrium, bicuspid valve, L ventriccle, aortic valve, aorta |