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VT101
Chapter 8-Heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The heart lies between the lungs in this cavity | mediastinum |
| The double-walled membrane that surrounds the heart. | Pericardium |
| One part of the serous layer (inner layer) of the pericardium. That lines the fibrous pericardium | parietal layer |
| one part of the serous layer (inner layer) of the pericardium. that lines the heart | visceral layer |
| another name for the viseceral layer | epidacardium |
| Tissue Death | Necrosis |
| A localized area of necrosis, caused by an interupted blood supply | infarction |
| The craniodorsal chambers of the heart. All vessel entering the heart come in here. | Atrium |
| The caudoventral chambers of the heart. | Ventricles |
| This valve controls the opening between the right atrium and the right ventrical. | Tricuspid valve (right atrioventricular valve) |
| The volume of the blood pumped by the heart per unit time | Cardiac Output |
| Atypical cardiac muscle cells | Purkinje Fibers |
| Atial Contraction | Atrial Systole |
| The normal heart rythm | Sinus Rythm |
| The record of the electrical activity of the myocardium. | Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) |
| Abnormally slow heartbeat | Bradycardia |
| Abnormally fast heartbeat | Tachycardia |
| Irregular heart rythm resulting from variation in vagal nerve tone as a result of respiration (a nonpathologic arrythmia) | Normal Sinus Arrythmia |
| The act of listening to body sounds and usually involves the use of a stethoscope | Auscultation |
| An abnormal sound associated with the turbulent flow of blood | Heart Murmur |
| Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart | Arteries |
| The main trunk of the arterial system that begins from the left ventricle of the heart | Aorta |
| Form a low-pressure collecting system that returns blood to the heart | Veins |
| High blood pressure | HYPERTENSION |
| Low blood pressure | hypotension |
| syndrome that reflects insufficient cardiac output to meet the body's needs | Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
| substances that increase urine excretion | Diuretics |
| below normal levels of oxygen | hypoxia |
| inadequate tissue perfusion | shock |
| means to bypass or divert | shunt |
| control or stoppage of bleeding | hemostasis |
| small expander implanted in a blood vessel to prevent it from collapsing | stent |
| introduction of whole blood or blood components into the bloodstream of the recipient | transfusion |
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