The Heart Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
where do the great vessels enter and leave the heart? | Base |
the point if maximum impulse of the heart is the ____. | Apex |
Where can the strongest beat be heard or felt? | Apex |
The study of the heart and treatment of related disorders. | Cardiology |
The Broadest part of the heart is called the ____. | Base |
The pointy end of the heart is called the ____. | Apex |
surrounding the heart is a double-walled sac called the ___________. | Pericardium |
How big is your heart? | about the size of your fist |
the space between the lungs and beneath the sternum is called the __________. | Mediastinum |
In the Heart wall, what is the outermost layer called? | Fibrous Pericardium |
In the heart Wall, the loose fitting sac of strong connective tissue around the heart is called? | Fibrous Pericardium |
In the heart wall, the Serous Pericardium has two layers. What layer Covers the hearts surface? | Visceral layer |
In the hearts wall, the serous pericardium has two layers. what layer lines the inside of the fibrous pericardium? | Parietal Layer |
In the heart Wall, What layer contains a small amount of serous fluid, which helps prevent friction as the heart beats? | Pericardial Cavity |
The heart wall consists of 3 main layers, what layer lines the hearts chambers, covers the valve, and continues into the vessels? | Endocardium |
The Heart Wall consists of 3 main layers, what layer is composed of cardiac muscle, and forms the middle layer? | Myocardium |
The heart wall consists of 3 main layers, What layer is the THICKEST of the 3 and preforms the work of the heart? | Myocardium |
The heart Wall Consists of 3 main layers, what layer covers the hearts surface? | Epicardium |
What tissue prevent Blood clots From forming? | Smooth tissue |
The Endocardium is made out of what tissue? | Smooth tissue |
The heart Contains how many hollow chambers? | Four |
The two upper chambers of the heart are called: | Atria |
the two lower chambers of the heart are called: | Ventricles |
Each Valve is formed by two or three flaps called: | Leaflets |
The Valves that regulate the flow between the atria and the ventricles is called: | Atrioventricular Valves |
The Right AV valve, that prevents backflow from the right ventricle to the right atria is called: | Tricuspid Valve |
the Tricuspid valve has how many leaflets? | Three |
The left AV Valve, prevents backflow from the left ventricle to the left atria is called: | Bicuspid Valve; Mitral Valve |
the Bicuspid valve has how many leaflets? | two |
the Valves that regulate the flow between ventricles and great arteries is called: | Semilunar Valves |
What semilunar valve prevents backflow from the Lungs to the right ventricle? | Pulmonary Valve |
What semilunar valve prevents backflow from the aorta to the left ventricle? | Aortic valve |
A semi-rigid, fibrous, connective tissue that encircles each valve is called: | Fibrous Skeleton |
Fibrous connective tissue that anchors the valves and great vessels are called: | Fibrous Skeleton |
the right and left atria are separated by a common wall of myocardium called: | Interatrial septum |
the right and the left ventricles are separated by a walled called: | Interventricular septum |
Valves open and Close due to _________ created by myocardium contraction. | Pressure |
Strands of fibrous connective tissue that attach to the bottom of AV valve but NOT semilunar valves is called: | Chordae Tendineae |
an improper closing of valves is called: | Heart murmur |
the Right atrium has how many large caval veins? | two |
what vein in the right atrium receives blood from the upper body? | Superior Vena Cava |
what vein in the right atrium receives blood from the lower body? | Inferior Vena Cava |
the Right ventricle has ________ myocardium because it pumps to the lungs. | Thin |
the left ventricle has _______ myocardium because it pumps to the aorta. | Thick |
what vessels feed the heart muscle itself? | Coronary Vessels |
Prolonged ischemia that causes tissue death is called: | Infarct |
the side of the heart that deals with deoxygenated blood is: | the Right atrium and ventricle |
the side of the heart that deals with oxygenated blood is: | The left atrium and ventricle |
Projections of muscle off of the ventricular wall that attach to the other end of the chordae tendineae is: | papillary muscles |
check valves flow in _____ direction. | one |
you can hear the heart sounds when the valves do what? | Close |
what chamber receives deoxygenated blood returning from the body through the superior and inferior vena cavae? | Right Atrium |
what delivers oxygenated blood to the myocardium, while cardiac veins collect the deoxygenated blood? | Coronary Arteries |
Supplies blood to the right atrium, part of the left atrium, most of the right ventricle, and the inferior part of the left ventricle. | Right Coronary Artery |
this artery branches into the anterior descending and circumflex. | Left coronary Artery |
what ventricle has the most abundant blood supply? | left ventricle |
blood vessels or nerves that wind around the heart are called: | Circumflex |
A large transverse vein on the hearts posterior, which returns blood to the right atrium is: | Coronary Sinus |
the gender that will most likely die from first heart attack is? | Women |
A persistent pulse rate slower then 60 beats per minute is: | Bradycardia |
An ECG that appears normal is called normal _______ rhythm. | Sinus |
Pacemakers other then the SA node are called this | Ectopic |
and irregular heartbeat | Arrhythmia |
the ventricle with the thickest walls | left ventricle |
Polling if fluid in the abdomen | Ascites |
the blood remaining in the ventricles at the end of the ejection period is the ___________ volume | Residual |
A persistent, resting heart rate greater then 100 beats per minute | tachycardia |
pressure sensors in the aorta and internal carotid arteries that detect changes in blood pressure. | Baroreceptors |
the right and the left ventricles receive70% of their blood ___________ | passively |
results from an interruption of blood to the myocardium | ischemia |
Cell death | necrosis |
heart sound that results from turbulent blood flow through a stenotic valve. | murmur |
the amount of blood ejected with each heart beat is called: | Stroke Volume |
the amount of blood the heart pumps in 1 minute is called: | cardiac output |
to determine cardiac output you would multiply | Heart Rate x stroke volume |
the average resting cardiac output is between _____ liters per minute | 5-6 |
when a heart rate increase, cardiac output | increases |
the nerve system can cause the heart rate to increase by sending impulses via to _____________ nervous system. | Sympathetic |
the ___________ nervous system sends signals to slow the heart rate. | Parasympathetic |
the amount if tension, or stretch, in a ventricular muscle just before it contracts is: | Preload |
the force with which the ventricular ejection occurs | Contractility |
sterling's law of the heart states that the more the ventricle is stretched the _____ forcefully it will contract | more |
the forces the heart must work against to eject it volume of blood is called the ________. | afterload |
factors that affect contractility are called. | inotropic agents |
factors that affect heart rate are called | Chronotropic agents |
this part of the wave form represents ventricular repolarization | T wave |
this part of the wave form represents atrial depolarization | P wave |
this part of the wave form represents ventricular depolarization | QRS Complex |
this part of the wave form represents the end of ventricular depolarization and the beginning of ventricular repolarization | ST segment |
Sinoatrial (SA) nodes fires at ________ beats per minute | 60-80 |
AV node has a firing rate of _______ beats per minute | 40-60 |
purkinje fibers have a firing rate of _______ beats per minute | 20-40 |
the left and right coronary arteries arise from the ___________. | Ascending Aorta |
the coronary arteries receive their supply of blood during ventricular _________. | Relaxation |
A heart valve fails to prevent the backflow of blood during contraction is called ________, and the condition it causes is called insufficiency. | incompetent |
A condition resulting when a heart valve becomes narrowed, such as from scar tissue. | Valvular stenosis |
the pulmonary and aortic valves are also called | Semilunar valves |
the hearts inner layer | Endocardium |
phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract. | systole |
unique ability cardiac muscle to contract without nervous stimulation | Automaticity |
the period of cardiac muscle relaxation. | diastole |
Heart rate for adults | 60-80 |
heart rate for children | 100 |
heart rate for infants | 120 |
heat rate for near term fetuses can be | 140 |
athletes heart rate can be as low as | 35 |
the medulla contains how many cardiac centers? | two |
the cardiac center that is carried by the SNS | Accelerated Center |
the cardiac center that is carried by the PSNS | Inhibitory Center |
the function of the heart is to. | Pump Blood |
the organ directly below the heart is the | Diaphragm |
the function of the serous fluid produced by the serous layers is to _____________ as the heart beats | prevent friction |
the Atria secretes what hormone when blood volume or blood pressure is increased? | AMP |
the term Systole means? | Contraction |
The term diastole means? | Relaxation |
term applied to the heart's ability to beat regularly. | Rhythmicity |
the parasympathetic nerves to the heart are called _________, which transmit impulses that decrease heart rate. | Vagus nerves |
a very rapid and uncoordinated ventricular beat | Fibrillation |
largest artery in the body | Aorta |
each normal heart beat is initiated by the: | SA node |
the vessel in which the left ventricle pumps blood is the | Aorta |
the heart is located: | medial to the lungs and superior to the diaphragm |
the purpose of the coronary vessels is to: | supply the heart with oxygenated blood |
the chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins are: | right and left atria |
the centers that regulate the heart are located in: | medulla |
the electrical activity of the heart maybe depicted in an: | ECG |
the coronary sinus receives blood directly from the: | Coronary veins |
the first part of the cardiac conduction pathway in the ventricles is the: | Bundle of his |
the difference between resting cardiac output and maximum exercise cardiac output is called the: | Cardiac Reserve |
heart sounds, the first intercostal space, right sternal border is called. | Aortic Area |
heart sounds, the second intercostal space, left of the sternal border | pulmonic area |
heart sounds, the forth intercostal space, left of the sternal border | tricuspid area |
heart sounds, the fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line | mitral area |
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