Med Terms Cardiology & Pulmonology Test Review

Respiration consists of

inspiration and expiration

Each lung is surrounded by

the pleura

muscular layer of the heart

myocardium

Where is the mitral valve located

aka bicuspid valve, between L atrium and ventricle

combining form for rib

cost/o

sac surrounding the heart

pericardium

what divides the hearts into left and right sections?

septum

nasal cavity connects posteriorly to

the nasopharynx

another way to say high blood pressure

hypertension

vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called

vena cava

technical term for listening to the heart

auscultation

what is the epiglottis

flap in back of throat which blocks off airway when swallowing

combining form for breast bone

stern/o (like sternum)

systemic circulation is

how blood is pumped through the body

the pacemaker of the heart

sinoatrial node

carotid artery takes oxygenated blood

thru the neck to the brain

coronal artery takes oxygenated blood

back to the heart to feed the heart’s cells

defibrillators are used to threat

arrhythmias

oxygenated blood enters at

the left atrium