Heart and Blood Vessels

Flashcards about the heart and blood vessels.

The heart's main function is .

To pump blood throughout the body.

The heart is a .

Hollow cone-shaped muscle.

The heart is located .

Between the lungs.

The heart is located .

Behind the sternum.

The heart pumps blood full of and nutrients to all parts of the body.

Oxygen.

The heart also pumps blood low in oxygen and high in CO2 .

To the lungs.

The parts of the heart are .

Walls, chambers, valves, and vessels.

The four chambers of the heart are .

Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle.

The divides the left and right sides of the heart.

Septum.

The right side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood .

To the lungs.

The left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood .

To the rest of the body.

The top chambers of the heart .

Receive blood.

The bottom chambers of the heart .

Pump blood out of the heart.

The heart's four valves are .

Tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral/bicuspid, and aortic valves.

The three main types of blood vessels are .

Arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Arteries carry blood .

Away from the heart.

Veins carry blood .

Into the heart.

The exchange of materials between blood and cells happens in .

Capillaries.

The veins that bring oxygen-poor blood into the heart are .

Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.

The artery that pumps oxygen-poor blood away from the heart and to the lungs is the .

Pulmonary artery.

The carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the heart.

Pulmonary vein.

The largest artery in the body is the .

Aorta.

The feeds the heart itself with oxygen and nutrients.

Coronary artery.

Deoxygenated blood enters the right side of the heart via the .

Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.

Deoxygenated blood enters the

Right atrium.

Deoxygenated blood moves along the pulmonary artery .

To the lungs

Oxygenated blood is pushed through the .

Mitral valve

Oxygenated blood enters the aorta under a .

High pressure

Blood travels through an at a high pressure.

Artery.

Blood travels through a at a low pressure.

Vein.

Plaque buildup narrows the blood vessels, which is known as .

Stenosis.

Stenosis can lead to the condition .

Ischemia.

Ischemia can lead to a .

Heart attack.

Treatments for a heart attack include .

Bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty.

A occurs when blood flow is interrupted or reduced to a part of the brain.

Stroke.

The two main types of stroke are .

Ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.

Irregular heart rhythm which can lead to blood clotting is called .

Atrial fibrillation.

A stationary blood clot is called .

Thrombus

A part of a blood clot that breaks off is called .

Embolus

A whooshing sound and unusual blood flow mean .

Heart murmur.