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The Cardiovascular System

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  • What is an emergency finding that may indicate a Myocardial Infarction?
    Chest pain, radiating down left arm, jaw pain, sob, nausea
  • Large, main artery that carries oxygen rich blood OUT of the heart for distribution to cells, organs, tissues
    Aorta
  • Which cells are instrumental in delivery of oxygen throughout the body's tissues and organs?
    Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
  • Condition in the condition that results from a decrease in the quantity and or quality of RBCs
    Anemia
  • What are the arteries that provide the heart with its own blood supply called?
    Coronary arteries
  • What is the name of the valve between the Right atrium and right ventricle?
    Tricuspid
  • Which cells are a part of our immune system, fighting infection as needed?
    White blood cells (Leukocytes)
  • The name of the right upper chamber of the heart?
    Right Atrium
  • Other word for high blood pressure
    Hypertension
  • Temporary interruption in blood flow to part of the brain, may display stroke signs/symptoms
    Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • What is the name of the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle?
    Bicuspid
  • What is phlebitis?
    Inflammation of the vein
  • What is an AICD?
    An implanted pacemaker which has capabilities to defibrillate lethal arrhythmias
  • The large, thin walled blood vessels that receive deoxygenated blood from the body, to begin the cardiac cycle
    Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
  • Other word for heart attack
    Myocardial infarction
  • Causes of anemia can include (2)
    Malabsorption of B12, decreased iron, hemorrhaging
  • The bottom, semi-pointed part of the heart is called the
    Apex
  • The thin, 2 layered membranous covering of the heart
    Pericardium
  • What is the name of the left lower chamber of the heart?
    Left Ventricle
  • What part of the blood is important when considering clotting?
    Thrombocytes!
  • Three signs/symptoms of Congestive heart failure
    Hemoptysis, cough, dyspnea, orthopnea, ascites, neck vein swelling, ascites, fatigue.
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