Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
34 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Aorta
|
Major artery that starts at the left ventricle and carries oxygen-rich blood to the body.
|
|
Arteriole
|
Smallest artery, leading to a capillary.
|
|
Artery
|
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
|
|
Atrium
|
One of the two upper chambers of the heart.
|
|
Blood pressure
|
The pressure exerted during circulation of the blood against the arterial walls.
|
|
Brachial Artery
|
Major artery of the upper arm.
|
|
Capillary
|
Tiny blood vessel connecting arterioles to venules, site of gas and nutrient exchange.
|
|
Cardiac Conduction System
|
The specialized contractile in conductive tissue of the heart that generates electrical impulses and causes the heart to beat.
|
|
Cardiovascular System
|
System composed of the heart and blood vessels that brings oxygen and nutrients to and takes waste away from body cells.
|
|
Carotid Artery
|
Major artery in the neck.
|
|
Coronary Arteries
|
Network of arteries supplying the heart with blood.
|
|
Diastolic Pressure
|
Pressure exerted against the arterial walls during relaxation of the left ventricle of the heart.
|
|
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
|
Artery of the foot, palpable at the top of the foot on the great toe side.
|
|
Femoral Artery
|
Major artery of the thigh.
|
|
Heart
|
The four chambered muscular organ that receives and propels blood throughout the body.
|
|
Hypoperfusion
|
Depressed delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells resulting from inadequate circulation of the blood through the capillaries.
|
|
Nitroglycerin
|
Medication often prescribed for patients with a history of heart problems for the relief of chest pain.
|
|
Perfusion
|
The delivery of oxygen and nutients to the body cells and removal of waste by blood flowing through the capillaries.
|
|
Plasma
|
The serum, or fluid, component of the blood.
|
|
Platelet
|
Component of the blood essential to the formation of blood clots.
|
|
Posterial Tibial Artery
|
Artery of the calf, palpable behind the medial ankle bone.
|
|
Pulmonary Artery
|
Vessel carrying oxygen-depleted blood from the hearts right ventricle to the lungs.
|
|
Pulmonary Vein
|
Vessel carrying oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left artrium of the heart.
|
|
Radial Artery
|
Major artery of the forearm.
|
|
Red Blood Cell
|
Component of the blood that carries oxygen to the body's cells and carries carbon dioxide away from the body's cells.
|
|
Shock
|
Depressed delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells resulting from inadequate circulation of blood to the capillaries.
|
|
Sternum
|
Breast bone, located in the center of the chest.
|
|
Systolic Pressure
|
The pressure exerted against the arterial wall during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
|
|
Valves
|
Membranes located within the heart to prevent the backflow of blood in the system.
|
|
Vein
|
Vessels that carries blood towards the heart.
|
|
Venae Cavae
|
Two major veins that carries oxygen depleted blood back to the heart: superior vena cava from the upper body, inferior vena cava from the lower body.
|
|
Ventricle
|
One of the two lower chambers of the heart.
|
|
Venule
|
Smallest vein, leading from a capillary.
|
|
White Blood Cells
|
Component of the blood that provides part of the body's immune system.
|