Reading...
Play button
Play button
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;
30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
The thick muscular layer of the heart wall is the ________
|
Myocardium
|
|
|
The heart wall layer that is part of the pericardium is the _________
|
Epicardium
|
|
|
The lower chambers of the heart are called the _________
|
Ventricles
|
|
|
Intercalated disks are found in the heart wall layer called the_________
|
Myocardium
|
|
|
The two upper chambers of the heart are seperated by the ________
|
Interatrial septum
|
|
|
The space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pericardium is called the ___________
|
Pericardial cavity
|
|
|
The right atrioventricular valve is also known as the _________ valve
|
Tricupsid
|
|
|
The right side of the heart pumps blood to the _______ circuit
|
Pulmonary circuit
|
|
|
The _______ valve is at the exit of the right ventricle
|
Pulmonary or pulmonic
|
|
|
The _______ side of the heart pumps blood over longer distances than the other side
|
Left
|
|
|
The aortic and pulmonary valves are collectively known as the _______ valves
|
Semilunar
|
|
|
A dilated vein that returns blood from the coronary circulation to the right atrium is the _________
|
Coronary sinus
|
|
|
Impulses can travel directly from the SA node to the AV node via the _________
|
internodal pathways
|
|
|
The blood supply to the myocardium is called the ______ circulation
|
Coronary
|
|
|
Tachycardia could result from the activation of the _______division of the autonomic nervous system
|
Sympathetic
|
|
|
The ventricles contract during during the cardiac cycle phase called _________
|
Systole
|
|
|
The heart rate is slowed down by activation of the _____ division of the autonomic nervous system
|
Parasympathetic
|
|
|
The product of the stroke volume and the heart rate is called the ________
|
Cardiac Output
|
|
|
An abnormally slow heart rate is termed _________
|
Bradycardia
|
|
|
The heart rate is usually set by a collection of conducting cells called the ________
|
Sinoatrial node
|
|
|
A heart rate of 180 beats/min is termed ____________
|
tachycardia
|
|
|
The heart sound that occurs at the beginning of ventricular systole is usually described by the syllable _________________
|
lubb
|
|
|
A heart sound resulting from normal ventricular filling could be called a(n) _______________________ murmur
|
functional
|
|
|
Atrial septal defect results when the __________________ between the right and left atria fails to close after birth
|
foramen ovale
|
|
|
Inflammaion of the serous membrane surrounding the heart results in ____________________
|
pericarditis
|
|
|
The medical term for a heart attack is _____________________
|
myocardial infraction
|
|
|
Until midle age the gender most likely to develop heart disease is ______________
|
males
|
|
|
A heart murmur would most simply be detected by an instrument called a(n) __________________
|
stethoscope
|
|
|
Electrical changes in the heart are detected by an instrument called a(n) ______________________
|
electrocardiograph
|
|
|
A plant derived substance that slows and strengthens heart muscle contraction is _______________________
|
digitalis
|
