| Blood | Circulatory System | Heart Anatomy | Heart Problems - Pathology | Life-saving Measures |
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heart
What does "cardio" mean?
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arteries, capillaries & veins
What are the three kinds of blood vessels?
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right & left atria, right & left ventricle
What are the four chambers of the heart?
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coronary arteries
What arteries carry blood to the heart muscles?
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CPR
What can you perform if you know someone's heart has stopped beating?
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vessels
What does "vascular" mean?
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artery
What vessel carries oxygenated blood?
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Prevent back flow of blood.
What do the 4 valves of the heart do?
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angina
What is intense pressure or pain to the heart called?
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airway, breathing, chest compressions
What are the ABC's in an emergency?
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plasma, RBCs, WBCs, & platelets
What are the 4 parts of blood?
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vein
What vessel carries deoxygenated blood?
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murmur
What is it called when a valve leaks?
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heart attack or myocardial infarction
What is the condition called when the blood flow to the heart is suddenly cut off?
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
What device can be used to help someone who has gone into cardiac arrest?
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platelets
What cell helps form clots?
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Aortic arch
From what vessel does the blood leave the left side of the heart, carrying oxygenated blood?
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systolic & diastolic
What two parts make up the blood pressure?
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cardiac arrest
What is it called when the heart's rhythm is stopped suddenly?
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ablation
What is the procedure called that can treat someone who has recurrent fibrillation?
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RBC
What cell carries hemoglobin?
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Superior vena cava
From what vessel does the blood enter the right side of the heart, carrying deoxygenated blood?
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sinoatrial node (SA node)
What group of cardiac cells does the muscle contraction initiate from?
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tachycardia
What is it called when your heart beats really fast?
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first responder
What is the person called who is trained in basic first aid, CPR and AED use?
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