Cardio Vocab

3. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart
6. a small, distinct, typically raised patch or region resulting from local damage or deposition of material, such as a fatty deposit on an artery wall in atherosclerosis or a site of localized damage of brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease
9. The left ventricle then squeezes and sends the blood through the _____ (2 words)
11. The ____ contracts and forces blood through the pulmonary valve (2 words)
13. abnormally high blood pressure
14. deoxygenated blood comes from the body into the heart via the ______ which is the upper vein coming in to the right atrium (3 words)
16. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
17. the thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves
19. Blood then returns from the lungs into the _____ (2 words)
20. relating to or denoting the arteries that surround and supply the heart
22. Where blood fill after coming into the heart from the vena cavas (2 words)
25. a tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruction

1. Chamber of the hear the blood enters after traveling through the tricuspid valve (2 words)
2. The left atrium contracts and squeezes blood through the ____ into the left ventricle (2 words)
4. abnormally low blood pressure
5. deoxygenated blood comes from the body into the heart via the ______ which is the lower vein coming in to the right atrium (3 words)
6. the membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and an inner double layer of serous membrane
7. The artery that carries the blood toward the body from the heart
8. a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body
10. The right atrium contracts and squeezes blood through the_____, into the right ventricle (2 words)
12. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
15. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, esp. a coronary artery
17. a blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism
18. The place where oxygen exchange takes place
21. a blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow
23. a small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply
24. the muscular tissue of the heart