Heart and Neck Vessels Assessment
Across
- 2. Opposing pressure the ventricle must generate to open the aortic valve.
- 4. Anterior chest directly overlying the heart and great vessels
- 9. Palpable pulse felt at the left 4th or 5th intercostal space
- 10. Carries oxygenated blood to the heart.
- 12. When ventricles contract during the cardiac cycle
- 14. The amount of blood the heart is pumping out.
- 15. Separate the ventricles and arteries
- 16. Occurs immediately before S1 and sounds like "Tennessee".
- 18. Occurs immediately after S2 and sounds like "Kentucky"
- 19. Irregular heart rhythms.
- 21. Bottom portion of the heart
Down
- 1. When the ventricles stretch while filling with blood.
- 3. Pressure like chest pain.
- 5. Top portion of the heart
- 6. Separate the atria and ventricles
- 7. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- 8. Blowing or swooshing sound caused by an incomplete closure of the heart valves.
- 11. Heart sound heard at the left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line.
- 13. When listening to carotid arteries, the nurse should use this part of the stethoscope.
- 17. When ventricles relax during the cardiac cycle
- 20. Heart sound heard at the second right intercostal space.