BC2 week7 circulatory system

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  1. 2. Blood enters the __________ atrium after it has been oxygenated.
  2. 4. or racing of the heart, such that the patient is aware of his/her heartbeat.
  3. 5. Suffix meaning releasing, destroying, or break down.
  4. 7. Blood from the upper body returns to the heart via the __________ vena cava.
  5. 8. What is the main function of the cardiovascular system?
  6. 10. The smallest vessels found in the body here most diffusion of nutrients occurs.
  7. 12. Forcible or involuntary emptying of the stomach through the mouth.
  8. 14. What is the most severe type of myocardial infarction?
  9. 16. Wire mesh tubes used to prop open arteries.
  10. 18. Surgical puncture of the pericardium to remove fluid from the pericardial sac.
  11. 21. What is the abbreviation for coronary artery disease?
  12. 22. Pulse taken at the neck.
  13. 23. Pulse taken at the wrist.
  14. 24. The pressure in the arteries when the ventricles contract.
  15. 25. Lack of blood supply to tissues caused by a blockage or hemorrhage.
  16. 28. _______________ veins are the only veins that carry oxygenated blood.
  17. 29. Changing an abnormal heart rhythm to a normal one using either chemicals or electricity
  18. 31. Pulse taken on the upper arm.
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  1. 1. Pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that carry ____________ blood.
  2. 3. Blood from the lower body returns to the heart via the __________ vena cava.
  3. 4. Literally cutting of a vein for the purpose of collecting blood. More commonly referred to as a venipuncture.
  4. 6. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  5. 9. In the ICD-10-CM the brachiocephalic artery is referred to as the ____________ artery.
  6. 11. Blood enters the _________ atrium first when returning from the body.
  7. 13. What is the less severe type of myocardial infarction?
  8. 15. The pressure in the arteries when the atrium contracts.
  9. 17. What is the name of the diagnostic service that usually referred to as an EKG or ECG?
  10. 19. What is the abbreviation for right coronary artery?
  11. 20. Sac surrounding the heart.
  12. 26. What does the B in BP stand for?
  13. 27. What makes up hemoglobin?
  14. 29. What is the acronym for a coronary artery bypass graft?
  15. 30. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart.