Cardiovascular Vocabulary Review

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  1. 1. the pressure inside the arteries during the heartbeat when the heart is contracted. It is the top number in a blood pressure reading (three words)
  2. 5. the part of an ECG when the atria contract (two words)
  3. 8. a rapid quivering of the heart rather than a contraction
  4. 11. a lipid found in animal products that can accumulate in the walls of arteries leading to atherosclerosis
  5. 12. the valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (two words)
  6. 16. one of the two arteries (left and right) that carries blood to the heart itself (two words)
  7. 17. the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle (two words)
  8. 18. also called good cholesterol (two words)
  9. 21. any abnormal electrical activity in the heart
  10. 23. one of the upper chambers of the heart
  11. 24. when a person's body weight is 20% or more above the normal weight
  12. 27. a slower than normal heartbeat
  13. 28. the connection between the AV node in the right atrium and the ventricles (three words)
  14. 30. also called bad cholesterol (two words)
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  1. 2. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to all parts of the body (except the lungs) and back again (two words)
  2. 3. a medical condition in which the heart is enlarged
  3. 4. a group of cells in the right atrium that establishes the heart rate and initiates the impulse (two words)
  4. 6. conducting fibers that carry the electrical impulse from the left and right bundle branches to the heart muscle cells (two words)
  5. 7. – a medical condition in which the blood pressure in arteries is too high
  6. 9. a heart attack (two words)
  7. 10. the part of an EKG when the ventricles repolarize (two words)
  8. 13. a term describing hardening of the arteries
  9. 14. group of cells found in the lower wall of the right atrium near the coronary sinus that delays the conduction of the electrical impulse (two words)
  10. 15. the part of an EKG when the ventricles depolarize and contract (two words)
  11. 19. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to the lungs and back again (two words)
  12. 20. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  13. 22. an accumulation of cholesterol and calcium in the walls of an artery
  14. 25. a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
  15. 26. –found at the exit of the left ventricle; prevents backflow of blood from aorta back into the left ventricle (two words)
  16. 28. also called the mitral valve (two words)
  17. 29. heartbeat that is faster than normal