Medics Say the Darnedest Things!

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  1. 2. The left SL valve
  2. 5. Protects the hearts by reducing friction and is the visceral portion of the pericardium on the surface of the heart
  3. 7. The phase in which the chambers are contracting and blood is being ejected
  4. 11. Thick, fibrous membrane that surrounds the heart
  5. 12. The distance from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex
  6. 17. Located in the thorax, anterior to the aorta and posterior to the upper septum
  7. 18. The two pumping chambers of the heart
  8. 21. The primary site of hematopoietic cell production
  9. 22. the right AV valve
  10. 26. the space between cells
  11. 31. The least common type of granulocyte
  12. 32. Begins at the J point and ends at the T wave, represents early ventricular repolarization
  13. 34. The middle layer of blood vessels. Composed of elastic connective tissue and smooth muscle cells
  14. 35. The outermost layer of blood vessels
  15. 37. The period between two successive QRS complexes, it can be used to calculate the heart rate and determine the regularity of the patients cardiac rhythm
  16. 38. Consists of three waveforms, represents ventricular depolarization
  17. 39. A slight variation in cycling of a sinus rhythm, usually exceeding 0.12 seconds
  18. 40. Represents all the electrical activity of one complete ventricular cycle
  19. 42. Distortion of an ECG tracing caused by interference, such as a patient moving
  20. 43. The force against which the ventricles must contract to eject blood
  21. 46. Produce antibodies
  22. 47. Refers to an impulse or rhythm that originates from a site other than the SA node
  23. 48. The percentage of blood that leaves the heart each time it contracts
  24. 51. The number of cardiac contractions per minute
  25. 52. The ongoing process by which RBCs are made
  26. 54. The volume of blood in the ventricle at the end of diastole and is the primary reflection of venous return
  27. 55. The network of cardiac tissue that initiates and conducts electrical impulses
  28. 58. The phase in in which there is a period of relaxation during which the chambers are allowed to fill
  29. 60. The ability of cardiac pacemaker cells to create an electrical impulse without being stimulated from another source
  30. 61. Pressure exerted by a liquid and occurs when blood is moved through the artery at relatively high pressure
  31. 62. the portion of the vasculature consisting of the arterioles, capillaries, and venules
  32. 63. The pacemaker is still the SA node but the rate is less than 60 BPM
  33. 64. The first negative deflection of the QRS complex
  34. 65. The cessation of cardiac mechanical activity, as confirmed by the absence of signs of circulation
  35. 66. Group of cells composed of thin fibers located in the floor of the right atrium immediately behind the tricuspid valve. Function is to delay impulse
  36. 67. Carry oxygen to the tissues
  37. 68. A mass of specialized tissue located high in the right atrium and is the normal site of origin of electrical impulse
  38. 69. Cessation of bleeding
  39. 70. When the SA node is still the pacemaker but the heart rate is typically 101-180 BPM
  40. 71. An excessive concentration of potassium in the blood
  41. 73. The immediate physiologic response to bleeding
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  1. 1. An abnormal whooshing sound heard over the heart that indicates turbulent blood flow through the heart valves
  2. 3. Refers to leads that view geographically similar areas of the myocardium, which can be useful for localizing areas of ischemia,injury, or infarction
  3. 4. One of the first lines of defense in the inflammatory process
  4. 6. The Right SL valve
  5. 8. The most common type of granulocyte
  6. 9. The amount of blood pumped out by either ventricle in a single cardiac contraction
  7. 10. A form of osmotic pressure exerted by proteins in the blood plasma that usually tends to pull water into the circulatory system
  8. 12. The first wave of an ECG complex
  9. 13. heart rhythm disturbance
  10. 14. The pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them
  11. 15. The innermost layer of blood vessels
  12. 16. The middle layer of the heart wall found between the epicardium and endocardium
  13. 19. Normal heart sounds are often described as this
  14. 20. The thick piece of tissue that divides the heart into left and right halves
  15. 23. The two receiving chambers of the heart
  16. 24. The left AV valve
  17. 25. Made up of epithelium and connective tissue with many elastic and collagenous fibers. This surface is smooth so as not to disrupt blood flow or platelets as they pass through the heart
  18. 27. A rhythm that originates from a site above the ventricles with a ventricular rate faster than 100 BPM at rest
  19. 28. Refers to the rate of contraction of the heart
  20. 29. The point in an ECG at which the QRS complex ends and the St segment begins
  21. 30. Important for blood clotting, makes up about 4% of the plasma proteins
  22. 31. An abnormal whooshing sound heard over a main blood vessel that indicates turbulent blood flow through the vessel
  23. 32. Any downward deflection after the R wave
  24. 33. Specialized part of the venous system that carries capillary blood that is rich in digestive nutrients from the digestive organs to the liver
  25. 36. The portion of the descending aorta that extends from the aortic arch to the diaphragm
  26. 41. Refers to the contractility of the heart
  27. 44. Is composed of plasma and formed cellular fragments
  28. 45. Located in the upper left abdominal cavity, inferior to the diaphragm and posterior and lateral to the stomach
  29. 49. The first vessel to branch from the aortic arch
  30. 50. The largest artery in the body
  31. 53. After passing through the AV node, the impulse enters this which is located in the upper portion of the interventricular septum
  32. 56. A graphic record of the changes in voltage that occur in the heart muscle during depolarization and repolarization
  33. 57. A disease causing agent
  34. 59. A low concentration of potassium in the blood
  35. 61. The driving force behind the cardiovascular system
  36. 72. The first upward deflection of the QRS complex