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EMT Cardiology FISDAP Study Guide All Answers Correct

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Septum Ans- Divides the right and left chambers of the heart superior vena cava Ans- transports blood from the upper portion of the body to the right atrium of the heart inferior vena cava Ans- ca... rries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium of the heart right ventricle Ans- pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs tricuspid valve Ans- valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle pulmonary artery Ans- Carries deoxygentated blood from the heart to the lungs pulmonary veins Ans- carry the oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart left ventricle Ans- pumps oxygenated blood to the body left atrium Ans- receives oxygenated blood from the lungs right atrium Ans- Receives deoxygenated blood from the body mitral (bicuspid) valve Ans- valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle. SA node Ans- pacemaker of the heart, where normal electrical impulses begin AV node Ans- region where electrical impulse in the heart is slowed to allow blood time to pass from the atria to the ventricles sympathetic nervous system Ans- flight or fight; speeds heart rate, dilates blood vessels in muscle, increases respiratory speed and depth, constricts blood vessels in digestive system parasympathetic Ans- feed and breed; slows heart & respiratory rate, constricts blood vessels in muscles, dilates blood vessels in digestive system cardiac output Ans- heart rate x stroke volume stroke volume Ans- The amount of blood ejected from the heart with each ventricular contraction. blood consists of Ans- plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets Ischemia Ans- an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, for this chapter to the heart muscles. Atherosclerosis Ans- condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries thromboembolism Ans- A blood clot that has formed within a blood ve [Show More]

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