Largest artery aorta Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AAMI Anatomy Unit 7 Questions and Answers 100% Pass blood leaves the heart through? Arteries blood is returned to the heart through? Veins carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart. Pulmonary Circulation carries oxygenated blood from the heart and delivers it throughout the body. Systemic Circulation blood must always leave a ____________ of the heart by an ________. Ventricle Artery blood must always return to an ______________ of the he...

ASPT EKG Certification Study Guide Question and answers verified to pass ASPT EKG Certification Study Guide Angina a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium Aorta Largest artery in the body Aortic Valve heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta apex of the heart tip of the heart pointing down toward the 5th left intercostal space arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries caused by buildup of plaque, a depo...

order of assessment during cardiovascular - Answer-inspection palpation percussion ascultation what two organs work together and should both be assessed when one is abnormal? - Answer-heart and lungs Blood flow through the heart - Answer-SVC --> Rt atria --> Tricuspid --> Rt ventricle --> Pulmonic valve --> Lungs --> Lt atria --> Mitral valve --> Lt ventricle --> aortic valve --> aorta --> Body cardiovascular system consists of... - Answer-heart and blood...

What is the first branch of the aortic arch? Correct Answer Innominate artery/ Brachiocephalic Name the three branches of the aortic arch? Correct Answer a. Innominate artery/ Brachiocephalic b. Lt CCA c. Lt Subclavian artery The radial artery runs on what side of the forearm? Correct Answer Lateral side The radial artery branches to form what part of the palmar arch? Correct Answer Superficial palmar arch Where does the radial artery terminate? (Just remember that the ulnar branc...

3 layers of Aorta - Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia What is the tunica intima made of - endothelial cells (inner layer) What is the tunica media made of - muscle, thicker and more organized layer in arteries (middle layer) What is the tunica adventitia made of - epithelial cells (outer layer) Where does the aorta arise from - Left ventricle Where is the aorta located - Anterior and to the left of the spine and left of the IVC (most posterior abdominal vessel) Nam...

Blunt trauma - Any mechanism of injury that occurs without penetration of the body Hypoxia - Lack of adequate oxygen; most common cause of cellular injury. Quickly affects cells of the brain, heart and kidneys amputation - partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a circulatory disease Abrasions - A in DCAP-BTLS pleurae - serous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the chest wall Pleurae - serous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the ...

APHY 102 Final Exam with correct Answers WHICH LETTER INDICATES A QRS COMPLEX? B WHICH ECG COMPONENT CORRESPONDS TO THE DEPOLARIZATION OF THE ATRIA? P WAVE Aorta Largest artery in the body THE TIME PERIOD WHEN THE HEART IS RELAXING DIASTOLE HOW MANY CARDIAC CYCLES OCCUR FROM BEGINNING OF ONE HEART BEAT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT ONE INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM separates ventricles WHICH LETTER INDICATES A T WAVE? E RIGHT ATRIUM Receives deoxygenated bloo...

the major functions of the heart: -generation of blood pressure -routing of the blood -ensuring one-way blood flow -regulation of the blood supply The adult heart is roughly the size of clenched fist an average mass of 250g in females, 300 g in males the rounded point of the heart is called the apex the larger, flat part of the heart is called the base The heart is located in the Mediastinum of the thoracic cavity Effective cardiopulmonary resuscitatio...

FISDAP Cardiology Exam A 54 year old male complains of chest tightness after raking leaves for a hour. The pain subsided after he rested and took two nitro tablets. He has had very similar episodes on the past. He is most likely experiencing? - ANSWER Angina pectoris A 36 year old female with a history of congenital heart defects is slow to respond. She has pale, cool, and clammy skin. Vital signs are BP 68/30, P 128, R 26. What should you suspect? - ...

cardio anatomy - layers epicardium - outer myocardium - middle endocardium - innermost pericardial sac surrounds the heart and helps prevent overfilling - 2 layers --> parietal pericardium - visceral pericardium 4 heart chambers right atrium - deoxygenated blood from vena cavas right ventricle - receives blood from RA and pumps into LUNGS left atrium - receives oxygenated blood from lungs left ventricle - largest and most muscular, receives oxygenated blood from lungs fr...