1 | Mediastinum | | _____ | between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery |
2 | Apex | | _____ | a series of radiographs taken after a contrast medium (dye) is injected into an artery or vein |
3 | Pericardium | | _____ | receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins |
4 | Myocardium | | _____ | returns blood from parts of the body below the diaphragm back to the heart |
5 | Endocardium | | _____ | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity between the visceral & parietal pleurae |
6 | Right atrium | | _____ | swishing sound in the heart |
7 | Right ventricle | | _____ | between the left ventricle and the aorta |
8 | Left atrium | | _____ | the thickest and strongest layer of the heart |
9 | Left ventricle | | _____ | receives deoxygenated blood from the entire body |
10 | Tricuspid valve | | _____ | heard when the AV valves close |
11 | Mitral valve | | _____ | the phase of relaxation |
12 | Pulmonary (semilunar) valve | | _____ | the chest cavity between the lungs |
13 | Aortic (semilunar) valve | | _____ | the phase of contraction |
14 | Sinoatrial (SA) node | | _____ | inner most layer of the heart (connective tissue) |
15 | Systole | | _____ | pacemaker of the heart |
16 | Diastole | | _____ | returns deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, chest & upper extremities back to the heart |
17 | Lubb | | _____ | pumps blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery |
18 | Dubb | | _____ | between the left atrium and left ventricle |
19 | Murmur | | _____ | the narrow part of the heart |
20 | Arteries | | _____ | thickest most muscular section of the heart, pumps oxygenated blood via the aorta to the entire body |
21 | Veins | | _____ | heard when the semilunar valves close |
22 | Superior vena cava | | _____ | invasive procedure used to visualize the heart's chambers, valves, great vessels & coronary arteries |
23 | Inferior vena cava | | _____ | carries blood back to the heart (except pulmonary) |
24 | Pleural effusion | | _____ | carries blood away from the heart (except pulmonary) |
25 | Angiogram | | _____ | between the right atrium and right ventricle |
26 | Aortogram | | _____ | serous membrane that covers the entire heart |
27 | Aneurysm | | _____ | an xray visualization after a contrast medium (dye) is injected via a catheter passed through the femoral artery and into the aorta |
28 | Cardiac cath | | _____ | abnormal bulge in the wall of a blood vessel |