myocardial infarction - Correct Answers acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Resistance that the blood has to overcome when leaving the heart - Correct Answers Afterload is the:
The precontraction pressure in the heart as the volume of blood builds up. - Correct Answers Preload
chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen - Correct Answers angina pectoris
lower tip of the heart - Correct Answers apex of the heart
upper chambers of the heart - Correct Answers atria
slight pause of impulse between SA and AV so the blood has time to push into the ventricles - Correct
Answers atrial kick
between atria and ventricles - Correct Answers atrioventricular valves
Uncharacteristic signs and symptoms perceived by some patients experiencing a medical condition, such
as an ACS - Correct Answers atypical presentation
broader area of heart's outline located at the 3rd right and left intercostal spaces - Correct Answers
base of the heart
the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels - Correct Answers blood
pressure
, The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute. - Correct Answers cardiac
output
"heart strings" are tiny white collagenic cords that anchor the cusps to the ventricular walls. They
originate from the papillary muscles. - Correct Answers chordae tendineae
pertaining to heart rate - Correct Answers Chronotropy
force of contraction - Correct Answers Inotropy
rate of electrical conduction - Correct Answers Dromotropic
Relaxation of the heart - Correct Answers Diastole
percentage of blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole that is ejected during systole; a
measurement of contractility - Correct Answers Ejection Fraction (EF)
inner lining of the heart - Correct Answers endocardium
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart - Correct Answers endocarditis
outer layer of the heart - Correct Answers epicardium
a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that it receives - Correct
Answers heart failure
an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles. - Correct
Answers ischemia
Centrally located space between the lungs - Correct Answers Mediastinum