Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 5
sometimes called cardiac compromise, is a blanket term that refers to any time the not
getting enough oxygen - answersacute coronary syndrome (acs)
a decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobin -
answersanemia
pain in the chest occurring when blood supply to the heart is reduced and a portion of
the heart is not receiving enough oxygen - answersangina pectoris
a condition in which the heart ceased generating electrical impulses, commonly called
flatline - answersasystole
term used for the valves that are located between the atrium and ventricle, specifically
the tricuspid and mitral valve - answersatrioventricular valves
normal heartbeat and circulation of blood have completely stopped - answerscardiac
arrest
study of the heart - answerscardiology
actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart and lungs working -
answerscardiopulmonary resuscitation
vessels that supply the myocardium - answerscoronary arteries
diseases that affect the arteries of the heart - answersCoronary Artery Disease (CAD)
the presence of thrombus in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs -
answersdeep vein thrombosis
a swelling resulting from build up of fluid in the body tissues - answersedema
major artery that supplies blood to the lower extremities - answersfemoral artery
Inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with
oxygen and nutrients - answershypo-perfusion
low fluid/ blood volume - answershypovolemia
supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of
the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries - answersperfusion
, pulses that are found within the peripheral or outlying points of the body -
answersperipheral pulses
condition in which the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized, preventing the heart
muscle from contracting normally - answersventricular fibrillation
what are the four components of blood - answersred blood cells (41%)
white blood cells (4%)
platelets (0.01%)
plasma (55%)
carries blood from the heart to the head - answerscarotid
largest artery in the body, transports blood from the left ventricles to the systemic
circulation - answersaorta
artery located behind the knee - answerspopliteal
artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle - answersposterior tibial
artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe - answersdorsalis
pedis
these two major veins return blood from the body to the right atrium - answersvena cava
empty directly into the superior vena cava - answersjugular
common site of the intravenous catheter insertion in the antecubital space -
answersmedian basilic
the heart is enclosed and held in place by the - answerspericardium
what are the three layers of the heart - answersepicardium
myocardium
endocaridum
receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus -
answersright atrium
forms most of the anterior surface of the heart, and is continuous with the pulmonary
trunk - answersright ventricle
receives blood form the pulmonary veins - answersleft atrium
form the apex of the heart - answersleft ventricle
sometimes called cardiac compromise, is a blanket term that refers to any time the not
getting enough oxygen - answersacute coronary syndrome (acs)
a decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobin -
answersanemia
pain in the chest occurring when blood supply to the heart is reduced and a portion of
the heart is not receiving enough oxygen - answersangina pectoris
a condition in which the heart ceased generating electrical impulses, commonly called
flatline - answersasystole
term used for the valves that are located between the atrium and ventricle, specifically
the tricuspid and mitral valve - answersatrioventricular valves
normal heartbeat and circulation of blood have completely stopped - answerscardiac
arrest
study of the heart - answerscardiology
actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart and lungs working -
answerscardiopulmonary resuscitation
vessels that supply the myocardium - answerscoronary arteries
diseases that affect the arteries of the heart - answersCoronary Artery Disease (CAD)
the presence of thrombus in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs -
answersdeep vein thrombosis
a swelling resulting from build up of fluid in the body tissues - answersedema
major artery that supplies blood to the lower extremities - answersfemoral artery
Inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with
oxygen and nutrients - answershypo-perfusion
low fluid/ blood volume - answershypovolemia
supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of
the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries - answersperfusion
, pulses that are found within the peripheral or outlying points of the body -
answersperipheral pulses
condition in which the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized, preventing the heart
muscle from contracting normally - answersventricular fibrillation
what are the four components of blood - answersred blood cells (41%)
white blood cells (4%)
platelets (0.01%)
plasma (55%)
carries blood from the heart to the head - answerscarotid
largest artery in the body, transports blood from the left ventricles to the systemic
circulation - answersaorta
artery located behind the knee - answerspopliteal
artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle - answersposterior tibial
artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe - answersdorsalis
pedis
these two major veins return blood from the body to the right atrium - answersvena cava
empty directly into the superior vena cava - answersjugular
common site of the intravenous catheter insertion in the antecubital space -
answersmedian basilic
the heart is enclosed and held in place by the - answerspericardium
what are the three layers of the heart - answersepicardium
myocardium
endocaridum
receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus -
answersright atrium
forms most of the anterior surface of the heart, and is continuous with the pulmonary
trunk - answersright ventricle
receives blood form the pulmonary veins - answersleft atrium
form the apex of the heart - answersleft ventricle
