REVIEW: THE HEART AND CIRCULATION

REVIEW: THE HEART AND CIRCULATION  The heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the……………, and pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body  The circulation of the blood to and from the lungs is the……… …………  The heart is situated in the center of the…………  Separating the left and right hearts is a thick wall of muscle called the………  In the lungs, blood exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen and returns to the heart through the………… …………  Blood is pumped out to the body through the………  The venous branches that open into the left upper chamber of the heart are the… ………  A ………is situated between the right ventricle of the heart and pulmonary artery  The left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood through the aorta to the…………  Heart sounds are caused by the closing of the heart……… and vibrations in the heart wall  An unsusual sound is called…………  ……… ……….is the quantity(amount) of blood pumped by the heart each minute  Arterial blood is oxygenated, with the exception of the blood in the……… ………… ,which carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs  The time when blood enters the heart is called………  A rapid, violent or throbbing pulsation, as an abnormally rapid fluttering of the heart, is known as a………  Shortness of breath is termed…………  A patient who is breathless when lying flat will tend to sleep raised up on two or more pillows He suffers from………  There may be early beats which interrupt the regular rhythm It is known as……………  The doctor used a………….to listen to the patient’s heartbeats  The main symptom of left heart failure is……………  Oedema means…………  A patient who suffers from right heart failure has the symptoms of……… …………  When a finger is pushed into the swelling, it causes a small depression or pit It is known as… ………