| A | B |
|---|
| Myocardium | the heart muscle |
| Thrombus | a bruise |
| Atrium | upper chamber of the heart |
| Ventricle | lower chamber of the heart |
| Valves | gates between heart chambers which flow 1 way and prevent bakward flow of blood |
| Arrhythmia | abnormal rhythm of the heart beat |
| Pacemaker | devise implanted in the heart to electrically control an abnormal heart beat |
| Angioplasty | a surgical procedure which inserts a balloon to widen an artery |
| Coronary Bipass | surgical procedure used to increase blood flow to the heart |
| Stroke | damage to the brain caused from a lack of oxygen |
| Cardia Arrest | stoppage of heart beating |
| Angina | tightness or pain in the heart often preceeding a heart attack |
| Cholestrol | deposits of fatty substance on the inside of the artery walls |
| Defibrillator | device used to shock the heart, in order to regain a regular heart beat |
| Ventricular fibrillation | disturbance which causes the heart to quiver in a choatic way |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | blood pressure during heart beats |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | Blood pressure between heart beats |
| Superior Vena cava | major vessel for deoxygenated blood returning to the heart |
| Aorta | major vessel for oxygenated blood exiting away from the heart |
| Vein | smaller vessel carrying blood returning to the heart |
| Artery | smaller vessel carrying blood away from the heart |
