| A | B |
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| Four abbreviations for the heart chambers | RA, RV, LA, LV |
| Carries blood to the lungs | pulmonary arteries |
| Oxygenated blood is returned through | pulmonary veins |
| Blood returns to the heart through | superior and inferior vena cava |
| -ole is the suffix for | little |
| Refers to the little flaps of tissue that make up a valve | cuspid |
| Inflammation of the pericardium | pericarditis |
| Valves of the heart are often affected by | endocarditis |
| Membrane that forms the lining of the heart | endocardium |
| The heart muscle itself | myocardium |
| Inflammation of the heart muscle | myocarditis |
| General diagnostic term that designates disease of the heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
| Elevated blood pressure | hypertension |
| Low blood pressure | hypotension |
| Desired blood pressure in a healthy, young person | 120/80 |
| Pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of an artery is called | blood pressure |
| Term for encircling, in the manner of a crown | coronary |
| A blood pressure reading of 140/100 indicates | hypertension |
| A blood pressure reading of 95/60 indicates | hypotension |
| How many layers are there to the heart | three |
| The innermost layer of the heart | endocardium |
| Middle layer of the heart | myocardium |
| Outermost layer of the heart | epicardium or visceral pericardium |
