Gnann

pointed end of a conical structure

top of heart; broad part of the heart

heart stops suddenly and unexpectedly

hardening of arteries; calcification

type of "hardening of the arteries" in which lipids and other substances build up on the inside wall of blood vessels

abnormality of cardiac rhythm

hereditary; defective heart development

graphic record of the heart's action potentials

two upper chambers of the heart

small cavities; lower chamber of heart
there r 2 of them

muscle of the heart

inflammation of the muscle of the heart

thin layer of very smooth tissue lining each chamber of the heart

inflammation of the lining of the heart
inflammation of the endocardium

wall that seperates the 2 atria & 2 ventricles

membrane that surrounds the heart

condition in which the pericardium becomes inflamed

contraction of the heart muscle

relaxation of the heart, interposed between its contractions

2 valves that sepereate the atrial chambers from the ventricles

the valve located between the right atrium and ventricle

located between the left atrium and ventricle

severe chest pain resulting when the myocardium is deprived of sufficient oxygen

death of cardiac muscle cells resulting from inadequate blood supply, as in coronary thrombosis

the heart's pacemaker; impulse conduction of the heart normally starts

when an artery expands & then recoils alternately

bottom of the heart pulse

pressure of blood in the blood vessels; expressed as systolic pressure over diastolic pressure

slow heart rhythm
heart rate less than 60

heart reate greater than 100 (accelerated)

abnormally high blood pressure

abnormally low blood pressure

device for measuring blood pressure in the arteries of the limb