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0
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This ventricle pumps blood to the lungs

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Right

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Arteries and veins arise from this of the heart

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Base

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Scientific name for a heart attack

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Myocardial infraction

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The P wave of the electrocardiogram represents this event

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Atrial depolarization then followed by stole

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The first heart sound (Lubbock) is caused by closure of these valves

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AV

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5
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Name the parts of the pericardium

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2 main parts ;

1) fibrous
2) serous

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The outermost layer of the pericardium

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Fibrous

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The layer of the pericardium that is adjacent to the heart muscle

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Visceral

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When the arena are systole the ventricles are in _____.

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Diastole

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When the ventricles are in systole the av valves are (opened/closed).

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Closed

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10
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The man in function of the heart valves

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Prevent back flow of blood

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The “T” wave of the ECG indicates this event

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ventricular depolarization

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Venous blood (w/o oxygen) from the body returns to this chamber

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Right Atrium

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The coronary artists take blood to this location

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Heart muscle itself

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Hardening of the walls or arteries from smooth muscle proliferion and cholesterol deposit

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Atherosclerosis

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Condition caused by reduced loos flow to the myocardium

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Myocardial ischemia

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16
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Irregular heart rhythm

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Arrhythmia

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17
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Opening in the septum between the atria in a fetus

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Foramen ovale

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18
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Narrowing of a valve opening by scar issue

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Stenosis

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Different areas of the heart beating independently

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Fibrillation

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Narrowing of the coronary artieries reducing blood flow to the heart; has a number of causes and is the leading cause of death in the U.S

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(CAD) coronary artery diease

21
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The term “epicardium” refers to this structure

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Outermost layer of the heart wall

22
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Circulation of blood through the heart muscle is supplied by the ___ circulation

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Coronary

23
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Cardio muscle is know as____.

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Myocardium

24
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Chamber with the thickest wall of the heart

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Left ventricles

25
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The heartbeat originates in this mass of tissues

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SA node

26
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Structure whose job is sequence the ventricular contractions with the atrial contractions

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AV node

27
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The electrical conduction system in the outer walls of the ventricles

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Conduction myofiber (Purkinje fibers)

28
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Location of the S-A node of the heart

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Right Atrium

29
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The QRS spike represents this event

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Ventricle contraction

30
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The second heart sound (dupp) is caused by this

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SL valves closing

31
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Heart rate is monitored and regulated by this structure

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Cardiovascular center of medulla

32
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This nerve decrease heart rate

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Vagus (CN X)

33
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The heart speeds up when we stand up quickly due to receptors here that detect blood pressure changes

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Carotid artery

34
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Explain the contractions of the chambers in the cardiac cycle

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Atria contract that the ventricles contract

35
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Coronary arteries branch off from ____.

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Aorta

36
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The action of ____ causes audible heart sounds

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Valves

37
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What causes heart murmurs

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Incomplete closing of a valve

38
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The period of relaxation in the cardiac cycle

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Diastole

39
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A hear is stretched just before contraction will contract stronger according to this law

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Frank - starling

40
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The contraction phase of the heart

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Stystole

41
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The “good” chemicals that take cholesterol to the liver are

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High- density (HOL’s) (lipoprotein)

42
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What cause the semilunar valves to close

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Pressure in the ventricles is dropping

43
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The volume of blood ejected from by each ventricle with one contraction of the heart

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Stroke volume (70 ml)

44
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The term describing heart chamber contraction is _____.

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Systole

45
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Name several chemicals which would act to slow the heart rate

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Increased levels of K+ or Na+

46
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The term describing heart chamber relaxation is _____.

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Diastole

47
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Chest pain caused from ischemia

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Angina pectoris

48
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Inflammation of the heart covering

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Pericarditis

49
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The amount of blood ejected by each ventricle each minute

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Cardiac output

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