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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Aorta

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main artery

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Apex

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lower, pointed portion of the heart

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Arteriole

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small vessels in the body; lead to capillaries

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Artery

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vessels that carry blood away from the heart

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Atrioventricular (AV) Node

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responsible for the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart

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Atrium (plural; atria)

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upper chambers of the heart

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Bicuspid Valve

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mistral valve; between left atrium & ventricle

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bundle of his

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nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses through the heart

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Capillary

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Smallest unit of vascular system; location of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange

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Chordae Tendinae

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Connect AV valves to the wall of the heart

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Diastole

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Relaxation phase of the heart

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Diastolic

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Lower arterial pressure; bottom # in blood pressure

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Epicardium

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Inner layer of the pericardium

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Lumen

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Cavity (inside) of a blood vessel

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Mitral valve

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Bicuspid valve left side

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Pericardium

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Outside layer of heart

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Pulse

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Dilation of any artery from heart contraction sending blood through a vessel

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Purkinje Fibers

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In ventricles; causing ventricles to contract

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Semilunar valves

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Valves leaving the ventricles that carry blood away from the heart

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Septum

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Wall separating right and left sides of the heart

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Systole

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Contraction phase of heart muscle

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Systolic

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Maximum arterial pressure; top number in BP

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Tricuspid Valve

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Valve on right side of heart (AV)

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Vein

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Vessel that carries blood toward the heart

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Vena Cava

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Largest veins in the body

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Ventricles

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Lower, pumping chambers of the heart

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Venules

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Small vessels that collect blood from capillaries and join veins

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