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1
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bulbus cordis gives rise to

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smooth part (outflow tract) of left and right ventricles

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2
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primitive ventricle gives rise to

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trabeculated part of left and right ventricles

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3
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primitive atria gives rise to

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trabeculated left and right atria

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4
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left horn of sinus venosus gives rise to

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coronary sinus

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5
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right horn of sinus venosus gives rise to

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smooth part of right atrium

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6
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right common cardinal vein and right anterior cardinal vein give rise to

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SVC

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7
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neural crest migration pathology

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transposition of great vessels (failure to spiral)
tetralogy of fallot
persistent TA

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8
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membranous interventricular septum formation

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AP septum rotates and fuses with muscular ventricular septum

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9
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what separates atria from ventricles

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endocardial cushions (contributes to membranous portion of interventricular septum)

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10
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umbilical vein derivative

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ligamentum teres hepatis (in falciform ligament)

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11
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umbilical arteries derivative

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medial umbilical ligaments

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12
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allantois derivative

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urachus-median umbilical ligament

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13
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notochord derivative

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nucleus pulposus

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14
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drainage of urine through umbilicus

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drainage of urine through umbilicus

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15
Q

what can become dilated secondary to RA dilation

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coronary sinus

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16
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SA and AV node blood supply

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RCA

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17
Q

enlargement can cause dysphagia or hoarseness

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LA

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18
Q

transesophageal echo diagnosis

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LA enlargement, aortic dissection, thoracic aortic aneurysm

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19
Q

selective vasodilators of coronary vessels

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adenosine and dipyridamole

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20
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what is SV affected by

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SV CAP

contractility, afterload, preload

21
Q

what is responsible for most TPR

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arterioles

22
Q

period of highest O2 consumption

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isovolumetric contraction (between mitral valve closure and aortic valve opening)

23
Q

what is S3 associated with

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mitral regurgitation, CHF, dilated ventricles

normal in children and pregnant women

24
Q

wide splitting

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pulmonic stenosis, right bundle branch block

25
Q

fixed splitting

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ASD

26
Q

paradoxical splitting

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aortic stenosis, left bundle branch block,

on inspiration, P2 moves closer to A2

27
Q

which murmurs does valsalva increase

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MVP, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

28
Q

shorter A-OS interval in mitral stenosis

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more stenosed

29
Q

heart murmur often due to congenital rubella

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PDA

30
Q

diffrence between phase 0 of ventricular AP and pacemaker AP

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ventricular: Na channels open, pacemaker: Ca channels open (fast Na channels are permanently inactivated)

31
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normal PR interval

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<200msec

32
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normal QRS interval

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<120msec

33
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U wave causes

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hypokalemia, bradycardia

34
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speed of conduction

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purkinje>atria>ventricles>AV node

35
Q

torsades de pointes presentation and treatment

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ventricular tachycardia
magnesium sulfate
can present with severe congenital ensorineural deafness (Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome)

36
Q

congenital long QT syndromes

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most often due to defects in cardiac Na or K channels

unprovoked syncope in a healthy person

37
Q

no discrete P waves

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atrial fibrillation

38
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atrial flutter treatment

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conversion to sinus rhythm: IA, IC, III

rate control: beta blocker, Ca channel blocker

39
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what can result in 3rd degree heart block?

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lyme disease

40
Q

ANP

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decrease Na reabsorption at medullary collecting tubules

constricts efferent and dilates afferent renal arterioles

41
Q

most common spot for aortic rupture

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aortic isthmus (distalto left subclavian artery)
most commonly due to MVA
42
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what does tricuspid atresia require for viability

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ASD and VSD

43
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what is total anomalous pulmonary venous return associated with

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ASD

44
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what is the cause of tetralogy of fallot?

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anterosuperior displacement of infundibular septum

boot-shaped heart on X-ray

45
Q

what is coarctation of aorta infantile type associates with?

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turner syndrome, PDA

46
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what is coarctation of aorta adult type associated with?

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bicuspid aortic valve

47
Q

late cyanosis in lower extremities

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PDA (derived from 6th aortic arch)

48
Q

22q11 syndromes

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truncus arteriosus, tetralogy of fallot

49
Q

malignant hypertension presentation

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acute end-organ damage
onion-skin arteriolosclerosis
flea-bitten kidney

USMLE STEP 1 (21 decks)

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