Cardiovascular Flashcards
provides smooth lining for the chambers of the heart
ENDOCARDIUM
mark boundary b/n 2 chambers of the heart, a series of grooves
SULCUS
inner & more delicate membrane of the sac that covers & protects the ❤
SEROUS PERICARDIUM
infant born w/ septal defect which prevents O2-rich blood from circulating
BLUE BABY SYNDROME
condition where there is inadequate blood flow to the coronary arteries
MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
average cardiac output
5.25 L/min
supply blood/nutrients to the tissues of larger blood vessels
VASA VASORUM
union of branches of 2 or more arteries supplying the same body region
ANASTOMOSES
monitors the blood flow to the capillaries at the metarteriole-capillary junction
PRECAPILLARY SPHINCTER
failure of a valve to close completely
INCOMPETENCE / INSUFFICIENCY
distal end of metarteriole w/ no smooth muscle fibers
THOROUGHFARE CHANNEL
cone-shaped series of ridges inside the R atrium (aka trabeculae carnae)
PAPILLARY MUSCLES
governs general systemic BP
AORTIC REFLEX
large sinus on posterior surface of the ❤ which collects blood from coronary circulation and returns it to R atrium
CORONARY SINUS
main tributary of coronary sinus; drains areas of ❤ supplied by L coronary artery
GREAT CARDIAC VEIN