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Cardiovascular Anatomy Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Aorta

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Artery carrying blood from the heart (left ventricle) to the rest of the body

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Aortic valve

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Heart valve between the left ventricle and ascending aorta

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Atrial septum

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Heart tissue that separates the right atrium from the right atrium

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AV node

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Atrioventricular node: receives the electrical activity from the SA node and conducts it to the ventricles; the right bundle and the left bundle

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Left atrium

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LA: chamber in the heart hat receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein

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Left ventricle

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LV: chamber in the hear that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

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Mitral valve

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Hear valve between left atrium and left ventricle

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Myocardium

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Heart muscle

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Pulmonary artery

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Artery carrying blood from the heart (right ventricle) to the lungs

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Pericardium

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The lining surrounding the heart

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Pulmonary artery

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Artery carrying blood from the heart (right ventricle) to the lungs

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Pulmonary vein

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Vein carrying blood from the lungs to the heart (left atrium)

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Pulmonic valve

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Heart valve between the RV and pulmonary artery

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Right atrium

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RA: chamber in the hear that receives blood from the vena cava, sends it to the right ventricle

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Right ventricle

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RV: chamber in the hear that receives blood from the RA, sends it to the lungs

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SA node

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Sinoatrial node; pacemaker of the heart

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Tricuspid valve

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Heart valve between right atrium and right ventricle

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Ventricular septum

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Heart tissue that separates the right ventricle from the left ventricle

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Aneurysm

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Localized ballooning of a vessel due to a weakened vessel wall

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Artery

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Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart,; muscular, contracts

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Bruit

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A whooshing sound heard during auscultation indicative of blockage or aneurysm

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Dissection

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Blood flow into the wall layers of an artery causing the arterial walls to split apart

23
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Deep venous thrombosis

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DVT, deep clot in the extremity

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Embolism

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Obstruction of blood vessel by a traveling clot of blood or foreign substance

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Hemangioma

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Tumor consisting of blood vessels

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Stenosis

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Narrowing of a body opening or passage

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Thrombus

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blood clot or blockage

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Vein

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Vessels carrying blood towards the heart; soft, compressible

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