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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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Specialized muscle fibers in the ventricular walls that conduct electrical impulses

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Purkinje Fibers

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Do the pulmonary veins (right & left) contain oxygenated blood?

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Yes, the pulmonary veins are large valveless vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

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What are the semilunar valves?

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Aortic: between the left ventricle and aorta.
Pulmonary: between the right ventricles and pulmonary trunk and both have 3 cusps.

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4
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Endothelium lines the chambers and valves of the heart

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Define endocardium

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5
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What is also referred to as the discharging chambers of the heart?

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Ventricles

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What are the fibrous structures attached to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves anchor the cusps to the papillary muscles

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Chordae Tendineae

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They are a part of the electrical system of the heart

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Bundle Branches

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8
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The MAIN pacemaker of the heart is located in the upper right atrium

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SA node

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9
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The heart wall layer comprises cardiac muscle tissue and a fibrous skeleton.

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Myocardium

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10
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Large vein that carries blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium

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Inferior vena cava

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What is the large vein that carries blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium?

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Superior vena cava

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12
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What are the muscles in the ventricular walls that pull the chordae tendineae taut to prevent prolapse of the cusps of the atrioventricular valves?

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Papillary muscles

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13
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They anchor the AV valves to the papillary muscles in the ventricles

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Chordae Tendineae

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14
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They run from the atriums to the ventricles; creating electric impulses that cause the contraction of the heart

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Define atrioventricular bundle (Bundle of His)

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15
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What is the two-cusped structure between the left atrium and the left ventricle that prevents the flow of blood back into the left atrium?

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Bicuspid Valve

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16
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Small chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins?

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What is the Atria? (right & left)

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17
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What is the three-cusped structure between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk that prevents the flow of blood back into the right ventricle?

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Pulmonary Valve

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18
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Blood enters the right _____ from the superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus.

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Atrium

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19
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The outermost layer of the sac surrounding the heart; anchors the heart into the chest

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Fibrous Pericardium

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20
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What is the cardiac muscle layer forming the bulk of the heart?

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Myocardium

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21
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What is the “backup” pacemaker of the heart that is located in the lower right atrium?

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Atrioventricular (AV) node

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21
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A small potential space that contains serous fluid; is located between the two layers of the serous pericardium.

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Pericardial cavity

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22
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They prevent backflow into the atria when ventricles contract.

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What do the AV valves prevent?

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23
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What are the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning from the other areas of the body and send blood to the ventricles?

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Atria

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24
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Does the superior and inferior vena cava contain oxygenated blood?

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No, the inferior vena cava (the body’s largest vein) carries oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart from the lower part of your body. The superior vena cava (2nd biggest vein) brings the oxygen-poor blood from the upper body to your heart.

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25
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Blood enters the left atrium from the ______?

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Pulmonary Veins

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26
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Refers to the outermost protective layer of the heart

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Epicardium

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27
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Known as the pericardial sac, is a double-walled sac around the heart and it protects & lubricates your heart and keeps it in place in your chest.

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Pericardium

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28
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How many cusps does the LEFT valve have?

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two cusps (mitral & bicuspid valve)

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29
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How many cusps does the RIGHT valve have?

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three cusps (tricuspid valve)

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30
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What are the large chambers of the heart that eject blood into the arteries?

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Right & Left ventricles

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31
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What are the alternate names for the left (AV) valves?

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Bicuspid & Mitral valves

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32
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What is the three-cusped structure between the right atrium and the right ventricle that prevents the flow of blood back into the right atrium?

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Bicuspid Valve

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33
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What is the alternate name for the right (AV) valve?

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Bicuspid Valve

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34
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Specialized muscle fibers in the ventricular walls that conduct electrical impulses

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Purkinje Fibers

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35
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What pumps blood into the pulmonary trunk?

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Right Ventricle

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36
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What do the AV valves prevent?

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They prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles contract

37
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What do the pulmonary veins do?

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These veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

38
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What pumps blood into the aorta?

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Left Ventricle

39
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What is the three-cusped structure between the left ventricle, atrium, and aorta that prevents the flow of blood back into the left ventricle?

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Aortic Valve

40
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The artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary Trunk

41
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The largest artery in the body carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle into the systemic circulation

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Aorta

42
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A small potential space that contains serous fluid; located between the two layers of the serous pericardium

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Pericardial Cavity

43
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What is the growth of blood vessels called?

A

Angiogenesis

44
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What is the force per unit area exerted on the wall of a blood vessel by its contained blood?

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Blood Pressure (BP)

45
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Name the sequence of flow: (Start from the heart)

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  1. Artery
  2. Arteriole (resistance vessels)
  3. Capillary
  4. Venule
  5. Vein
  6. Heart
46
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True or False: Veins are capacitance vessels? (blood reservoirs) that contains 65% of the blood supply.

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True

47
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Vessels within vessels

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What is a Vasa Vasorum

48
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What is a fellex mediated by the PSNS that lowers blood pressure to protect the brain from sudden rapid increases in blood pressure?

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Baroreceptor Reflex

49
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What are the sounds (heard by auscultation with a stethoscope of turbulent flow resuming during a pressure reading?

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Sounds of Korotkoff

50
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Depolarization of the ventricles

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The QRS complex on an ECG represents

51
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What is the process of listening to the heart sounds?

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Auscultation

52
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What is the second heart sound caused by the beginning of the ventricular diastole?

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S2

53
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Name the vessels conveying blood away from the heart

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  1. Pulmonary Trunk, which splits into right and left pulmonary arteries
  2. Ascending Aorta
54
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Name the vessels returning blood to the heart

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  1. Superior and Inferior vena cava
  2. Right and Left pulmonary veins
55
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What is an elevated heart rate above 100 beats per minute?

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Tachycardia

56
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What is the pressure in the arteries during ventricular diastole?

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Diastolic Pressure

57
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What is the point in the body where an artery can be palpated with the fingertips to determine the rate, rhythm, and regularity of the heart?

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Pulse Point

58
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What is a heart rate of more than 100 BPM?

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Tachycardia

59
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What is a heart rate of less than 6B BPM?

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Bradycardia

60
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What is the first heart sound caused by the closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves at the beginning of ventricular systole?

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S1

61
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What is the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure?

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  1. Systolic Pressure; 120 mm Hg
  2. Diastolic Pressure; 80 mm Hg
62
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What conducts impulses rapidly between AV nodes *bundle branches?

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Bundle of HIS

63
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What is the pattern and regularity with which the heart beats?

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Rhythm

64
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What is a noise heard in the heart because of defective valves?

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Murmur

65
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What conducts impulses to Purkinje fibers on both sides of the heart?

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Bundle Branches

66
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A decreased heart rate below 60 beats BPM?

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Bradycardia

67
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What is a noise heard in an artery as a result of turbulent blood flow?

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Bruit

68
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The second heart sound is known as ______ and is caused by the closure of the ________?

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S2; Semilunar Valves

69
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The first heart sound is known as ____ and is caused by the closure of the ________?

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S1; AV Valves

70
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What is the pressure in the arteries during ventricular systole?

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Systolic Pressure

71
Q

Systolic pressure in the arm with the systolic pressure in the ankle

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The ankle-brachial index

72
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What are the three major types of vessels?

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They are arteries, capillaries, and veins

73
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What do arteries do?

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They carry blood away from the heart

73
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What do veins do?

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They carry blood towards the heart

74
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What is Systolic pressure is below 100 mm Hg

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Hypotension

75
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A condition of sustained elevated arterial pressure of 140/90 or higher

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Hypertension

76
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What is the p-wave?

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The depolarization of the SA node

77
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What is ventricular depolarization called in an ECG?

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QRS complex

78
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What is ventricular repolarization called in an ECG?

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T-wave

79
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What can cause syncope *fainting?

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A MAP below 60mmHg

80
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What can cause a cerebral edema?

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A MAP above 160 mmHg

81
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What results from large-scale blood loss?

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Hypovolemic Shock

82
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What results when the heart cannot sustain adequate circulation?

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Cardiogenic Shock

83
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What results from poor circulation from extreme vasodilation?

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Vascular Shock

84
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How many times does the SA node generate impulses?

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75 times per minute

85
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What does the AV node do?

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It delays the impulse by approximately 0.1 seconds, allowing the ventricles to fill with blood.

86
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Where does the impulse pass from the AV node?

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It passes from the atria to the ventricles via the bundle of HIS

87
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What is the SA node impulses responsible for?

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It is responsible for the pulse rate.

88
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What is the heart doing during systole?

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It is contracting the heart muscle ( heart working)

89
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What is the heart doing during diastole?

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It relaxes the heart muscle ( heart at rest)

90
Q

What is the brain sensitive to?

A

Low PH

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