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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Blood Vessels

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  • delivery system of dynamic structures that begins and ends at heart
  • work with lymphatic system
  • Transports nutrients (sugars, fats, proteins), oxygen, water, hormones, immune system, waste
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Capillaries

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  • Smallest blood vessels with thin walls, facilitating the exchange of nutrients and waste
  • Directly serve cellular needs, where delivery and pick up of fluid happens.
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5 characteristics of capillaries

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-Exchange nutrients and waste.
-Leaky to allow transfer in and out.
-Lowest pressure: thin walls offer minimal resistance to blood flow
-More numerous.
-Same amount of fluid should be going in and out.

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Arteries

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carry blood away from heart; oxygenated

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Exception for Arteries and Oxygenated

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pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus contain deoxygenated blood

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Veins

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carry blood toward heart; deoxygenated

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Exception for Veins and Deoxygenated

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pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus which bring oxygenated blood

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Pressure in Artery vs Vein

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High pressure in arteries and low pressure in veins

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Muscle in Artery vs Vein

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Arteries - more muscle to maintain pressure
Veins - Less muscle because blood must go through muscles to travel to heart

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Valves in Artery vs Vein

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  • arteries do not have valves
  • veins have valves to prevent backflow due to low pressure
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Blood Color in Artery vs Vein

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Artery - Red
Vein - purple

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Tunica Intima in Arteries and Veins

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thin layer endothelium
in both

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Tunic Media in Arteries vs Veins

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Arteries - thick muscle layer to allow for constriction to control pressure and amount of blood passing

Veins - thin muscle layer

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Tunica Externa in Arteries vs Veins

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Arteries - thin layer of collagen

Veins - thick layer of collagen

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Lumen

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  • hole in the middle of both veins and arteries
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Vaso Vasorum

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smaller arteries and veins within the tunica externa
in both veins and arteries

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Endothelium

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  • includes tight junctions and is lined with epithelial cells to prevent leaking of blood
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4 causes of Edema

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  • Increased hydrostatic pressure
  • Decreased osmotic pressure
  • Increased capillary permeability
  • Blocked lymphatics
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Increased Hydrostatic Pressure

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  • When the pressure inside the blood vessels (capillaries) is too high, fluid is pushed out into the surrounding tissues.
  • This can happen with conditions like high blood pressure, where the force of blood against the vessel walls is too strong.
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Decreased osmotic pressure

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  • Proteins in your blood, especially albumin, create osmotic pressure to pull back fluid
  • If there’s too little protein in your blood, perhaps due to liver or kidney disease, the fluid isn’t pulled back in as effectively, leading to swelling.
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Increased Capillary Permeability

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  • When the capillaries become
    more permeable, fluids and proteins leak out into the surrounding tissues, causing swelling
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Blocked lymphatic

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  • If the lymphatic vessels are blocked or removed, as can happen with cancer treatment when lymph nodes are removed, fluid can’t drain properly, leading to swelling.
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Blood Pressure (BP) Definition

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  • Force per unit area exerted on wall of blood vessel by blood.
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BP Measurement

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  • Expressed in mm Hg; measured as systemic arterial BP in large arteries near heart.
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Blood Pressure Function

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Pressure gradient provides driving force that keeps blood moving from higher- to lower-pressure areas.

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Two types of BP?

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Systolic and Diastolic.

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Systolic

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  • when heart contracts
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Diastolic

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Pressure in the arteries when heart relaxes.

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Dos systolic or diastolic contribute more to BP and why?

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Diastolic contributes more to mean pressure because heart spends more time relaxing.

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Starling Equation

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Net fluid movement = K_f * [(P_c - P_i) - σ(π_c - π_i)]

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K_f in Starling Equation

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filtration coefficient, a measure of capillary permeability.

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P_c

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the capillary hydrostatic pressure

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P_i

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is the interstitial hydrostatic pressure.

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σ

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the reflection coefficient, which indicates the impermeability of the capillary wall to proteins.

35
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π_c

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the capillary oncotic (osmotic) pressure.

36
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π_i

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the interstitial oncotic (osmotic) pressure

37
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What does P stand for in the Starling Equation

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  • Hydrostatic Pressure: pushes fluid out of the capillaries and into the interstitial space (the space between cells).
  • basically represents filtration
38
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What does O stand for in Starlign Equation?

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Oncotic/Osmotic Pressure: This is the “pulling” pressure created by large proteins (like albumin) in the blood.

  • basically represents reabsorption
39
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Relation between O and P in Starling Equation

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-If the hydrostatic pressure (P) is greater than the oncotic pressure, fluid will tend to move out of the capillaries (filtration).

-If the oncotic pressure (O) is greater than the hydrostatic pressure, fluid will tend to move into the capillaries (reabsorption).

40
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Too much reabsorption will lead to?

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if reabsorption exceeds filtration, it can lead to decreased blood volume and potential dehydration.

41
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Too much filtration will lead to?

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it can lead to edema (swelling) in the tissues because fluid accumulates.

42
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Starling Equation Function

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  • describes the balance between the forces pushing fluid out of the capillaries into the surrounding tissues (filtration) and the forces pulling fluid back into the capillaries (reabsorption)
43
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Mean Arterial Blood Pressure Calculation

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  • MAP is calculated by adding the diastolic pressure to one-third of the systolic pressure.
44
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How is BP measured?

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measured indirectly using a sphygmomanometer with a stethoscope.

45
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Where is the cuff wrapped when BP is measured and why?

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  • The cuff is wrapped around the upper arm, superior to the elbow, to compress the brachial artery.
46
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How does a spyghometer stop blood flow?

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  • The pressure in the cuff is increased until it exceeds the systolic pressure in the brachial artery, temporarily stopping blood flow.
47
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Why does a spygomanameter stop blood flow?

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to make blood flow lamellar (smooth and non turbulent)

48
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What does the examiner examine as the blood pressure cuff is released?

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  • examiner listens for sounds of Korotkoff with the stethoscope.
49
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Sounds of Korortkoff

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  • generated when a blood pressure cuff changes the flow of blood through the artery
  • The first sound heard indicates the systolic pressure, and the point where the sound disappears indicates the diastolic pressure.
50
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Systolic Pressure Measure (Normal)

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  • This is normally less than 120 mm Hg.
  • pressure as blood starts to spurt through the artery during the cardiac cycle.
51
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Normal Diastolic Pressure

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  • This is normally less than 80 mm Hg.

-It is the pressure when sounds disappear because the artery is no longer constricted, and blood is flowing freely.

52
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Hypertension Measurement and Effects

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  • Defined as 140/90 mm Hg or higher.
  • Hypertension can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular conditions.
53
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Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure):

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Defined as below 90/60 mm Hg.
- Usually not a concern unless it causes inadequate blood flow to tissues, leading to symptoms like dizziness or fainting.

54
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Cardiac Muscle Characteristics

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Striated
Has one nucleus
Voluntary
Branched cells

55
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Automaticity

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the ability to beat on its own

56
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What are the four chambers of the heart?

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Right Atrium
Left Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle

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Atrium

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Atrium: Receives blood, low blood pressure, thin walls.

58
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Ventricle

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Ventricle: Pumps blood out, higher blood pressure, muscular walls.

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Function and Process of Right Atrium/ Ventricle

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Takes blood from the body (atrium) and sends it to the lungs (ventricle), lower pressure, less muscle (thinner walls), delivers deoxygenated blood.

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Function and Process of Left Atrium/ Ventricle

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Takes blood from the lungs (atrium) and sends it to the body (ventricle), stronger because the body is larger, higher pressure, more muscle (thicker walls), delivers oxygenated blood.

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Vena Cava (Step 1 of Blood Flow)

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These veins drain blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart.

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Right Atrium into Right Ventricle through the Tricuspid Valve (Step 2 of Blood Flow)

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The right atrium contracts, pushing blood through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.

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Pulmonary Artery (Step 3 of Blood Flow)

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The right ventricle pumps blood through the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery, which carries the blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

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Pulmonic Valve (Step 4 of Blood Flow)

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  • This valve prevents the backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle.
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Step 5 - Pulmonary Veins (4)

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Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via the pulmonary veins, which empty into the left atrium.

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Step 6 - Left Atrium into Left Ventricle through the Mitral Valve

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The left atrium contracts, pushing blood through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.

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Step 7 - Aorta

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The left ventricle pumps blood through the aortic valve into the aorta, the body’s largest artery, which carries oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

68
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Types of Valves

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Tricuspid valve
Pulmonic valve
Mitral valve
Aortic valve

69
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Tricuspid Valve

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between right atrium and ventricle

70
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Pulmonic Valve

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between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

71
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Mitral valve

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between left atrium and ventricle

72
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Aortic Valve

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between left ventricle and body

73
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Interior atrial septum

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wall that separates atriums

74
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Interior ventricular septum

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wall that separates ventricles

75
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Murmur

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Extra sound because of interrupted blood flow

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Which direction does blood flow in?

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Blood flows from left to right side because higher to low pressure

77
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Lub (S1 Sound)

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closing of tricuspid and mitral valve

78
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Dub (S1 heart sound)

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closing of the pulmonic and aortic close

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Right Coronary Artery (RCA)

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Supplies the front right side of the heart, including the right atrium and right ventricle.
Also known as the right artery and ventricle.

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Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery:

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Supplies the front of the left ventricle.
Important because the left ventricle provides blood to the body and its blockage can be fatal.

81
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Left Circumflex Artery

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Bends around the heart to supply blood to the back of the left ventricle.

82
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Left Common Coronary Artery

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Anastomosis where the left circumflex and LAD meet up

  • Ventricle won’t die because LAD will compensate
83
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Anastomosis

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When arteries run into each other and create bridges

84
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Posterior coronary artery

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where the left circumflex and right coronary artery meet at the back

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