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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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List in order the Sequence of blood circulation

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Arteries -> arterioles -> capillaries -> venules -> veins

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2
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Carry blood away from the heart

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Arteries

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3
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Smallest arteries

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Arterioles

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4
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Tiny blood vessels where nutrients and gases are exchanges; located between arterioles and venules

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Capillaries

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5
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Smallest veins

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Venules

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6
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Carry blood back to the heart

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Veins

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7
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Carries blood to and from the lungs

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Pulmonary circuit

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8
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Carries blood to the rest of the body

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Systemic circuit

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9
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Heart wall consists of how many layers ?

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3

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10
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Outer layer of the heart wall is called the

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Epicardium

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11
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The middle layer of the heart wall is the

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Myocardium

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12
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Inner layer of the heart wall

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Endocardium

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13
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The right side of the heart collects blood and sends it to the lungs. This blood is ..

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Deoxygenated

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14
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The left side of the heart collects blood from the lungs and sends it to the rest of the body. This blood is ..

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Oxygenated

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15
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The heart has __ chambers

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4

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16
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The upper 2 chambers of the heart are the

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Atria

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17
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The 2 lower chambers are the

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Ventricles

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18
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The right and left chambers are separated by a wall called the

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Septum

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19
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Contraction

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Systole

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20
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Relaxation

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Diastole

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21
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Vena cavas deposit ..

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Deoxygenated blood into the right atrium

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22
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Right and left pulmonary veins

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Carry oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs

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23
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Pulmonary veins deposit

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Oxygenated blood into the left atrium

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24
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The largest Artery of the body

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Aorta

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25
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Prevents backflow

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Valves

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26
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What are the 4 major valves in the heart?

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Tricuspid, bicuspid/mitral, pulmonary, aortic

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27
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Smaller branches from the coronary artery forming a web of interconnections are know as ___ that supply the heart with blood

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Anastomoses

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28
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Cardiac muscle is ___ (not controlled by nerve impulses or hormones)

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Autorhythmic

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29
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Specialized cells are called

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Nodes

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30
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Pacemaker of heart

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SA node

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31
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Back up; fires after SA node and at a slower rate

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AV node

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32
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Normal adult heart rate

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60-100 bpm

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33
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Heart rate under 60 bpm

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Bradycardia

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34
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Heart rate above 100 bpm

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Tachycardia

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35
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Normal adult blood pressure

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120/80

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36
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140/90 or higher is

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Hypertension

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37
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100/60 or lower

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Hypotension

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38
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1st sound heard when taking bloop pressure is

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Systolic

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39
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Last sound heard when taking blood pressure

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Diastolic

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40
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3 subdivisions of the aorta

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Ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta

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41
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The left and right coronary arteries supply

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Heart muscle

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42
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Left gastric artery supplies the

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Stomach

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43
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Splenic artery supplies the

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Spleen

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44
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Hepatic artery supplies the

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Liver

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45
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The mesenteic artery supplies the

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Intestine

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46
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Phrenic arteries - ?

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Diaphragm

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47
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Renal arteries - ?

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Kidneys

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48
Q

The thigh contains the __ artery

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Femoral

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49
Q

Behind the knee is the __ artery

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Popliteal

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50
Q

The lower leg breaks into the __ artery and the __ artery

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Tibial and dorsalis pedis

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51
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The longest vein of the body

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Saphenous vein

52
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The largest vein is the

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Superior vena cava

53
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Hepatic portal vein enables blood to circulate through the

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Liver

54
Q

Superficial veins that have become swollen and ineffective

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Varicose veins

55
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Varicose vein in rectum

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Hemorrhoid

56
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Standing still or stoppage in normal blood flow

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Stasis

57
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Primary method for capillary exchange

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Diffusion

58
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Regulates blood flow into the capillary

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Precapillary sphincter

59
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Name three factors of shock

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  1. Life threatening 2. Inadequate blood flow to tissues 3. Inadequate output by heart
60
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Complication of heart muscle

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Cardiogenic shock

61
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Bacterial infection

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Septic shock

62
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Severe hemorrhage/burns

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Hypovolemic shock

63
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Severe allergic rxn

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Anaphylactic shock

64
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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

65
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AED

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Automated external defibrillator

66
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Depolarization of the atria is shown in the __ wave

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P

67
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Repolarization of ventricles is shown in the __ wave

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T

68
Q

A vein that drains blood from the arm

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Brachial vein

69
Q

Carry blood into the venules

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Capillaries

70
Q

How many tissue layers in the artery wall and vein wall

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3

71
Q

A branch of the abdominal aorta

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Celiac artery

72
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An abnormal difficult or bad rhythm

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Dysrhythmia

73
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Necrosis that has progressed to decay

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Gangrene

74
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A vein that drains blood from the stomach

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Gastric vein

75
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A vein that drains blood from the liver

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Hepatic vein

76
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A localized narrowing of the aortic arch

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Coarctation

77
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A surgical procedure performed to increase blood flow to the myocardium by using a section of a daphne nous vein or internal mammary artery to bypass the obstructed coronary artery

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Coronary bypass

78
Q

Vein that drains the head and neck

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Jugular vein

79
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A soft blowing or rasping sound by the heart

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Murmur

80
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Tissue death

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Necrosis

81
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Blood circulates through a second organ before returning to the heart

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Portal system

82
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Rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart

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Palpitation

83
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A state of disruption of oxygen supply to the tissues and a return of blood to the heart; dangerous condition caused by inadequate output by the heart

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Shock

84
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A narrowing as of a valve opening

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Stenosis

85
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Outermost layer of arteries and veins

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Tunica adventita

86
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The structure that keeps blood moving forward in the heart

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Valve

87
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A wall or partition that separates a body space or cavity

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Septum

88
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Sudden servers attack such as a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel within the brain

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Stroke

89
Q

The fibrous sac that encloses the heart

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Pericardium

90
Q

Inflammation of veins

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Phlebitis

91
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Pertaining to attacks of choking or suffocation

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Anginal

92
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Angi

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Vessel

93
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Sten

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Narrowing

94
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Pain in the heart

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Cardiodynia

95
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Heart disease

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Cardiopathy

96
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Pertaining to heart and lungs

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Cardiopulmonary

97
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Pertaining to the heart and small blood vessels

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Cardiovascular

98
Q

Incision into a vein

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Phlebotomy

99
Q

Narrowing of vessels; lack of blood supply to an area

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Ischemia

100
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AV

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Atrioventricular

101
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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

102
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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

103
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ECG/ EKG

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Electrocardiogram

104
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Communication between two vessels

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Anastomosis

105
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Innermost layer of blood vessel

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Endothelium

106
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Vessels that drain into the right atrium of the heart

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Vena cava

107
Q

Vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle

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Coronary arteries

108
Q

A vessel that travels under the clavicle and supplies the arm

A

Subclavian artery

109
Q

The first vessel that branches from the aortic arch

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Brachiocephalic artery

110
Q

A vessel that drains directly into the superior vena cava

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Brachiocephalic vein

111
Q

A bulging sac in the wall of a vessel

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Aneurysm

112
Q

Fatty material that accumulates in vessels

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Plaque

113
Q

Scientific name for a valve flap

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Cusp

114
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LA

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Left atrium

115
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LV

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Left ventricle

116
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MI

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Myocardial infarction

117
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MS

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Mitral stenosis

118
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OHS

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Open heart surgery

119
Q

RA

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Right atrium

120
Q

RV

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Right ventricle

121
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SA

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Sinoatrial

122
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SCD

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Sudden cardiac death

123
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Tachy

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Rapid

124
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Phlebo

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Vein

125
Q

What are the two functions of the cardiovascular system?

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Transport nutrients and oxygen.

Remove co2 and waste products from cells

126
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What artery supplies the heart muscle

A

Coronary artery

127
Q

Two separate heart sounds that can be heard with the use of a stethoscope

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