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1
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Which artery is felt when taking the pulse at the neck?

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Carotid

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What causes the characteristic heart sounds that you hear through a stethoscope?

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1st sound= tricuspid and bicuspid valves closing

2nd sound= pulmonary and aortic valve closing

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3
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What causes heart murmurs?

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Abnormal heart valves

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When you get your blood pressure taken, there are two numbers recorded. What are those two numbers and what do they represent?

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Top number= systolic= pressure in arteries when heart contracts
Bottom number= diastolic= pressure in arteries between contractions

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Describe the function of the chordae tendineae and the papillary muscles.

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“Heart strings”

The contract to close the valves

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List in order the major blood vessels, chambers, and valves through which blood must pass in traveling from the vena cava to the aorta.

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Vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, biscuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta

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What is the difference between systole and diastole?

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Systole= contract= push blood out
Diastole= relax= let blood in
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Through a stethoscope, your heart makes a “Lubb-dupp” sound. What is happening in your heart during the “Lubb” sound? The “dupp” sound?

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Lubb= closing of AV valves
Dupp= closing of pulmonary and aortic valves ("semilunar" valves)
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Describe what is happening in the sinoatrial node (SA node) during one cardiac cycle.

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“Pacemaker”, located near vena cava, initial impulses

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Describe what is happening in the atrioventricular node (AV node) during one cardiac cycle.

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Located between right atrium and ventricle, contracts atria

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Describe what is happening in the AV bundle during one cardiac cycle.

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Located in septum between ventricles, branches to left and right ventricles

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Describe what is happening in the purkinje fibers doing one cardiac cycle

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Project inward into ventricles, stimulates ventricular walls to contract

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What is the main part of your brain that controls the cardiac cycle?

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Medulla oblongata

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Electrocardiograms can be broken down into P,Q,R,S and T portions. Describe what is happening in the P Wave.

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Contraction of atria

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Describe what is happening in the QRS complex.

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Contraction of ventricles

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Describe what is happening in the T wave.

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Ventricular repolarization

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Name the types of vessels that blood flows through in order starting at the aorta and ending at the vena cava.

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Aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cava

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How is blood pressure different in arteries vs. veins and why?

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Higher blood pressure in arteries because it has just left the heart

19
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Tunica interna

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Innermost layer, smooth surface

20
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Tunica media

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Middle layer, smooth mm, largest part

21
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Tunica externa

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Outer layer, attaches to surrounding tissues

22
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Arteries vs Veins

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Arteries: thicker tunica media, smaller lumen, no valves

Veins: thinner tunica media, larger lumen, may contain valves

23
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Compare vasoconstriction vs. vasodilation.

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Vasoconstriction: contraction of vessel
Vasodilation: relaxation of vessel

24
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What controls blood flow and blood pressure?

A

Nerve impulses stimulate blood flow and pressure

25
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Describe the structure and function of capillaries.

A

Smallest diameter vessel
Connect arterioles to venules
Contain no muscle, only endothelium
Exchanges gas, nutrients and metabolic biproducts

26
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Which tissues tend to have higher densities of capillaries?

A

Tissues that use a lot of oxygen

Ex: muscles

27
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Describe the path of blood through the pulmonary circuit. Include major veins and arteries.

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Pulmonary circuit= carry blood from heart to lungs and back

Right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, arterioles, capillaries, gas exchange, venules, pulmonary vein, left atrium

28
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Describe the path of blood through the systemic circuit. Include major veins and arteries.

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Systemic circuit= carry blood from heart to rest of the body and back

Left ventricle, aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cava

29
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What 3 arteries branch off from the arch of the aorta?

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Brachiocephalic artery
Carotid artery
Subclavian artery

30
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What part of the body does the carotid artery supply blood to?

A

Brain

31
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What part of the body does the subclavian artery supply blood to?

A

Upper limbs

32
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What part of the body does the common iliac artery supply blood to?

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Hip, lower limb

33
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What part of the body does the femoral artery supply blood to?

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Lower limb

34
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What part of the body does the jugular vein supply blood to?

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Brain

35
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What part of the body does the common iliac vein supply blood to?

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Hip, lower limb

36
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What part of the body does the femoral vein supply blood to?

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Lower limb

37
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What part of the body does the greater saphenous vein supply blood to?

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Lower limb

38
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A blood type. Antigen A? Antigen B? Antibody anti-A? Antibody anti-B?

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Yes
No
No
Yes

39
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B blood type. Antigen A? Antigen B? Antibody anti-A? Antibody anti-B?

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No
Yes
Yes
No

40
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AB blood type. Antigen A? Antigen B? Antibody anti-A? Antibody anti-B?

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Yes
Yes
No
No

41
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O blood type. Antigen A? Antigen B? Antibody anti-A? Antibody anti-B?

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No
No
Yes
Yes

42
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A person with which blood type is the universal donor? Why?

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O because their blood does not produce ABO antigens

43
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A person with which blood type is a universal receiver? Why?

A

AB because their blood does not produce ABO antibodies.

44
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What artery is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist?

A

Radial

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