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cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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apex

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inferior part-points toward left hip

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base

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superior part- points toward right shoulder

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3
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pericardium

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sac surrounding the heart

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myocardium

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cardiac muscle layer of heart wall

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5
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endocardium

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lines heart chambers

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atria

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heart has two of these

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ventricles

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heart has two of these

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8
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interventricular septum

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divides the two ventricles

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9
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superior venae cavae

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vein in the body-top/toward head

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inferior venae cavae

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vein in body- bottom/toward feet

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11
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pulmonary arteries

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carry blood to lungs

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12
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pulmonary veins

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bring blood back to heart

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13
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aorta

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major system artery

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14
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bicuspid valve

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valve in heart with two points

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15
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tricuspid valve

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valve in heart with three points

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16
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chordae tendineae

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tiny white cords/heart strings anchors flap to walls of ventricles

17
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pulmonary semilunar valve

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lies between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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aortic semilunar valve

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between left ventricle and aorta

19
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coronary arteries

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branch from base of aorta and surround the heart

20
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cardiac veins

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return deoxygenated blood to right atrium

21
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pulmonary embolism

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blockage of major blood vessel

22
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stroke

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blood supply to part of brain is cut off

23
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myocardial infarction

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heart attack

24
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systole

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phase of heart beat- muscle contracts and pumps blood from chambers into arteries

25
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diastole

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phase of heart beat- muscle relaxes and fills chambers with blood

26
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carotid artery

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supply blood to brain, neck and face

27
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jugular vein

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large vein in neck, carries blood from head and face

28
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subclavian artery

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forms brachiocephalic vein

29
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brachial artery

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blood vessel that flows down arm

30
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thoracic aorta

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supplies blood to lower half of body

31
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renal vein

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veins that drain kidneys

32
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femoral artery

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artery in femur

33
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hepatic veins

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veins in liver

34
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axillary vein

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vein in armpits

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