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Cardiovascular System Exam Flashcards

1
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Major vessel that exits the heart to deliver oxygenated blood to the body

A

aorta

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2
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Pulmonary vessels of the heart deliver blood to and from the what

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Lungs

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3
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Cardiac muscle is _____ and _____

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Striated and involuntary

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4
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Recording of the electrical activity of the heart is

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ECG - electrocardiogram

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5
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Another name for the aortic and pulmonary valves

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Semilunar valves

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6
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What valve allows blood to flow into the lungs from the right ventricle

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Pulmonary

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7
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Vessel that travels along the central aspect of each side of the neck from the mandible to the shoulder

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Jugular

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8
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Sympathetic nervous system affects a patients cardiac output:
Strike volume and heart rate?

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SV: increases
HR: increases

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9
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Valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle

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Bicuspid (mitral)

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10
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Part of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are contracting

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Depolarization (systole)

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11
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Part of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are relaxing

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Repolarization (diastole)

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12
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Part of the cardiac cycle that causes a “dub” sound is due to what

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Pulmonary and aortic

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13
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Muscular layer of the heart that makes up most of the hearts mass

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Myocardium

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14
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General arteries carry blood in which direction

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Away from heart

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15
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Caudal part of the outermost layer of the heart is attached loosely to the what

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Diaphragm

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16
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What happens to the bypasses in the fetal circulation after a newborn takes its first breath

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Closes / constricts

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17
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In a healthy heart the heartbeat is initiated by the what?

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SA Node

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18
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From superficial to deep, what is the order of the layers of the heart

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Fibrous pericardium, serous pariatal, visceral, myocardium, endocardium

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19
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The wave on an electrocardiogram that is associated with the atrial wall depolarization is the what

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P wave

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20
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______ is the amount of blood that is ejected from the heart with each cardiac contraction

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Stroke volume

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21
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Where does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?

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Right atrium

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22
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The blood vessels are the smallest. They are thin walled and have no muscle layer in them

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Capillaries

23
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In what vessels does oxygen and nutrient exchange occur?

A

Capillaries

24
Q

What is the name of the fibrous strands that anchor the leaflets of the AV valves to keep them from prolapsing into the atria

A

Chordae tendenae

25
Q

What vessel/s does deoxygenated blood enter the heart through?

A

Vena cava

26
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What is the bypass in fetal circulation that lies between the right and the left atria which allows blood from the right atrium to flow directly into the left atrium

A

Foramen ovale

27
Q

The bundle of his runs down the _______ to the bottom of the right and left ventricles

A

Interventricular septum

28
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What is the only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood?

A

Pulmonary

29
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What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood?

A

Pulmonary

30
Q

The major vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

A

Pulmonary vein

31
Q

The SA Node is located in the wall of which chamber

A

Right atria

32
Q

How does the flight or fight response affect cardiac output

A

In creases it

33
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Where does the blood drop off CO2 and pick up oxygen

A

Lungs

34
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Where are the coronary arteries and veins located

A

Heart

35
Q

The muscular structure that separates the left and right ventricles in the interventricular ________

A

Septum

36
Q

What generates a T wave

A

Ventricular Repolarization (diastole)

37
Q

What generates the QRS complex

A

Ventricular contraction (systole)

38
Q

What vessel is under the greatest amount of pressure from the contractions of the heart?

A

Aorta

39
Q

Which valve delegates the right atrium from the right ventricle

A

Tricuspid

40
Q

How does general anesthesia affect cardiac output

A

Decreases it

41
Q

The cranial and caudal vena cava empty into the heart where

A

Right atrium

42
Q

In what order do the electrical impulses flow through out the heart

A

SA Node, AV Node, Bundle of HIS, perkinji fibers

43
Q

Where does the fetus receive oxygen from

A

Placenta - mother

44
Q

The part of the cardiac cycle that causes the “Lub” sound is due to what

A

Tricuspid and mitral valves (av valves)

45
Q

What attaches the chordae tendonae to the interventricular septum

A

Papillary muscles

46
Q

What is known as the pace maker of the heart

A

SA Node

47
Q

Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs via what membrane process

A

Diffusion

48
Q

The space between the lungs where the heart is located

A

Mediastinum

49
Q

Valvular insufficiency or stenosis may cause a

A

Murmur

50
Q

The simple squamous epithelium that lines the lumen of the blood vessels is called the

A

Endothelium

51
Q

The rate of alternating stretching and recoiling of elastic fibers in an artery as blood passes through with each heart beat

A

Pulse

52
Q

The measurement of the amount of pressure that the flowing blood exerts on arterial walls is

A

Blood pressure

53
Q

What type of muscle is present in the walls of vessels

A

Smooth

A&P II. (5 decks)

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