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1
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A closed system of the heart and blood vessels. It deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove carbon dioxide and other waste products

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Cardiovascular System

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2
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pumps blood

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heart

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3
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allow blood to circulate to all parts of the body

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Blood vessels

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4
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The Heart’s location is in the Thorax between the lungs in the inferior ______________

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mediastinum

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The Heart’s location is in the _______ between the ______ in the inferior mediastinum

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Thorax, lungs

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6
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The Heart About the size of your

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fist

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7
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The Heart Orientation is Pointed
_____ directed toward left ____

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apex , hip

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8
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The Heart Base points toward

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right shoulder

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9
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a double-walled sac

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Pericardium

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10
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loose and superficial double-walled sac

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Fibrous pericardium

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deep to the fibrous pericardium and composed of two layers

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Serous membrane

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12
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Next to heart; also known as the epicardium

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Visceral pericardium

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Outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium

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Parietal pericardium

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14
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Visceral pericardium is also known as

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epicardium

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15
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fills the space between the layers of pericardium

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Serous fluid

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16
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Heart Wall has Three layers

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Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium

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17
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The heart’s Outside layer wall.
This layer is the visceral pericardium

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Epicardium

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18
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Epicardium is a ___________ tissue layer

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Connective tissue layer

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19
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The Heart’s wall Middle layer which is
Mostly cardiac muscle

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Myocardium

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20
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The Inner layer of the Heart’s wall. It is where Endothelium is

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Endocardium

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21
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Right and left side of the heart act as

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separate pumps

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22
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There are 4 chambers which are

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Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle

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23
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Receiving chambers of the heart

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Atria

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24
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Discharging chambers of the heart

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Ventricles

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25
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the free wall of this ventricle is much thicker

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Left ventricle

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26
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Separates the two ventricles

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Interventricular septum

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27
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Separates the two atria

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Interatrial septum

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28
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Allow blood to flow in only one direction to prevent backflow

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Valves

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29
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There are Four valves of the heart which are

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Bicuspid (mitral) valve
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary semilunar valve
Aortic semilunar valve

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30
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valves of the heart between atria and ventricles

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Atrioventricular (AV) valves

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31
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2 Atrioventricular (AV) valves are

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Bicuspid (mitral) valve (left side of heart)
Tricuspid valve (right side of heart)

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32
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heart valves between ventricle and artery

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Semilunar valves

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33
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2 Semilunar valves

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Pulmonary semilunar valve
Aortic semilunar valve

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34
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Anchored in place by chordae tendineae (“heart strings”). These valves Open during heart relaxation and closed during ventricular contraction

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AV valves

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35
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AV valves are Anchored in place by “heart strings” or the

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chordae tendineae

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36
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These valves are Closed during heart relaxation but open during ventricular contraction

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Semilunar valves

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37
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True/ False
these valves operate opposite of one another to force a one-way path of blood through the heart

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True

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38
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Blood returning to the atria, puts
pressure against these valves which are forced open

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The AV valves

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39
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As the ___________ fill, AV valve flaps hang limply into ventricles

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ventricles

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40
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This part of the heart contracts ,forcing additional blood into ventricles

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Atria

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41
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This part of the heart contract,
forcing blood against AV valve flaps

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Ventricles

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42
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Ventricles contract, forcing blood
against AV valve flaps which closes the

43
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This part of the heart tighten, preventing valve flaps from
everting into atria

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Chordae tendineae

44
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As ventricles contract and intraventricular pressure rises,
blood is pushed up against
these valves, forcing them open

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semilunar valves

45
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As ventricles relax, and intraventricular pressure falls, blood flows back from arteries, filling the leaflets of semilunar valves and
forcing them to

46
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Blood flows from the left side of the heart through the body tissues and back to the right side of the heart

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Systemic circulation

47
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Blood flows from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart

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Pulmonary circulation

48
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In pulmonary Circuit, This is where gas exchange occurs of every body tissue

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Capillary beds of lungs

49
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In systemic Circuit, This is where gas exchange occurs

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All body tissues of capillary beds

50
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Part of the blood where blood Leaves left ventricle

51
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Part of the blood where blood Leaves right ventricle

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Pulmonary arteries

52
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the 2 arteries are

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Aorta
Pulmonary arteries

53
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two Veins are

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Superior and inferior venae cavae
Pulmonary veins (four)

54
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This vein is where blood Enters the right atrium

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Superior and inferior venae cavae

55
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This vein is where blood Enters the left atrium

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Pulmonary veins (four)

56
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dump blood into the right atrium

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Superior and inferior venae cavae

57
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From right atrium, through the __________ ______, blood travels to the right ventricle

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tricuspid valve

58
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From the right ventricle, blood leaves the heart as it passes through the ____________ __________ _______ into the pulmonary trunk

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pulmonary semilunar valve

59
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__________ ______ splits into right and left pulmonary arteries that carry blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary trunk

60
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_______ is picked up and ______ ________ is dropped off by blood in the lungs

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Oxygen, CO2

61
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Oxygen-rich blood returns to the heart through the four

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pulmonary veins

62
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Blood enters the left atrium and travels through the __________ _____ into the left ventricle

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bicuspid valve

63
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From the left ventricle, blood leaves the heart via the ______ ___________ ____ & _______

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aortic semilunar valve and aorta

64
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Blood in the heart chambers does not nourish the myocardium

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Coronary Circulation

65
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The heart has its own nourishing circulatory system consisting of

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Coronary arteries
Cardiac veins
Coronary sinus

66
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branch from the aorta to supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood

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Coronary arteries

67
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drain the myocardium of blood

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Cardiac veins

68
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a large vein on the posterior of the heart, receives blood from cardiac veins

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Coronary sinus

69
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Blood empties into the right atrium via the

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coronary sinus

70
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Heart muscle cells contract, without nerve impulses, in a regular, continuous way

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Intrinsic conduction system (nodal system)

71
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Intrinsic conduction system is also known as

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(nodal system)

72
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Special tissue sets the pace in the heart’s Conduction system

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Sinoatrial node
Atrioventricular node
Atrioventricular bundle interventricular septum
Bundle branches
Purkinje fibers

73
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A Special tissue sets the pace that’s is in the right atrium

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Sinoatrial node (SA node)

74
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Sinoatrial node is also knwona s

75
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A Special tissue sets the pace that’s is at the junction of the atria and ventricles

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Atrioventricular node = AV node

76
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A Special tissue sets the pace that’s in the interventricular septum

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Bundle branches

77
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A Special tissue sets the pace that’s in the interventricular septum

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Atrioventricular bundle = AV bundle

78
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A Special tissue sets the pace that spread within the ventricle wall muscles

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Purkinje fibers

79
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Contraction in the heart is initiated by the

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sinoatrial node (SA node)

80
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occurs at other autorhythmic cells

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Sequential stimulation

81
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Force cardiac muscle depolarization in one direction—from atria to ventricles

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Heart Contractions

82
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Once SA node starts the heartbeat
Impulse spreads to the ___ _______, Then the _______ contract

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AV node , atria

83
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At the AV node, the impulse passes through the

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AV bundle, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers

84
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is ejected from the ventricles to the aorta and pulmonary trunk as the ventricles contract

85
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rapid heart rate over 100 beats per minute

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Tachycardia

86
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slow heart rate less than 60 beats per minutes

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Bradycardia

87
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2 types of Tachycardia

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Physiologic Tachycardia
Pathologic Tachycardia

88
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It is when the heart relaxes, the chambers of the heart fill with blood, and a person’s blood pressure decreases

89
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represents ventricular filling

90
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period of contraction of the ventricles of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle.

91
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represents ventricular contraction/ejection

92
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Atria relax, then ventricles

93
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Mid-to-late diastole is also known as

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(ventricular filling)

94
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Mid-to-late diastole causes

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Ventricular filling
Atrial contraction

95
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Ventricular systole is also known as

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atria in diastole

96
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Ventricular systole causes

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Isovolumetric contraction phase
Ventricular ejection phase

97
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Early diastole involves

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Isovolumetric relaxation

98
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Cardiac Cycle has three steps which are

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Mid-to-late diastole
Ventricular systole
Early diastole

99
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events of one complete heart beat

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Cardiac cycle

100
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blood flows from atria into ventricles

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Mid-to-late diastole

101
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blood pressure builds before ventricle contracts, pushing out blood

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Ventricular systole

102
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atria finish refilling, ventricular pressure is low

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Early diastole

103
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The heart wall of the left ventricle is

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