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Cardiovascular Systems Flashcards

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Atria

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Receiving chambers of heart

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Ventricle

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Chambers of heart below the atria. Thick and muscular

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Coronary arteries

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Arteries that supply blood to the heart

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Pericardium

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Outer, fibrous layer of heart

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Myocardium

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Muscular wall of heart located between pericardium and endocardium

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Endocardium

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Inner, smoother lining of the heart

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Sinoatrial node

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Specialized muscle fibers that acts as pacemaker of the heart located at entrance at right atrium

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Atrioventricular node

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Receives electrical signals from SA node and transmits to rest of heart. Controls heart rate. Is located in wall of right atrium at the interstitial septum.

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Ischemia

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Inadequate oxygen supply to tissues due to lack of blood flow

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Angina Pectoris

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Cheat pain, myocardium becomes ischemic caused by coronary artery narrowing or spasm resulting in ischemic heart disease

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Emboli

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Thrombus breaks away from wall and travels through the blood stream

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Aortic aneurysm

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Localized pathologic enlargement of the aorta

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AV Block

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Progressively longer PR interval that can lead to atria and ventricles beating independently of each other

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal beating or rhythm of heart

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Atrial fibrillation

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Irregularly irregular heart rate with no discrete P waves

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Ventricular fibrillation

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Completely erratic heart rhythm with no identifiable waves

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Coronary thrombosis

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A blockage of the flow of blood to the heart caused by a blood clot in a coronary artery

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Myocardial infarction

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Acute thrombosis due to rupture of atherosclerotic plaque of coronary artery

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Heart failure

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Progressive, chronic condition that effects pumping of heart. Dyspnea, orthnopnea, fatigue, RALES, Pitting edema and jugular venous distension

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Cardiomyopathy

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Choronic disease of the heart muscle (dilated, hypertrophic, and restricted cardiomyopathy)

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