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Chapter 11 - Vocab Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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Hypercholesterolemia

A

High levels of cholesterol in the blood

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Hypoxia

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Deficiency of oxygen in body tissues

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Interventricular septum

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Wall between the ventricles of the heart

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Mitral valve (!!!!) (SG)

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Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle; also called bicuspid valve

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Mitral valvulitis

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Inflammation of the mitral valve

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Myocardium

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Muscular, middle layer of the heart

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Myxoma

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Rare neoplasm of connective tissue found in the heart muscle

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Normal sinus rhythm

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Heart rhythm originating in the SA node

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Oxygen

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Gas carried by the blood from the lungs to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells

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Pacemaker

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Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat aka SA node

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Percardiocentesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid within the pericardial space surrounding the heart

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Pericardium

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Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart

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Phlebotomy

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Incision into a vein

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Pulmonary Artery

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Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary circulation

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Flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

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Pulmonary valve

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Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary valve

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Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary vein

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Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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Pulse

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The beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries

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Septum (plural: septa)

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A partition or wall dividing a cavity, such as that between the right and left atria and right and left ventricles

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Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) (!!!!) (SG)

A

The pacemaker of the heart

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Sphygmomanometer

A

An instrument to measure the blood pressure. Blood pressure cuff.

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Stethoscope

A

Instrument for listening to sounds in the chest

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Systemic circulation

A

Flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and from the heart back to the tissues

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Systole (!!!) (SG)

A

The contraction phase of the heartbeat

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Tachycardia

A

Rapid heartbeat

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Thrombus

A

Blood clot

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Thrombolysis

A

Destruction of a clot

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Thrombophlebitis

A

Inflammation of a vein and formation of a clot within the vein

30
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Tricuspid valve

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Located between the right atrium and right ventricle. Has 3 leaflets or cusps

31
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Valve

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A structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so blood flow in only one direction

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