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chapter 15 Flashcards

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valve between the right atrium and right ventricle

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tricuspid valve

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valve between the left atrium and right ventricle

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bicuspid/mitral valve

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chamber that pumps blood to the lungs

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right ventricle

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chamber that pumps blood into the aorta

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left ventricle

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chamber that receives oxygenated blood from lungs

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left atrium

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chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the body

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aortic valve

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valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

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pulmonary valve

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valve between the left ventricle and aorta

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aortic valve

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pericardium

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membrane that surrounds and protects the heart

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superior vena cava

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blood vessel that delivers deoxygenated blood from the head and neck to the heart

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“pacemaker”

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sinoatrial (SA) node

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Arteriees and veins arise from this portion of thee heart

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base

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12
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This ventrical pumps blood to the lungs

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right ventricle

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13
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heart attack

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myocardial infarction

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14
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P wave represents this event

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atrial depolarization followed by systole

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15
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the first heart sound ( lubb ) us caused by closure of these valves.

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AV valve

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16
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parts of the pericardium

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fibrous and serous

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outermost layer of pericardium

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fibrous

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layer of the pericardium adjacent to the heart muscle

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viceral

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when the atria are in systole the ventricles are in

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diastole

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when the ventricles are in systole the AV valves are

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closed

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21
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heart valves

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prevent the backflow of blood

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22
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the T wave

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repolarization

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venous blood (without oxygen) from the body returns to this chamber

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right atrium

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hardening of the arteries

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arthersclerosis

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condition caused by reduced blood flow to the myocardium

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myocardial ischemiec

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irregular heart rhythm

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arrhythmia

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opening in the septum between the atria and fetus

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foramen ovale

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narrowing of a valve opening by scar tissue

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stenosis

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different areas of the heart beating independently

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fibrillation

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narrowing of the coronary arteries reducing blood flow to the heart; has a number of causes and is the leading cause of death in the us

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coronary artery disease

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the term epicardium refers to this structure

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over the heart wall

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circulation of the blood through the heart muscle is supplied by the …..

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coronary cirulation

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cardiac muscle is known as

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myocardium

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thickest wall of the heart chamber

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left ventricle

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the heart beat originates in this mass of tissue

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SA node

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structure whose job is to sequence the ventricular contractiions with the atrial contractions

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AV node

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the electrical conducting system in the outer walls of the ventricles

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conduction of myofibers (perkingie fibers)

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location of the SA node of the heart

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right atrium

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the QRS spike represents this event

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ventricular contraction

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the second heart sound (dupp) is caused by this

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closing semilunar valves

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heart rate is monitored and regulated by this structure

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cardiovascular center of medulla

42
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nerve that decreases the heart rate

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vagus

43
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the heart speeds up when we stand up quickly due to receptors here that detect blood pressure changes

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corotid artery

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cardiac cycle

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relaxation
artial systole
ventricular systole

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coronary arteries branch off of the

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aorta

46
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the action of _____ causes audible heart sounds

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valves

47
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improperly closing valves

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cause heart murmurs

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the period of relaxation in the cardiac cycle

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diastole

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a heart that is stretched just before contraction will contract stronger according to this law

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degree of stretch Frank - Starling

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the contraction phase of the heart

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systole

51
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the good chemicals that take cholesterol to liver are

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high density lipo protiens (HDL’s)

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what causes the semilunar valves to close

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drop in blood pressure

53
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the volume of blood ejected from each ventricle with one contraction of the heart

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70ML

54
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the amount of blood ejected by each ventricle each minute

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cardiac output

55
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the term describing heart chamber contraction is ____.

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systole

56
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name several chemicals which would act to slow the heart rate

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Ca+2 Na+1 and K+1

57
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the term describing heart chamber relaxation is

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diastole

58
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chest pain caused from ischemia

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angina pectoris

59
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inflammation of the heart covering

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pericarditis

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