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Arteries

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Carry blood AWAY from the heart; Mostly oxygenated blood

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Veins

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Carry blood to the heart; mostly deoxygenated blood

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Atria

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Gathering place for blood to be sent to ventricles

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Ventricles

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inferior chambers that heart muscles actively pump blood away; have thicker walls than atria; left ventricle has thicker wall than right ventricle

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Pulmonary Trunk

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Transports blood from right ventricle and splits into pulmonary arteries

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Aorta

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Transports blood from left ventricle

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Superior and inferior vena cava

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Drain deoxygenated blood into right atrium

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Pulmonary Veins

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Drain oxygenated blood into left atrium

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Atrioventricular Valves

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Left and Right AV valves; sit between atrium and ventricle on both sides; right is tricuspid; left is bicuspid/mitral)

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Semilunar Valves

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Sit between ventricle and arterial trunk; Pulmonary and Aortic Valves

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Basic Pattern

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Right heart to lungs to left heart to systemic tissues to right heart

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Pericardium

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Encloses the heart; 3 layers (fibrous pericardium and parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium)

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Apex

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inferior, conical end of the heart

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Base

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postero-superior surface of heart

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Fibrous Pericardium

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Outermost covering of the heart; dense irregular CT; attaches to diaphragm and base of aorta; anchors heart and prevents overfilling

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Parietal Layer of Serous Pericardium

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Simple Squamous epithelium and areolar CT;

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Visceral Layer of Serous Pericardium

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Simple squamous epithelium an areolar CT; attaches directly to the heart

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Epicardium

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Visceral Layer of Serous Pericardium; simple squamous epithelium and areolar CT

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Myocardium

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middle layer of heart wall; cardiac muscle tissue that contracts to pump blood

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Endocardium

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covers internal surface of heart and external surface of valves; simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue; continuous with lining of blood vessels

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Interatrial Septum

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Separates atria

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Interventricular Septum

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separates ventricles

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Fibrous Skeleton

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dense irregular CT; provides structural support at boundary of atria and ventricles; forms fibrous rings to anchor valves

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Sinoatrial Node

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initiates heartbeat; the heart doesn’t require neural input to beat

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Atrioventricular Node
floor of right atrium
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Purkinje fibers
extend from left and right bundles at heart's apex; course through walls of ventricles; provide the heart's conduction system to perform synchronized contractions of its ventricles
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ANS influence on heart rate
Medulla oblongata; sends signals via sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways; modifies cardiac activity
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Valve Function
ensure one-way flow of blood through heart
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Auricles
wrinkled extension of atrium
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coronary sulcus
separates atria from ventricles
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Interventricular sulci
separate left from right ventricles
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Pectinate Muscles
ridges on the anterior wall and within the auricle
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Fossa Ovalis
oval depression on interatrial septum
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Foramen ovale
hole that shunted blood from right to left atrium in fetal life
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Trabeculae carneae
irregular muscular ridges inside ventricle wall
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Papillary Muscles
cone-shaped projections extending from internal ventricle wall
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Tendinous Cords
thin strands of collagen fibers attaching to AV valve
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Atrioventricular Bundle
extends from AV node through the interventricular septum; divides into left and right bundles
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Carry blood AWAY from the heart; Mostly oxygenated blood
Arteries
40
Carry blood to the heart; mostly deoxygenated blood
Veins
41
Gathering place for blood to be sent to ventricles
Atria
42
inferior chambers that heart muscles actively pump blood away; have thicker walls than atria; left ventricle has thicker wall than right ventricle
Ventricles
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Transports blood from right ventricle and splits into pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary Trunk
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Transports blood from left ventricle
Aorta
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Drain deoxygenated blood into right atrium
Superior and inferior vena cava
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Drain oxygenated blood into left atrium
Pulmonary Veins
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Left and Right AV valves; sit between atrium and ventricle on both sides; right is tricuspid; left is bicuspid/mitral)
Atrioventricular Valves
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Sit between ventricle and arterial trunk; Pulmonary and Aortic Valves
Semilunar Valves
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Right heart to lungs to left heart to systemic tissues to right heart
Basic Pattern
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Encloses the heart; 3 layers (fibrous pericardium and parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium)
Pericardium
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inferior, conical end of the heart
Apex
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postero-superior surface of heart
Base
53
Outermost covering of the heart; dense irregular CT; attaches to diaphragm and base of aorta; anchors heart and prevents overfilling
Fibrous Pericardium
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Simple Squamous epithelium and areolar CT;
Parietal Layer of Serous Pericardium
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Simple squamous epithelium an areolar CT; attaches directly to the heart
Visceral Layer of Serous Pericardium
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Visceral Layer of Serous Pericardium; simple squamous epithelium and areolar CT
Epicardium
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middle layer of heart wall; cardiac muscle tissue that contracts to pump blood
Myocardium
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covers internal surface of heart and external surface of valves; simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue; continuous with lining of blood vessels
Endocardium
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Separates atria
Interatrial Septum
60
separates ventricles
Interventricular Septum
61
dense irregular CT; provides structural support at boundary of atria and ventricles; forms fibrous rings to anchor valves
Fibrous Skeleton
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initiates heartbeat; the heart doesn't require neural input to beat
Sinoatrial Node
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floor of right atrium
Atrioventricular Node
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extend from left and right bundles at heart's apex; course through walls of ventricles; provide the heart's conduction system to perform synchronized contractions of its ventricles
Purkinje fibers
65
Medulla oblongata; sends signals via sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways; modifies cardiac activity
ANS influence on heart rate
66
ensure one-way flow of blood through heart
Valve Function
67
wrinkled extension of atrium
Auricles
68
separates atria from ventricles
coronary sulcus
69
separate left from right ventricles
Interventricular sulci
70
ridges on the anterior wall and within the auricle
Pectinate Muscles
71
oval depression on interatrial septum
Fossa Ovalis
72
hole that shunted blood from right to left atrium in fetal life
Foramen ovale
73
irregular muscular ridges inside ventricle wall
Trabeculae carneae
74
cone-shaped projections extending from internal ventricle wall
Papillary Muscles
75
thin strands of collagen fibers attaching to AV valve
Tendinous Cords
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extends from AV node through the interventricular septum; divides into left and right bundles
Atrioventricular Bundle

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