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Chapter 2 & 3 Flashcards

1
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A small muscular pouch like structure that fills the ventricles with blood

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Atrium

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A Lower chamber of the heart responsible for pumping blood to the lungs and entire body

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Ventricle

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A dividing wall or partition such as the one found between the two atria or between the two ventricles

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Septum

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4
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The outermost layer of the heart

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Epicardium

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5
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The middle muscular layer of the heart responsible for heart contraction

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Myocardium

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6
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The innermost layer of the heart

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Endocardium

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7
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A sac that encases the heart consisting of two layers and filled with a small amount of fluid that prevents friction with heart muscular action

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Pericardium

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8
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One of three compartments inside the chest contains the heart and great vessels

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Mediastinum

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9
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Decrease in length

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Contract

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10
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The only arteries in the body that carry deoxygenated blood transport blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary Arteries

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11
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The largest artery in the human body which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

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Aorta

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12
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The only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood delivering blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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Pulmonary Veins

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13
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The arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the myocardium

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Coronary Arteries

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14
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Supply with blood

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Perfuse

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15
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A small mass of tissue, located in the right upper atrium, that serves as the heart’s primary pacemaker

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SA Node

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16
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Specialized tissue that is able to regulate the impulses between atria and ventricles

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AV Node

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17
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Complex process involving the opening of sodium and potassium channels on the surface of cardiac cells resulting in the loss of polarity

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Depolarization

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18
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Slow heart rate

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Bradycardia

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19
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A part of the conduction system responsible for receiving electrical impulses from the AV Node and transmitting the impulses to the bundle branches

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Bundle of His

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20
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A small positive deflection that represents atrium depolarization the signal comes from the SA Nodes

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P Waves

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21
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The lower pointed end of the heart

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Apex

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22
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Part of the conduction system responsible for transmitting electrical impulses from the AV node to the Purkinje fibers to trigger ventricular depolarization

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Bundle Branch

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23
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Fibers that serve to conduct electrical impulses through the right and left ventricles causing ventricular depolarization

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Purkinje fibers

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24
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The ability of the cardiac cells to spontaneously generate electrical activity

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Automaticity

25
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Originating in an area of the heart other than the sinoatrial node

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Ectopic

26
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Component of the hearts electrical conduction system responsible for ensuring the near simultaneous depolarization of both atria

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Bachmann’s bundle

27
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Six EKG leads placed on the anterior chest to record unipolar electrical activity of the heart at a specified location

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Precordial leads

28
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Unipolar leads created by combining two of the three limbs leads to create a positive electrode called the aVR,aVL,and aVF leads

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Augmented leads

29
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Mark on the ekg tracing caused by factors other than the hearts electrical activity movement, electrical, or magnetic interference

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Artifact

30
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Rapid heart rate

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Tachycardia

31
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Between the ribs

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Intercostal

32
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An imaginary line through the middle of the clavicles that extends vertically

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Midclavicular

33
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An imaginary line through the axillary region that separates the front and back of the human body

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Midaxillary

34
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An upward presentation of the waveforms on the EKG tracing that is located above the isoelectric line

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Positive Deflection

35
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The downward presentation of waveforms on the EKG tracing that is located below the isoelectric line

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Negative Deflection

36
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The relaxation phase of the heart that prepares the heart for another depolarization

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Repolarization

37
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The period between specific electrical activities of the heart that is recorded on the EKG

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Interval

38
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An abnormal heart rhythm also called dysthymia

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Arrhythmia

39
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An instrument used to measure distances on an EKG tracing

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Caliper

40
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Gain or voltage

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Amplitude

41
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Decrease in oxygenation of tissues due to poor blood flow

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Ischemia

42
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The absence of any electrical activity in the heart

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Asystole

43
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Death of tissue due to a lack of oxygenation usually due to a blockage in circulation

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Infarction

44
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Red

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V1

45
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Yellow

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V2

46
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Green

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V3

47
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Blue

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V4

48
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Orange

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V5

49
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Purple

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V6

50
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Right chest about two inches below the clavicle

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White Lead

51
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Left chest, lower rib cage area

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Red Lead

52
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Left Chest, opposite of white lead

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Black Lead

53
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Right chest, fourth rib

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Brown Lead

54
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Right Lower chest, over a rib

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Green Lead

55
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The part of the EKG that demonstrates atrial or ventricular contraction

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Complexes

56
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The straight line on the EKG tracing between cardiac cycles where no electrical activity of the heart is being conducted and no deflection is noted

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Isoelectric line

57
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Rapid, wavelike contractions

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Flutter

58
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State of quivering with no organized contraction

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Fibrillation

59
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The excitement of the atria with a rise in internal pressure to forcefully push blood into the ventricles

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Atrial kick

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