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Creative Study Chapter 9 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Septum

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divides heart into right and left portions

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Interatrial Septum

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Separate atria

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Interventricular Septum

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Separates ventricles

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Endocardium

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membrane that lines the interior cavities of the heart

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Myocardium

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thick, muscular layer

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Epicrdium

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Outer Membrane

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Pericardium

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Loose, protective sac that surrounds and encloses the heart

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Pulmonary Circulation

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Passage of blood from right ventricles through the pulmonary artery to the lungs and back through the pulmonary veins to the left atrium

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Systemic Circulation

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Contraction of the left ventricle pushes blood through the aortic valve into the aorta and on to all parts of the body through arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins

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Coronary Circulation

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Supplies blood to the heart

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty (lipid) paste

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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circle or crown

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my/o

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muscle

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pector/o

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chest

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steth/o

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chest

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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thromb/o

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clot

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varic/o

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swollen, twisted vein

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vas/o

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vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (belly or pouch)

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Diastole

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Period in cardiac cycle when blood enters relaxed ventricles from the atria

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Systole

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Period in cardiac cycle when heart is in heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and pulmonary artery

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Normotension

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Normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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