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Aortic

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Valve between aorta and left ventricle

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Aorta

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Largest artery of the body

Oxygenated blood exits the heart

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Arteriole

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Tiny artery connecting to a capillary

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Artery

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Thick walled blood vessel

Carries oxygenated blood away from heart

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Atrioventricular

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Bundle of fibers in the inter ventricular septum
Transfers charges in the heart’s conduction system
His

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Atrioventricular node AV

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Specialized part of interatrial septum that sends a charge to the bundle of His

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Atrioventricular valve

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One of two valves that control blood flow between the atria and ventricules

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Atrium

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Either of the two upper chambers of the heart

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Bicuspid

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Atrioventricular valve on the left side of heart

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Blood

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Made of plasma
Circulates through body
Delivers nutrients

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Blood pressure

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Measure of the force of blood surging through arteries

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Blood vessel

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Any tubular passageways in cardiovacular system

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Bundle of His

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Atrioventricular bundle

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Capillary

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Smallest blood vessel

Exchange point between arterial and venous vessels

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Carbon dioxide

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Waste material transported in venous blood

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Cardiac cycle

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Repeated contraction and relaxation of heart as it circulates blood within itself and pumps it out to the rest of the body

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Cardiovascular

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Relating to or affecting the heart and blood vessels

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Carotid artery

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Artery that transports oxygenated blood to the head and neck

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Conduction system

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Part of the heart containing specialized tissue that sends electrical charges through heart fibers, causing the heart to contract and relax at regular intervals

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Coronary artery

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Blood vessel that supplies oxygen rich blood the heart

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Depolarization

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Contracting state of the myocardial tissue in heart’s conduction system

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Diastole

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Relaxation phase of heart beat

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Ductus arteriosus

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Structure in fetal circulatory system through which blood flows to bypass the fetus’s nonfunctioning lungs

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Ductus venosus

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Structure in the fetal circulatory system through which blood flows to bypass the fetal liver

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Endocardium
Membranous lining of chambers and valves of heart | Innermost layer of heart tissue
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Endothelium
Lining of the arteries that secretes substances into blood
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Epicardium
Outermost layer of heart tissue
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Femoral artery
Artery that supplies blood to thigh
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Foramen ovale
Opening in septum of the fetal heart and closes at birth
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Heart
Muscular organ that receives blood from veins and sends out to arteries
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Inferior vena cave
Large vein that draws blood from the lower part of body to the right atrium
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Left atrium
Upper left heart chamber
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Left ventricle
Lower left heart chamber
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Lumen
Channel inside artery through which blood flows
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Mitral
Bicuspid valve
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Myocardium
Muscular layer of heart tissue between epicardium and endocardium
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Pacemaker
Term for sinoarterial (SA) node | Artificial device that regulates heart rhythm
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Pericardium
Protective covering of heart
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Polarization
Resting state of myocardial tissue in conduction system of heart
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Popliteal artery
Artery that supplies blood to cells of area behind knee
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Pulmonary artery
one of two arteries that supplies blood that is low in oxygen from heart to the lungs
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Pulmonary valve
Controls the blood flow between the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries
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Pulmonary vein
One of four veins that bring oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
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Pulse
Rhythmic expansion and contraction of a blood vessel (artery)
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Repolarization
Recharging state | Transition from contraction to resting that occurs in conduction system
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Right atrium
Upper right chamber of heart
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Right ventricle
Lower right chamber of heart
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Saphenous vein
Any of a group of veins that transport deoxygenated blood from legs
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Semilunar valve
One of two valves that prevent the back flow of blood flowing out of heart into aorta and pulmonary artery
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Septum
Partition between left and right chambers of heart
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Sinoatrial node (SA)
Region of right atrium containing specialized tissue that sends electrical impulses to heart muscle causing it to contract
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Sinus rhythm
Normal heart rhythm
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Superior vena cava
Large vein that transports blood collected from upper part of the body to heart
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Systole
Contraction phase of heartbeat
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Tricuspid valve
Atrioventricular valve on right side of heart
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Valve
Any of various structures that slow or prevent fluid from flowing backward or forward
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Vein
Any of various blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood toward heart Except pulmonary vein
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Vena cava
Superior and inferior
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Ventricle
Either of two lower chambers of heart
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Venule
Tiny vein connecting a capillary
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Angio
Blood vessel
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Aort
Aorta
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Arteri
Artery
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Ather
Fatty matter
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Atri
Atrium
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Cardi
Heart
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Hemangi
Blood vessel
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Pericardi
Pericardium
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Phleb
Vein
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Sphygm
Pulse
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Thromb
Blood clot
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Vas
Blood vessel
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Ven
Vein
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AcG
Accelerator globulin
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AF
Atrial fibrillation
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AMI
Acute myocardial infarction
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AS
Aortic stinosis
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ASCVD
Arterious sclerotic cardiovascular disease
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ASD
Atrial septal defect
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ASHD
Arterial sclerotic heart diesease
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AV
Atrioventricular
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BP
Blood pressure
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Blood pressure bpm
Blood per min
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CABG
Coronary artery bipass graft
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CAD
Coronary artery disease
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Cath
Catheter
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CCU
Coronary care unit
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CHD
Coronary heart disease
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CHF
Congestive heart failure
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CO
Cardiac output
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CPK
Creatine phosphokinase
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CPR
Cardio pulmonary recesitiaton
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CVA
Cerebral vascular accident
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CVD
Cardiovascular disease
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DIC
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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DSA
Digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
Deep venous thrombosis
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ECG
Electrocsrdiogram
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Echo
Echocardiogram
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ETT
Excersise tolerance test
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GOT
Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminas
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HDL
High density liver protein
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HR
Heart rwte
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LDH
Lactate dehydrogenase
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LDL
Low density lipoprotein
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LV
Left venticle
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LVH
Left vent hypertrophy
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MI
Mitral insufficiency | Myocardial infarction
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MR
Mitral regurgitation
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MS
Mitral stenosis
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MUGA
Multiple gated acquisition scan
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MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
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PAC
Premature atrial contraction
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PTCA
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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PVC
Premature ventricular contraction
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SA
Sinoatrial
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SV
Stroke volume
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TC
Total cholesterol
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TPA
Tissue plasminogen activator
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VLDL
Very low density lipoprotein
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VSD
Ventricular septal defect
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VT
Ventricular tachycardia
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Angiocardiography
Viewing of heart and its major blood vessels by xray after injection of a contrast medium
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Angiography
Viewing of a hearts major blood vessels by xray after injection of a contrast medium

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