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The Heart Flashcards

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1
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What vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?

A

Coronary arteries on the surface

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2
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Heart muscle

Is… which means it …

A

Cardiac muscle

Myogenic
Initiates own contractions

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3
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What prevents valves from turning inside out?

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Tendinous cords attached to valves

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Fibrillation

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Uncoordinated contraction of atria or ventricles

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SAN (sino-atrial node)

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Heart’s pacemaker
Generates electrical activity
Initiates wave of excitation over walls and causes cardiac muscle to contract (atrial systole)

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AVN (atrio-ventricular node)

Which is…

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Conducts wave of excitation through ventricles

Delayed to allow time for atria to finish contracting

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7
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Fast heart rate

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Tachycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Bradycardia

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9
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Atria more frequently beats than ventricles

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Atrial fibrillation

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10
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3rd beat is an early ventricular

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Ectopic heartbeat

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