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Unit 2 - Chapter 14 - Heart Flashcards

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expand on the location, size and position of the heart

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  • triangular organ located in the mediastinum with two-thirds of the mass to the left of the body midline and one-third to the right
  • the apex is on the diaphragm
  • shape and size is of a closed fist
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where does the heart lie between

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between the sternum in front and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae behind

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what does cpr stand for

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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expand on cpr

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rhythmic compression of the heart between the sternum and vertebrae can maintain blood flow during cardiac arrest

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expand on the 2 upper chambers

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  • called atria
  • are the receiving chambers
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expand on the 2 lower chambers

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  • are called ventricles
  • are the discharging chambers
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what is the heart chamber composed of

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cardiac muscle tissue called myocardium

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what is the heart chambers lined with

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endocardium

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9
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expand on the inflammation of endocardium

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  • called endocarditis
  • when inflammed it can become rough and abrasive and thereby can cause a thrombus
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what is the pericardium

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a two layer fibrous sace with a lubricated space between the two layers

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what is the inner and outer layer of the pericardium called

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  • inner layer is visceral pericardium or epicardium
  • outer layer is parietal pericardium
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what is inflammation of the pericardium called

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pericarditis

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what is cardiac tamponade

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compression of the heart caused by fluid building up between the visceral pericardium and parietal pericardium

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14
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what is the contraction of the heart called

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systole

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what is relaxation of the heart called

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diastole

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what do heart valves do

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keep blood flowing through the heart and prevent backflow

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17
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what are the 2 kinds of atrioventricular (av) valves

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  • tricuspid
  • bicuspid
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18
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where is the tricuspid valve located

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at the opening of the right atrium into the ventricle

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where is the bicuspid (mitral) valve located

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at the opening of the left atrium into the ventricle

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what are the 2 types of semilunar (sl) valves

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pulmonary semilunar and aortic semilunar

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where is the pulmonary semilunar valve located

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at the beggining of the pulmonary artery

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where is the aortic semilunar valve located

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at the beginning of the aorta

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23
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expand on incompetent valves

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  • they leak, allowinf some blood to flow backward into the chamber from which it came
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expand on stenosed valves

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  • thy are narrower than normal, reducing blood flow
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expand on rhematic heart disease

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cardiac damage resulting from a delayed inflammatory respones to strep infection

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26
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expand on mitral valve prolapse (MVP)

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incompetence of mitral valve caused by its edges extending back into left atrium when left ventricle contracts

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27
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what are the 2 distinct sounds in every heartbeat of cycle

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lub dup

28
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what creates the first sound in the heart beat (lub)

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the vibration and closire of AV valves during contraction of the ventricles

29
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what creates the 2nd sound of the heartbeat (dup)

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the closure of the SL valves during relaxation of the ventricles

30
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what are heart murmurs

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abnormal heart sounds often caused by abnormal valves

31
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expand on blood flow through the heart

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the heart acts as 2 seperate pumps
- the right atrium and ventricle perform 1 function
- the left atrium and ventricle perform another function

32
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expand on coronary circulation

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Blood, which supplies oxygen and
nutrients to the myocardium of the
heart, flows through the right and left
coronary arteries

33
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expand on coronary heart disease

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  • Coronary thrombosis and coronary
    embolism involve a blood clot blocking
    some part of a coronary artery
  • Blood cannot flow through to the heart,
    and those cells start to die
  • Myocardial infarction (MI), or tissue
    death, occurs
34
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what is atherosclerosis

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Type of “hardening of
arteries” in which lipids build up on the
inside wall of blood vessels; can
partially or totally block coronary blood
flow

35
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what is angina pectoris

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Chest pain caused by
inadequate oxygen to the heart

36
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expand on coronary bypass surgery

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  • Common treatment for patients with
    severely restricted coronary artery
    blood flow
  • Other veins or vessels are taken from
    the body and used to bypass blockages
    in the coronary arteries
37
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expand on the cardiac cycle

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  • Heartbeat is regular and rhythmical—
    each complete beat called a cardiac
    cycle—average is about 72 beats per
    minute
  • Each cycle, about 0.8 seconds long,
    subdivided into systole (contraction
    phase) and diastole (relaxation phase)
38
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where is the SA (sinoatrial) node, the pacemaker found

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Located in the wall of the right atrium near
the opening of the superior vena cava

39
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wher is the AV (atrioventricular) node found

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Located in the right atrium along the lower part of the interatrial septum

40
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where is the AV bundle (bundle of his) found

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located in the septum of the ventricle

41
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where is the purkinje fibers (subendocardial fibers) found

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located in the walls of the ventricles

42
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expand on electrocardiography

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-Specialized conduction system structures
generate and transmit the electrical
impulses that result in contraction of the
heart
- These tiny electrical impulses traveling
through the heart’s conduction system
can be picked up on the surface of the
body and transformed into visible tracings
by a machine called an
electrocardiograph
- The visible tracing of these electrical
signals is called an electrocardiogram

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what are the names of the 3 deflections of and ECG (electrocardiogram)

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  • p wave
  • QRS complec
  • t wave
44
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what is the p wave of an ecg associated with

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depolirization of the atria

45
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what is the qrs complex of an ecg associated with

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depolirization of the ventricles

46
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what is the t wave of an ecg associated with

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repolarization of the ventricles

47
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what is cardiac dysrhythmia

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abnormality of heart rhythm

48
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what is heart block

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conduction of impulses is blockes

49
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what is complete heart block

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impaired AV node conduction, producing complete dissociate of P waves from QRS complexes

50
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how can heart block be treated

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by implanting an artificial pacemaker

51
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what is bradycardia

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slow heart rate of less than 60 beats/min

52
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what is tachycardia

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rapid heart rate of more than 100 beats/min

53
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what is sinus dsyrhthymia

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variation in heart rate during breathing cycle

54
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what is a premature contraction (extrasystole)

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contraction that occues sooner than expected in a normal rhythm

55
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what is fibrillation

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cardiac muscle fibers are out of step producing no effective pumping action

56
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when does atrial fibrillation (AF or a-fib) occur

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occurs in mitral stenosis, rheumatic heart disease and infraction of atrial mycocardium

57
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when does ventricular fibrillation (VF or v-fib) occur

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life threatening, occurs when a lack of ventricular pumping stops blood flow to vital tissues

58
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what can defibrillation treat

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can treat fibrillation by applying an electric shock to force cardiac dibers back into rhythm

59
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what are AEDs (automatic external defibrillators)

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small, lightweight devices that detect heart rhythms and can produce a shock, if necessary

60
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when is atrial ablation used

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used to treat atrial fibrillation by destroying heart muscle in a specific location and eliminating the pathway of abnormal electrical signals

61
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what is stroke volume

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the volume of blood ejected from one ventricle with each beat

62
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what is cardiac output (CO)

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the amount of blood that one ventricle can pump each minute (average is about 5L per minute at rest)

63
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expand on the corelation between heart rate and the autonomic nervous system

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the autonomic nervous system can alter the hearts rhythm to increase or decrease the heart rate

64
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expand on stroke volume

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  • The volume of blood ejected by the
    ventricles is determined by the volume of
    blood returned to the heart by the veins,
    or venous return
  • The higher the venous return, the higher
    the SV
  • Strength of myocardial contraction also
    helps determine SV
  • Valve disorders, coronary artery blockage,
    and myocardial infarction (MI) can all
    decrease stroke volume and may decrease
    cardiac output
65
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what is heart failure

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Inability to pump enough
returned blood to sustain life; it can be
caused by many different heart
diseases

66
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what is right heart failure

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Failure of the right side of the heart to pump blood, usually because the left side of the heart is not pumping effectively

67
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what is left heart failure/congestive heart failure

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Inability of the left
ventricle to pump effectively, resulting
in congestion of the systemic and
pulmonary circulations

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