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Gross anatomy of the heart
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24  cards
pericardium
The _________ is the thin sac enc...,
The strongest layer of dense irre...,
Function in lubricating theheart ...
4  cards
Layers of the heart wall
Visceral layer of the serous peri...,
Consists of cardiac muscle muscle...,
Endothelium resting on a layer of...
3  cards
Blood circulation through the pulmonary and systemic circuits
Takes blood to and from the lungs,
Vessels transport blood to and fr...,
The right atrium received deoxyge...
21  cards
Function of superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and coronary sinus.
To carry spent deoxygenated blood...,
The inferior vena cava is a large...,
The coronary sinus is a collectio...
3  cards
Sources of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the upper chambers of the heart
Deoxygenatedblood fromsystemic ci...,
Oxygenatedblood frompulmonary cir...
2  cards
Events during atrial systole and diastole
During systole or contraction the...,
Systole is followed by,
During _______ the chamber fills ...
4  cards
Function and location of the heart valves
The tricuspid valve and mitral bi...,
The pulmonary valve and aortic va...,
Located between the right atrium ...
14  cards
The heart sounds are the noises (sound) generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.
The heart sounds are the noises s...,
The av valves closing tricuspid a...,
The semilunar valves closing pulm...
3  cards
Characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue
Forms a thick layer called the my...,
Branching have one or two nuclein...,
Cells join at intercalated discs
4  cards
Electrical conduction through the heart.
5  cards
Blood vessels
What is the left,
What is the middle,
What is the right
3  cards
disrorders of the heart
A condition in which fatty materi...,
Pain caused bydeficient blood del...,
A pain or discomfort in your ches...
11  cards

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