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Cardiovascular
Review of the PCM Cardiovascular Lecture Material
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10/03/2015

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Term
Where on the chest is the aortic area?
Definition
Right upper sternal border.
Term
Where on the chest is the pulmonic area?
Definition
Left upper sternal border.
Term
Where on the chest is the tricuspid area?
Definition
Left lower sternal border.
Term
Where on the chest is the mitral area?
Definition
Apex.
Term
What is the surface anatomical feature where jugular venous pressure measurement begins?
Definition
Angle of Louis (at the union of the manubrium with the body of the sternum).
Term
What are the last events of diastole?
Definition
Atrial contraction followed by mitral valve closure.
Term
What causes S1?
Definition
Mitral valve closure.
Term
What causes the P wave?
Definition
Atrial kick.
Term
What causes S2?
Definition
Aortic valve closure.
Term
What causes S3?
Definition
The sound of atrial blood hitting a poorly emptied ventrical.
Term
What would cause a valve to make an opening sound?
Definition
Stiffness.
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