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| type of blood vessel that collapses easily when not filled with blood |
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| disease of the circulatory system characterized by fatty deposits in the walls of arteries |
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| Describes the pumping action of the heart |
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| functions as a double pump |
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| special conducting cells that originate an electrical impulse that begins and regulates the heart beat |
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| what the doctor thinks is wrong with someone admitted with r/o MI |
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| enlarged veins that can be painful, inflamed and not as effective in returning blood to the heart |
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| You feel dizzy when getting up suddenly, your blood pressure is 90/50 |
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| disorder that occurs in one of five Americanss, the silent killer |
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| abnormal condition characterized by a protrusion in the wall of an artery |
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| this occurs when fluid accumulates in the tissues |
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| the partition between the right and left sides of the body |
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| structures in the heart that prevent back flow of blood |
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| vessels on the the outer surface of the heart that provide its oxygen supply |
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| the bicuspid (mitral) valve is located between the: |
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| left atrium and left ventricle |
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| muscular layer of the heart |
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| smooth membrane that lines the inside of the heart and heart valves |
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| large artery that the blood enters as it leaves the left ventricle |
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| chamber of the heart pumping blood to the body |
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| valve that prevents back flow of blood as it leaves the heart and enters the aorta |
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| the heart has this many chambers |
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| this happens when the electrical impulse reaches the Purkinje fibers |
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| major artery that carries blood to the brain |
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| blood that travels from the heart to the tissues and cells is part of which type of circulation |
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| Which contains the highest level of oxygen: arterioles, venules, veins |
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| upper chambers of the heart |
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| artery in the arm used to measure blood pressure |
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| type of blood vessels that are the most muscular and elastic |
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| term to describe the pain felt when the heart does not receive enough oxygen |
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| Cheryl has a clot in her leg. If it becomes dislodged, it becomes a/an |
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| an EKG or ECG is a recording of |
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| elctrical activity of the heart |
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| circulation of blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen |
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| cardiopulmonary circulation |
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| chamber of the heart that blood enters after it passes through the mitral valve |
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| the superior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood to what part of the heart |
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| blood that leaves the legs will pass through what vein before reaching the heart |
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| where can you feel the popliteal pulse |
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| Which symptom is most common in patients with heart disease: dry cough, pharygitis, cyanosis, hypotension |
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| contraction phase of the heart beat |
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| capillaries are one cell thick and made of |
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| average heart rate at rest |
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| what cells stimulate both atria to contract |
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