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Terminology
Cardiovascular Terms
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Veterinary Medicine
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04/30/2013

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Ventricle
Definition
Caudoventral chamber of the heart
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Atrium
Definition
crainodorsal chamber of the heart
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Pericardium
Definition
double-walled membrane surrounding the heart
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Atrioventricular Valve
Definition
controls the opening between the right atrium and ventricle
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Purkinje Fiber
Definition
Establishes the basic rhythm of the heart
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Systole
Definition
occurs when ventricles contract
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Diastole
Definition
occurs when the ventricles relax
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Aorta
Definition
Main trunk of the arterial system that begins from the left ventricle of the heart
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Vena Cava
Definition
A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
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Vein
Definition
returns blood to the heart
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Artery
Definition
carries blood to the body
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capillary
Definition
single-celled think vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems
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Epicardium
Definition
external layer of the heart
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