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9th Grade
05/14/2007

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Term
Cardiovascular System
Definition
Cardio-heart
Circulatory System
Term
All body cell's need ____ and ____ to survive.
Definition
Oxygen and Nutrients
Term
The Heart's

1.Weight____
2. Size_____
3. Point End_____
4.Starts Beating______
Definition
1. 1 lb
2. of fist
3. Apex
4. 4 weeks in embryonic stage
Term
Describe Location Of Heart
Definition
1. superior to diaphragm 2. Medial to lungs 3. In Thoracic Region 4. Anterior to Spine 5. MEDIASTINAL CAVITY. 6. Posterior to sternum
Term
Endocardium
Definition
Inside Layer Of Heart Wall
Made up of Epthelial Tissue
1. Smooth & Prevents Clot Formation
Term
Myocardium
Definition
Middle & Thickest layer of wall.
Made of Muscle Tissues
1. Pumps
Term
Epicardium
Definition
Outer Layer of Wall.
Made of Epithelial and Connective Tissues.
1. Epithelial - Secretes
2. Connective - Strength

**Epicardium = Visceral Pericardium **
Term
Pericaridum
Definition
double sac made of membrane the heart is enclosed by

OTHERNAME: Pericardial Sac
Term
Visceral Pericadium
Definition
Inner Layer of Sac
Term
Parietal Pericardium
Definition
Outer Layer of Sac
Term
Pericardial Space
Definition
Space between membranes
Term
Pericardial Fluid
Definition
Fluid in The Space

OTHER NAME: SEROUS FLUID

acts like lubricant to prevent friction
Term
Pericarditis
Definition
Inflammation of the Pericardium
Term
How many chambers does the heart have?
Definition
4
Term
Atrium (Atria)
Definition
Top Chambers of Heart RECIEVING BLOOD from all ove bodies [image]
Term
Ventricles
Definition
Bottom chambers of heart. DISCHARGING or PUMPING chamber The RIGHT ventricle forms most of the hearts anterior surface [image]
Term
Oxygenated
Definition
Left Side of the Heart -CO2 +O2
Term
Deoxygenated
Definition
Right Side Of Heart +CO2 -O2 Darker Blood
Term
Arteries
Definition
Take blood away from the heart
Term
Veins
Definition
Bring Blood to the heart
Term
Vena Cava
(Vanae Cavae)
Definition
Superior and Inferior Venae Cavae

Bring blood to the heart into the Right Atrium
Term
Pulmonary Arteries
Definition
Take deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle out of the heart and into the lungs to get oxygenated.
Term
Pulmonary Veins
Definition
Bring Oxygenated bloode to the left atrium.
Term
AV
Definition
Vavles between atria and ventricles

Tricuspid
and Bicuspid
Term
Tricuspid
Definition
Valve-- location : RIGHT
Term
Bicuspid
Definition
Valve-- location Left

"Mitral Valve" polaspe
Term
Papillary Muscle
Definition
[image] Helps the chordae tendineae
Term
Chordinae Tendineae
Definition
[image] Cord-like tenden that help the AV valves close entirely leaving no room for back flow
Term
Semilunar Vavles
Definition
Vavles at the bases of major vessels leaving the heart.
Term
Pulmonary Semilunar
Definition
Valve - location -- leaving the right ventricle leading into the pulmonary tunnel [image]
Term
Aortic Semilunar Valve
Definition
Valve- Location Left Leaving the left ventricle into the Aortic arch. [image]
Term
Systole
Definition
Contracting

Ejected Blood
Term
Diastole
Definition
Resting

Filling up w/ blood
Term
The Pulmonary and Systemic Circulation
Definition
1. Superior and Inferior Vanae Cavae
2. Rt Atrium
3. Rt Ventricle
4. Pulmonary Trunk
5. Pulmonary Artery
6. Lungs
7. Pulmonary Veins
8. Left Atrium
9. Left Ventricle
10. Aorta
11. Body Cells
12. Venae Cavae
Term
Coronary Atery Circulation
Definition
Blood supply that oxygenates and nourishes the heart itself.
Term
Right Coronary Artery
Definition
Branches off of Aorta [image] Brings blood to the heart muscle itself.
Term
Left Coronary Artery
Definition
Brings blood to the heart muscle itself. Branches off the Aorta. [image]
Term
Coronary Sinus
Definition
The area where the myocardium is drained and emptied by the cardiac veins.

The Coronay Sinus empties into the right atrium.
Term
Atherosclerosis
Definition
Yellowish fatty debris -> plague / hardening
Term
Ischemia
Definition
Blood supply does nto meet demand
Term
Necrosis
Definition
cell death
Term
Infarction
Definition
area of cell death
Term
Angina Pectoris

Location:
Onset:
Treatment:
Definition
AKA ischemia - stress can be a cause

Location: Chest
Onset: Sudden/acute
Treatment:
1. Rest
2. Nitroglycerin
Term
Nitroglycerin
Definition
Treatment for Angina's.

1.Sublingual
2. Should work 3-5 minutes after taking.
3. little "dot" like pill
4. dialates the blocks causing the angina
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