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        | small conical pouch that extends from each atria |  | 
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        | In the sheep heart which sections have thicker walls? |  | Definition 
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        | What forms the boundary between the left and right ventricles? |  | Definition 
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        | What is contained within the interventricular sulcus? |  | Definition 
 
        | Coronary artery and cardiac vein |  | 
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        | What is the role of the coronary artery and cardiac vein? |  | Definition 
 
        | supply blood to the tissues of the heart itself |  | 
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        | What is the very thin outermost layer of the heart called? |  | Definition 
 
        | visceral pericardium or epicardium |  | 
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        | What is the thick muscular layer of the heart? |  | Definition 
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        | How does cardiac muscle cells resemble skeletal muscles? |  | Definition 
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        | How are cardiac muscle cells different from the skeletal muscle cells? |  | Definition 
 
        | Branched, joined to one another via intercalated discs |  | 
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        | What are intercalated discs? |  | Definition 
 
        | intercellular junctions of the cardiac muscle cells |  | 
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        | What does branching of the cellsand the intercalated discs form? |  | Definition 
 
        | Interconnected cell network |  | 
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        | What is the importance of the interconnected cell network? |  | Definition 
 
        | Rapid spread of action potential allowing all areas of a heart chamber to contract virtually simultaneiously |  | 
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        | How long does it take the cardiac cycle to complete? |  | Definition 
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        | contractoin of the two atria |  | 
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        | contraction of the two atria |  | 
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        | long period of relaxation after contraction |  | 
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        | What is ventricular systole? |  | Definition 
 
        | contraction of the ventricles |  | 
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        | Atrial contraction pushes blood into ventricles |  | 
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        | Ventricles begin contracting |  | 
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        | AV valves are pushed closed by back flowing blood |  | 
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        | What creates the "lub" sound? |  | Definition 
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        | Contraction of ventricles pushes blood into two arteries |  | 
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        | Blood is propelled from left ventricle into aorta |  | 
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        | Blood from right ventricle is pushed into the pulmonary trunk |  | 
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        | Ventricles and Atria in diastole |  | 
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        | Semilunar valves prevent backflow into ventricles |  | 
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        | What produces the "dup" sound? |  | Definition 
 
        | Closing of the semilunar valves |  | 
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        | narrowing of teh opening of the valve |  | 
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        | What is the Korotkoff sound? |  | Definition 
 
        | When blood flow is turbulent and creates a soft sound |  | 
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