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| pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
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| space in the thoracic cavity between the lungs (heart is located here) |
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| hollow muscular organ that provides the power to move blood throughout the body |
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| Where is the heart located? |
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| double-walled membrane that surrounds the heart |
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| How many layers does the pericardium have? |
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| Name the two layers of the pericardium. |
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| what is included in the serous layer of the pericardium? |
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| parietal & visceral layers |
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| Define Cardiovascular System. |
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| delivers oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to various tissues of the body. transports waste products to the appropriate waste removal system. is known as the circulatory system |
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| What is known as the Circulatory System? |
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| Define Pericardial Space. |
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| space between the two serous layers of the pericardium. contains the pericardial fluid. |
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| Define Pericardial Fluid. |
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| prevents friction between the heart and the pericardium when the heart beats. |
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| external layer that is one of three that makes up the heart. |
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| middle layer out of three that makes up the heart |
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| inner layer of three that makes up the heart. |
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| Define Electrocardiogram. |
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| record of the electrical activity |
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| Define Electrocardiography. |
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| process of recording the electrical activity of the myocardium. |
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| rapid, random, and ineffective heart contractions. |
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| abnormally low heart rate. |
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| abnormally high heart rate |
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| Listening to the body sounds |
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| abnormal heart sound associated with the turbulent low of blood |
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| blood flow through tissues |
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| lack of perfusion to the tissues |
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| the pressure exerted by blood on the arterial walls |
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| windpipe or passageway for air |
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| branches from the trachea |
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| air sacs in which most of the gas exchange occurs |
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| combining form for thorax |
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| a muscle that separate the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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| abnormally fast respiratory rate |
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| abnormally slow respiratory rate |
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| inadequate supply of oxygen to the tissues |
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| surgical puncture into the thorax to remove air or fluid |
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| blue discoloration due the lack of oxygen |
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| area of necrosis caused by an interrupted supply |
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| right atrioventricular valve |
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| control the flow of blood through the heart |
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| blood vessels that deliver blood to and take blood away from the heart |
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| Define Coronary Occlusion. |
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| blockage of coronary vessels |
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| deficiency in blood supply to an area |
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| Define the Bundle of His. |
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| located in the interventricular septum and continues through the ventricle as the ventricular purkinie fibers. |
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| carry impulses through the the ventricular muscle, causing the ventricles to contract. |
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| What are the heart valves? |
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| Pulmonary Semilunar, Left Atrioventricular (mitral, bicupsid), Aortic Semilunar |
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| Name two other names for the Left Atrioventricular Valve. |
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| Mitral Valve, Bicupsid Valve |
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| located in the right atrial wall and initiates the hearts rhythm. |
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| located in the right atrial wall and initiates the hearts rhythm. |
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| located in the interatrial septum and receives impulses from the SA node. Sends impulses to the bundle of his. |
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| Define Atrioventricular Node. |
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| located in the interatrial septum and receives impulses from the SA node. Sends impulses to the bundle of his. |
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| single-cell-thick vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems. |
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| blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. combining forms are ven/o and phleb/o |
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| blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. combining form is arteri/o. |
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| abnormal sound associated with turbulent blood flow. |
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| Closing of the semilunar valves. |
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| closing of the atrioventricular valves. |
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| Define Electrocardiography. |
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| the process of recording electrical activity of the heart. |
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| depolarization (excitation) of the atria. |
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| depolarization (excitation) of the ventricles. |
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| repolarization (recovery) of the ventricles. |
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| is the tension exerted by blood on the arterial walls measured by a sphygmomanometer. |
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| the rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery produced by pressure. |
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