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| The cardiovascular system delivers _____, _____, and _____. |
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1) oxygen
2) nutrients
3) hormones |
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| pertaining to the heart and vessels |
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| Name the three major parts of the cardiovascular system. |
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1) the heart
2) the blood vessels
3) the blood |
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| hollow muscular organ that provides the power to move blood through the body |
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| The heart is located inside the _____ cavity |
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| cavity between the lungs; cntains the heart, the large blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, lymph nodes, and other structures |
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| double-walled membrane surrounding the heart |
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| is the inner layer; divided into two portions |
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| the serous layer that lines the fibrous pericardium |
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| the serous layer that lines the heart; also called the epicardium |
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| the serous layer that lines the heart; also called the visceral layer |
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| the space between the two serous layers of the pericardium |
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| fluid in the pericardial space |
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| What is the purpose of pericardial fluid? |
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| Pericardial fluid prevents friction between the heart and the pericardium when the heart beats |
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| Name the three walls that compose the heart. |
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1) epicardium
2) myocardium
3) endocardium |
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| middle and thickest layer of the heart; the actual heart muscle |
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| inner layer of the heart; lines the heart chambers and valves |
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| arteries that serve the heart; resemble a crown |
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| combining form meaning crown |
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| remove waste products from the myocardium |
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| blockage; can be the cause for the disruption of blood to the myocardium |
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| deficiency in the blood supply to an area; can be caused by coronary occlusion |
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| localized area of necrosis caused by an interrupted blood supply |
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| the craniodorsal chambers of the heart; entrance for all vessels going to the heart |
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| the wall separating the left and right atria |
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| separating wall or partition |
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| the caudoventral chambers of the heart |
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| combining form for ventricle |
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| the wall separating the left and right ventricles |
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| a membranous fold; controls blood flow |
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| right atrioventricular valve or right AV valve) |
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| controls the opening between the right atrium and right ventricle; also called the tricuspid valve because it has three points or cusps |
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| pulmonary semilunar valve or pulmonary valve |
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| located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and controls blood entering the lungs |
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| left atrioventricular valve or left AV valve |
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| controls the opening between the left atrium and left ventricle; also called the mitral valve or bicuspid because it has two point or cusps |
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| aortic semilunar valve or aortic valve |
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| located between the left ventricle and the aorta and controls blood entering the arterial system |
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| the rate and regularity of the heart rythm |
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| volume of blood pumped by the heart per unit time |
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| sinoatrial node or SA node |
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| establishes the basic rythm of the heart and is called the pacemaker;located in the wall of the right atrium near the entrance of the superior vena cava |
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| atypical cardiac muscle cells; establishes the basic rythm of the heart and is called the pacemaker; less developed in the atria and are usually associated with the ventricles |
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| atrioventricular node or AV node |
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| located in the interatrial septum; transmits the electrical impulses to the bundle of His |
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| located in the interventricular septum |
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| ventricular contractions; forces blood into the aorta and the pulmonary arteries |
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| arrhythmia or dysrhythmia |
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| pounding with or without irregularity in rythm |
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| rapid, random, and ineffective heart contractions |
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| cardiac arrhythmia in which atrial contractions are rapid but regular |
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| abnormally slow heartbeat |
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| abnormally fast heartbeat |
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| sudden convulsion or spasm |
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| irregular heart rhythm resulting from variation in vagal nerve ton as a result of respiration (a non-pathologic arrhythmia) |
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| without contraction of lack of heart activity; flat line on ECG |
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| temporary suspension of respiration and circulation |
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| low-frequency vibrations occurring during early diastole and late diastole |
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| record of the electrical activity of the myocardium; abbreviated EKG or ECG |
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| process of recording the electrical activity of the myocardium |
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| conductors; detect variations in electric potential |
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| act of listening to the body sounds; usually involves the use of a stethoscope |
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| an instrument used to listen |
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| an abnormal sound associated with the turbulent flow if blood |
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| inability to perform at the proper level |
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| holosystolic or pansystolic |
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| a murmur that occurs during the entire ventricular contraction phase |
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| abnormal swooshing cardiac sounds that progressively increase in loudness |
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| abnormal swooshing cardiac sounds that progressively decrease in loudness |
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| vibration caused by murmurs; may be felt on palpation |
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| What are the three major types of blood vessels? |
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| arteries, veins, and capillaries |
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| combining forms for vessel |
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| opening in a vessel through which fluid flows |
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| narrowing of the vessels diameter |
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| widening of the vessel diameter |
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| things that narrow a vessel's diameter |
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| things that widen a vessel's diameter |
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| the depression where nerves and vessels enter an organ |
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| a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart; blood is usually oxygenated; have muscular walls to allow contraction and expansion to move blood throughout the body |
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| combining form for artery |
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| main trunk of the arterial system and begins from the left ventricle of the heart |
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| supplies the liver, stomach and spleen |
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| ovarian/testicular arteries |
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| supply the ovaries/testicles |
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| artery located under the collarbone |
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| smaller branches of arteries |
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| combining form for vessel |
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| single-cell-thick vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems; blood flow is slower |
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| blood flow through tissues |
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| capillary refill time (CRT) |
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| indicator of perfusion; obtained by applying pressure to mucous membranes and timing how long it takes for the pink color to return |
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| tiny blood vessels that carry blood to the veins; connect with capillaries |
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| form a low-pressure collecting system that returns blood to the heart; have thinner walls and are less elastic than arteries; contractions of the skeletal muscles cause the blood to flow through the veins toward the heart; have valves that prevent the blood from flowing away from the heart |
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| drains the head and neck area |
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| a single vein that drains the chest wall and adjacent strutures |
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| the tension exerted by blood on the arterial walls; determined by the energy produced by the heart, the elasticity of the arterial walls and the volume and viscosity of the blood |
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| the rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery produced by pressure |
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| tool used to determine blood pressure by measuring the amount of pressure exerted against the walls of the vessels |
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| occurs when the ventricles contract and is highest toward the end of the stroke output of the left ventricle |
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| occurs when the ventricles relax and is lowest late in ventricular dilation |
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| combing form for pressure or tension and is used when describing blood pressure |
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| drugs used to lower blood pressure |
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| radiographic study of the blood vessels and heart using contrast material |
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| radiographic study of the blood vessels using contrast material |
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| radiographic study in which a catheter is passed into a blood vessel and is guided into the heart to detect pressures and patterns of blood flow |
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| process of recording the electrical activity of the heart |
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| 24-hour ECG that records the heart rates and rhythms onto a specialized tape recorder |
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| procedure of imaging objects by exposing sensitized film to X-rays |
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| constricting band applied to a limb to control bleeding or to assist in drawing blood |
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| localized balloon like enlargement of an artery |
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| inability of the aortic valve to perform at the proper levels, whihc results in blood flowing back into the left ventricle from the aorta |
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| hardening and narrowing of the arteries; could be cause by plaque |
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| compression of the heart due to fluid or blood collection in the pericardial sac |
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| inflammation of the heart |
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| congestive heart failure (CHF) |
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| syndrome that reflects insufficient cardiac output to meet the body's needs |
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| accumulation of fluid; may be seen with CHF |
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| accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces; may be seen with CHF |
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| accumulation in the peritoneal cavity; seen in dogs secondary to CHF and other diseases |
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| abnormal fluid accumulation between the layers of the membrane encasing the lungs; seen in cats econdary to CHF |
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| alterations in the structure or function of the right ventricle cause by pulmonary hypertension |
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| foreign object that is circulating n the blood |
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| inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes the heart valves |
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| interference with the electrical conduction of the heart |
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| benign tumor comprised of newly formed blood vessels |
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| above-normal levels of carbon dioxide |
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| below-normal levels of carbon dioxide |
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| below-normal levels of oxygen |
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| localized area of necrosis caused by an interrupted blood supply |
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| deficiency in blood supply |
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| inability of the left atrioventricular valve to perform at the proper level |
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| abnormal protrusion of the left atrioventricular valve that results in incomplete closure of the valve |
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| inflammation of the myocardium |
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| blockage in a vessel or passageway in the body |
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| persistence of the fetal communication between the left pulmonary artery and aorta that should close shortly after birth |
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| inflammation of the pericardium |
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| inadequate tissue perfusion |
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| multiple cardiac defect that includes pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy |
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| blood clot attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery |
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| inflammation of a blood or lymph node |
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| ventricular septal defect |
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| opening in the wall dividing thee right and left ventricles that may allow blood to shunt from the right ventricle to the left ventricle without becoming oxygenated |
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| surgical repair of blood or lymph vessels |
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| surgical removal of part of a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| incision of a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| tension exerted by blood in the cranial vena cava |
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| use of electrical shock to restore the normal heart rhythm |
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| control or stoppage of bleeding |
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| small expander implanted in a blood vessel to prevent it from collapsing |
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| introduction of whole blood or blood components into the blood stream of the recipient |
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| surgical incision into a valve or membranous flap |
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