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| the volume of oxygen delivered to the body per heartbeat |
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| Vena Cava, Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Veins, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle, Aorta (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venuoles, veins, heart) |
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| Which blood vessels store more blood, the arteries, capillaries, or veins? |
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| When someone has a “heart attack” (cardiac arrest) where the heart stops beating altogether, an electric signal is sent across cardiac muscle using a defibrillator to reset the electric signals generated by pacemaker cells to restore a coordinated contraction of cardiac muscle. T/F |
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| abnormally fast heart rate |
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| abnormally slow heart rate |
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| when an artery vessel wall balloons due to weakening of the blood vessel |
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| loss of brain function due to loss of blood flow to the brain |
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| platelet accumulation that block blood vessels |
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| What are some possible side effects or risks associated with chronically high blood pressure? |
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| Stroke, heart disease, kidney damage, memory/vision problems. |
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| When someone has a myocardial infarction, what has happened to the cardiac muscle tissue? |
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| the major arteries affected by atherosclerosis |
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| veins are used to reroute around the coronary artery blockage |
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balloon inserted into blood vessel to pack the plaque, wire mesh stent left in artery to retain diameter and catch plaque. Doesn’t really work in coratid or aortic block because of proximity to the brain |
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