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BMS 208 EXAM 4
Cardiovascular System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/30/2009
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Right AV Valve
 Definition
Tricuspid valve
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Left AV Valve
 Definition
Bicuspid Valve
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Order of bloodflow
 Definition
Superior Vena Cava>Inferior Vena Cava> Right Atrium> Right AV Valve(Tricuspid)> Right Ventricle> Pulmonary Semilunar Valve> Pulmonary Trunk> Pulmonary Arteries> LUNGS> Pulmonary Veins> Left Atrium> Left AV Valve(Bicuspid)> Left Ventricle> Aortic Semilunar Valve> Aorta
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mediastynum
 Definition
area of thoracic cavity between the lungs
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visceral pericardium
 Definition
inner of heart tissue.
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Parietal Pericardium
 Definition
outermost region of the pericardium. epicardium
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Contractile Tissue
 Definition
Make up about 99% of the heart tissue. Myocardium. Involuntary, pumps blood upon contraction.
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Veins
 Definition
go towards heart
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Arteries
 Definition
Go away from the heart
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non contractile cells
 Definition
make up around 1% of cardiac tissue. specialized for conducting electrical impulses throughout the heart. Maintains a resting heart rate of around 72 bpm.
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Resting heart rate
 Definition
~72 bpm.
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SA node
 Definition
Conducts the electrical impulse.
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AV NODE
 Definition
coordinates electrical impulses.
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bradycardia
 Definition
< 60 bpm
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> 100 bpm
 Definition
tachycardia
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