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Apex: pointed toward left hip under diaphragm
Base: pointed toward right shoulder under rib 2 |
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| Inter ventricular Septum: septum that divides the heart longitudinally |
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| Aorta: the major systemic artery |
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Superior and Inferior venacavas
Bring blood to the elect atrium |
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Atria:recieving chambers
Ventricles: discharging chambers |
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| Myocardium: the cardiac muscle layer of the wall |
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Visceral Pericardium: outside layer of the heart
Parietal Pericardium: layer right next to the heart
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PulmonaryPulmonary Veins: bring blood to the heart
Polmonary Arteries: carries blood to the lungs from the heart |
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Tricuspid valve: has three cusps between r. Atrium and r. Ventricle
Bicuspid Valve: two cusps between l. Atrium and l.ventricle |
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| Chordate Tendinae: anchor cusps to the wall of ventricles |
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Polmonary Semilunar Valve: valve between pol. Artery and R. Ventricle
Aoetic Semilunar Valve: valve between aorta and L. venticle |
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| Polmonary Circulation: system of blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs for gas exchange |
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| Systemic Circulation: system of blood vessels that carries blood and nutrients to the organs |
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| Cardiac Circulation: how blood flows in the heart |
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Intrinsic Conduction System: the path of muscular and nervous tissue in the heart that helps it move and pump
starts in sinoatrial node to the atrioventricular node to the bundle of his to the bundle branches to the purkinje fibers |
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| Irregular shuttering of the heart muscle |
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| Restriction of blood supply to tissues |
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1: contraction of heart muscle
2: relaxation of heart muscle |
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Pub: closing of av valves
Dub: closing of SL valves |
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The events of one complete heart beat
Angina Pectoris: chest pain from ischemia of the myocardium |
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The amount of blood pumped out by each side of the heart
CHF: when the pumping of the heart is inadequate and the circulation doesn't meet the tissues needs |
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| Exercise,stress, obesity, stimulations, hormones |
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| Low blood pressure, fitness level, deep breaths and relaxing |
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| when the pumping of the heart is inadequate and the circulation doesn't meet the tissues needs |
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| An excessive amount of fluid in the lungs |
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| Swelling caused by fluid in your bodies tissues |
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Artery: a vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Vein: carries blood to the heart
Capillary:blood vessel connecting arteriolies to with venules |
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Tunica Interna: lines the lumen/interior of blood vessels
Tunica Media: bulky middle coat
Tunica Externa: outermost tunic
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| Over worked valves give way and the veins become twisted and dilated |
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- Arterial pulse
- Blood pressure Measurements
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| Pressure wave that travels through the entire arterial system |
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| Pressure points: Compressed to stop blood flow into distal tissues during hemorrhage |
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Systolic: the pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular contraction 120/80
Diastolic: pressure when the ventricles are relaxed |
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Vasoconstriction: narrowing of the blood vessels
Vasodilation:'widening of the blood vessels |
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Abnormally high blood pressure
140/90 |
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| Gapps of plasma membrane not joined by tight junctions |
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| Fenestrated Capillaries: an oval pore usually covered by a delicate membrane |
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| The empty space inside a blood vessel |
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